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CA Bus & Prof Code § 8741.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 4 - Issuance of License|Section 8741.1.

8741.1.  (a) The first division of the examination shall test the applicant’s fundamental knowledge of surveying, mathematics, and basic science.(b) The second division of the examination shall test the applicant’s ability to apply his or her knowledge and experience and to assume responsible charge in the professional practice of land surveying.The second division of the examination shall include an examination that incorporates a national examination for land surveying by a nationally recognized entity approved by the board and a supplemental California specific examination. The California specific examination shall include, as a separate part, an examination to test the applicant’s knowledge of the provisions of this chapter and the board’s rules and regulations regulating the practice of professional land surveying in this state.(c) The board may by rule provide a waiver of the first division of the examination for applicants whose education and experience qualifications substantially exceed the requirements of Section 8742.(d) The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the second division of the examination and the assignment to a special examination for those applicants whose educational qualifications are equal to, and whose experience qualifications substantially exceed, those qualifications established under subdivision (c). The special examination may be either written or oral, or a combination of both.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 236, Sec. 25. (SB 1165) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8742 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 4 - Issuance of License|Section 8742.

8742.  (a) The educational qualifications and experience in land surveying, which an applicant for a license as a land surveyor shall possess, shall not be less than one of the following prescribed criteria:(1) Graduation from a four-year curriculum with an emphasis in land surveying approved by the board or accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Office of Education at a postsecondary educational institution and two years of actual broad based progressive experience in land surveying, including one year of responsible field training and one year of responsible office training, satisfactory to the board.(2) Actual broad based progressive experience in land surveying for at least six years, including one year of responsible field training and one year of responsible office training, satisfactory to the board.(3) Licensure as a civil engineer with two years of actual broad based progressive experience in land surveying satisfactory to the board.(b) With respect to an applicant for a license as a land surveyor, the board shall count one year of postsecondary education in land surveying as one year of experience in land surveying up to a maximum of four years, provided the applicant has graduated from the course in land surveying and the curriculum in land surveying is approved by the board or is accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized for the purpose by the United States Office of Education. Each year of study in an approved or an accredited course in land surveying without graduation shall be counted the same as one-half year of experience.Each applicant claiming equivalent credit for education may be required to produce a complete transcript of all college level courses completed.Until January 1, 2000, the board may, at its discretion, confer credit as experience in land surveying, not in excess of two years, for successfully passing the first division of the examination prescribed in Section 8741.1.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 236, Sec. 26. (SB 1165) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8743 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 4 - Issuance of License|Section 8743.

8743.  The names and addresses of at least four land surveyors or civil engineers, duly qualified to practice in the place in which such practice has been conducted, each of whom has sufficient knowledge of the applicant to enable him or her to certify to the applicant’s professional integrity, ability and fitness to receive a license, shall be submitted with the application for a license as a land surveyor.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 236, Sec. 27. (SB 1165) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8744 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 4 - Issuance of License|Section 8744.

8744.  The applicant for a license as a land surveyor shall state in his or her application that, should he or she be licensed, he or she will support the Constitution of this State and of the United States, and that he or she will faithfully discharge the duties of a licensed land surveyor.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 236, Sec. 28. (SB 1165) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8745 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 4 - Issuance of License|Section 8745.

8745.  Examinations for license shall be held at such times and at such places within the state as determined by board rule.The scope of examinations and the method of procedure shall be prescribed by board rule.The board may make arrangements with a public or private organization to conduct the examination. The board may contract with a public or private organization for materials or services related to the examination.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 658, Sec. 115. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8746 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 4 - Issuance of License|Section 8746.

8746.  An applicant failing an examination may be examined again upon filing a new application and the payment of the examination fee fixed by the board.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 188, Sec. 13. (SB 826) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8747 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 4 - Issuance of License|Section 8747.

8747.  Any applicant who has met the requirements for certification or licensure prescribed by the board under this chapter shall have a suitable license issued to him or her.(a) An applicant who has met the requirements of subdivision (a) and (b) of Section 8741 shall be issued a certificate as a land surveyor-in-training. A renewal or other fee, other than the application fee, shall not be charged for this certification. This certificate shall become invalid upon the person being issued a license as a land surveyor, as provided in subdivision (b). A land surveyor-in-training certificate shall not authorize the holder thereof to practice or offer to practice land surveying. A person shall not use the title of land surveyor-in-training, or any abbreviation of this title, unless he or she is the holder of a valid land surveyor-in-training certificate.(b) An applicant who has met the requirements of subdivision (d) of Section 8741 shall be issued a license as a land surveyor. The license shall authorize him or her to practice as a land surveyor.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 236, Sec. 29. (SB 1165) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8747.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 4 - Issuance of License|Section 8747.5.

