Section 310-A:63 Licensure.
I. As minimum evidence satisfactory to the board that a person is qualified for licensure as a land surveyor, such person shall have a specific record of 6 years or more accumulated experience in land surveying work indicating that such person is competent to practice land surveying and has passed a written or oral examination, or both, prescribed by the board.
II. A year of accumulated experience for the purpose of paragraph I shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) Any year during which the applicant was enrolled at an institution of higher learning pursuing a curriculum of surveying, engineering, forestry, or forestry technician, so long as the applicant completed at least one course in land surveying during the said enrollment; provided such education credits towards accumulated experience shall not exceed 4 years of accumulated experience;
(b) Any year during which the applicant was actively engaged in land surveying work as a land surveyor-in-training under the supervision of a licensed land surveyor; or
(c) Any substantial period of time (even if less than a full calendar year) during which the applicant, in the discretion of the board, was considered to be actively engaged in land surveying work.
III. An applicant for licensure as a land surveyor who is a resident of a state, country, or territory where licensure or registration is prerequisite to the legal practice of land surveying shall be licensed or registered in such state, country or territory prior to being eligible for licensure as a land surveyor under this subdivision.
IV. A person not a resident of and having no established place of business in this state who wishes to practice or to offer to practice the profession of land surveying in this state may make application to the board on a board form for a temporary certificate to practice, provided such person is licensed in a state or country in which the requirements and qualifications for obtaining a certificate of licensure are substantially equivalent to or greater than those specified in this subdivision. Upon written approval of the application by the chairperson and the secretary, the applicant shall be authorized to practice the profession of land surveying in this state, limited to such periods as shall be determined by the board, but not to exceed an aggregate of 30 days in one calendar year. Any portion of a day shall be counted as a whole day.
Source. 1981, 485:1. 1989, 247:18. 1995, 136:22, 23, eff. July 23, 1995; 284:36, 37, 56, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.