8747.5.  (a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment of the fee established by Section 8805, a retired license to a land surveyor who has been licensed by the board for a minimum of five years within California, and a minimum of 20 years within the United States or territories of the United States, and who holds a license that is not suspended, revoked, or otherwise disciplined, or subject to pending discipline under this chapter.(b) The holder of a retired license issued pursuant to this section shall not engage in any activity for which an active land surveyor’s license is required. A land surveyor holding a retired license shall be permitted to use the titles “retired professional land surveyor” or “professional land surveyor, retired.”(c) The holder of a retired license shall not be required to renew that license.(d) In order for the holder of a retired license issued pursuant to this section to restore his or her license to active status, he or she shall pass the examination that is required for initial licensure with the board.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 983, Sec. 10.16. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8748 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 4 - Issuance of License|Section 8748.

8748.  The board, upon application therefor, and the payment of the fee fixed by this chapter, may issue a land surveyor’s license, without written examination, to any person who holds a valid land surveyor’s license issued to him or her by any state or country when the applicant’s qualifications meet the requirements of this chapter and rules established by the board.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 415, Sec. 31. (SB 1491) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8748.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 4 - Issuance of License|Section 8748.5.

8748.5.  If an applicant for license as a land surveyor or certification as a land surveyor-in-training is found by the board to lack the qualifications required for such license or certification, the board may, in accordance with the provisions of Section 158 of this code, refund to him or her one-half of the amount of his or her application fee.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 236, Sec. 30. (SB 1165) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8749 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 4 - Issuance of License|Section 8749.

8749.  A duplicate certificate of license to replace one lost, destroyed or mutilated may be issued subject to the rules and regulations of the board. The duplicate certificate fee fixed by this chapter shall be charged.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 41.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8750 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 4 - Issuance of License|Section 8750.

8750.  Upon being licensed, each licensee shall obtain a stamp or seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensee’s name, number of certificate, and the legend “Licensed Land Surveyor,” or “Professional Land Surveyor.”(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 368, Sec. 5. (AB 645) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8751 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 4 - Issuance of License|Section 8751.

8751.  No person shall represent himself or herself as, or use the title of, or any abbreviation or combination of the words in the title of, professional land surveyor, licensed land surveyor, land surveyor, land survey engineer, survey engineer, geodetic engineer, geomatics engineer, or geometronic engineer unless he or she is the holder of a valid, unsuspended, and unrevoked license.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1013, Sec. 66. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8752 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 4 - Issuance of License|Section 8752.

8752.  An unrevoked, unsuspended and unexpired license, or renewal certificate, issued by the board is presumptive evidence in all courts and places that the person named is legally licensed under this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 41.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8759 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 5 - Surveying Practice|Section 8759.

8759.  (a) A licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying shall use a written contract when contracting to provide professional services to a client pursuant to this chapter. The written contract shall be executed by the licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer and the client or the client’s representative prior to the licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer commencing work, unless the client knowingly states in writing that work may be commenced before the contract is executed. The written contract shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) A description of the services to be provided to the client by the licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer.(2) A description of any basis of compensation applicable to the contract, and the method of payment agreed upon by the parties.(3) The name, address, and license or certificate number of the licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer, and the name and address of the client.(4) A description of the procedure that the licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer and the client will use to accommodate additional services.(5) A description of the procedure to be used by both parties to terminate the contract.(b) This section shall not apply to any of the following:(1) Professional land surveying services rendered by a licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer for which the client will not pay compensation.(2) A licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer who has a current or prior contractual relationship with the client to provide professional services pursuant to this chapter, and that client has paid the licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer all of the fees that are due under the contract.(3) If the client knowingly states in writing after full disclosure of this section that a contract which complies with the requirements of this section is not required.(4) Professional services rendered by a licensed land surveyor or a licensed civil engineer to any of the following:(A) A professional engineer licensed under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700).(B) A land surveyor licensed under this chapter.(C) An architect licensed under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5500).(D) A contractor licensed under Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000).(E) A geologist or a geophysicist licensed under Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 7800).(F) A manufacturing, mining, public utility, research and development, or other industrial corporation, if the services are provided in connection with or incidental to the products, systems, or services of that corporation or its affiliates.(G) A public agency.(c) “Written contract” as used in this section includes a contract that is in electronic form.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 428, Sec. 25. (AB 177) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8760 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 5 - Surveying Practice|Section 8760.

8760.  Every licensed land surveyor or registered civil engineer may administer and certify oaths:(a) When it becomes necessary to take testimony for the identification or establishment of old, lost or obliterated corners.(b) When a corner or monument is found in a perishable condition, and it appears desirable that evidence concerning it be perpetuated.(c) When the importance of the survey makes it desirable, to administer an oath to his assistants for the faithful performance of their duty.A record of oaths shall be preserved as part of the field notes of the survey and a memorandum of them shall be made on the record of survey filed under this article.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 41.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8761 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 5 - Surveying Practice|Section 8761.

8761.  (a) Any licensed land surveyor or civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying may practice land surveying and prepare maps, plats, reports, descriptions, or other documentary evidence in connection with that practice.(b) All maps, plats, reports, descriptions, or other land surveying documents shall be prepared by, or under the responsible charge of, a licensed land surveyor or civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying and shall include his or her name and license number.(c) Interim maps, plats, reports, descriptions, or other land surveying documents shall include a notation as to the intended purpose of the map, plat, report, description, or other document, such as “preliminary” or “for examination only.”(d) All final maps, plats, reports, descriptions, or other land surveying documents issued by a licensed land surveyor or civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying shall bear the signature and seal or stamp of the licensee and the date of signing and sealing or stamping. If the land surveying document has multiple pages or sheets, the signature, seal or stamp, and date of signing and sealing or stamping shall appear, at a minimum, on the title sheet, cover sheet or page, or signature sheet, unless otherwise required by law.(e) It is unlawful for any person to sign, stamp, seal, or approve any map, plat, report, description, or other land surveying document unless the person is authorized to practice land surveying.(f) It is unlawful for any person to stamp or seal any map, plat, report, description, or other land surveying document with the seal or stamp after the certificate of the licensee that is named on the seal or stamp has expired or has been suspended or revoked, unless the certificate has been renewed or reissued.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 328, Sec. 19. (SB 1330) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8761.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 5 - Surveying Practice|Section 8761.1.

8761.1.  The authority of a licensed land surveyor or registered civil engineer to prepare, sign, issue, stamp, seal, or approve any map, plat, report, description, or other document shall be consistent with that person’s authority to practice land surveying.(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 805, Sec. 5.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8761.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 5 - Surveying Practice|Section 8761.2.

8761.2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8761, a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor who signs land surveying maps, plats, reports, descriptions, or other surveying documents shall not be responsible for damage caused by subsequent changes to or uses of those maps, plats, reports, descriptions, or other surveying documents, where the subsequent changes or uses, including changes or uses made by state or local governmental agencies, are not authorized or approved by the registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor who originally signed the maps, plats, reports, descriptions, or other surveying documents, provided that the engineering or surveying service rendered by the civil engineer or land surveyor who signed the maps, plats, reports, descriptions, or other surveying documents was not also a proximate cause of the damage.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1507, Sec. 6.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8762.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 5 - Surveying Practice|Section 8762.5.

8762.5.  No record of survey of land shown on the latest adopted county assessment roll as a unit or as contiguous units, which shows a division of such land into additional parcels, shall be filed with the county surveyor or with the county recorder, unless there is attached thereto a certificate by the county surveyor if the land lies within an unincorporated area, or a certificate by the city engineer if the land lies within a city, of compliance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, Division 2 (commencing with Section 66410) of Title 7 of the Government Code, and any applicable local ordinance enacted pursuant thereto.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 24.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8763 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 5 - Surveying Practice|Section 8763.

8763.  The record of survey shall be a map, legibly drawn, printed, or reproduced by a process guaranteeing a permanent record in black on tracing cloth, or polyester base film, 18 by 26 inches or 460 by 660 millimeters. If ink is used on polyester base film, the ink surface shall be coated with a suitable substance to assure permanent legibility. A marginal line shall be drawn completely around each sheet leaving an entirely blank margin of one inch or 25 millimeters.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1013, Sec. 68. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 8764 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 15 - Land Surveyors|ARTICLE 5 - Surveying Practice|Section 8764.

8764.  (a) The record of survey shall show the applicable provisions of the following consistent with the purpose of the survey:(1) All monuments found, set, reset, replaced, or removed, describing their kind, size, and location, and giving other data relating thereto.(2) Bearing or witness monuments, basis of bearings, bearing and length of lines, scale of map, and north arrow.(3) Name and legal designation of the property in which the survey is located, and the date or time period of the survey.(4) The relationship to those portions of adjacent tracts, streets, or senior conveyances that have common lines with the survey.(5) Memorandum of oaths.(6) Statements required by Section 8764.5.(7) Any other data, in graphic or narrative form, necessary for the intelligent interpretation of the various items and locations of the points, lines, and areas shown, or convenient for the identification of the survey or surveyor, as may be determined by the civil engineer or land surveyor preparing the record of survey.(b) The record of survey shall also show, either graphically or by note, the reason or reasons, if any, why the mandatory filing provisions of paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (b) of Section 8762 apply.(c) The record of survey need not consist of a survey of an entire property.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 106, Sec. 2. (SB 414) Effective January 1, 2022.)