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TN Code § 62-18-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-103. Establishment of Board — Professional Members

   To carry out this part, there is hereby created a state board of examiners for land surveyors. This board shall consist of three (3) members to be appointed by the governor under the conditions described as follows: initially the governor shall appoint on the board three (3) land surveyors, qualified as herein required, one (1) of whom shall come from each of the three (3) grand divisions, designating one (1) of those persons to serve for a period of two (2) years, one (1) for a period of four (4) years and one (1) for a period of six (6) years.   Shortly before the expiration of the term of each member, a successor shall be appointed from the same grand division.   The term of office of all members shall begin on July 1 following their appointment, except those appointed to fill vacancies, but each member shall hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified.   Each appointment after the first shall be for a period of six (6) years.     The board is attached for administrative purposes to the division of regulatory boards in the department of commerce and insurance.    Appointments to the board may be made by the governor from lists of qualified nominees submitted by interested land surveyor groups, including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Association of Professional Surveyors. The lists shall be submitted at least sixty (60) days before the expiration of any term or, in the case of vacancies occurring during terms of office, within thirty (30) days following the occurrence of the vacancy. The governor shall consult with such interested groups to determine qualified persons to fill the positions.   In making appointments to the board under the authority of this section or under the authority of § 62-18-104, the governor shall strive to ensure that at least one (1) person serving on the board is sixty (60) years of age or older and that at least one (1) person serving on the board is a member of a racial minority.      The three (3) members of the board shall each have had at least ten (10) years' experience in the practice of land surveying and shall have been in responsible charge of work for at least five (5) years.   Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and shall have been a resident of this state for five (5) years at the time of appointment, and shall be at least thirty-five (35) years of age.     The governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incapacity or neglect of duty.
TN Code § 62-18-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-104. Public Member

 In addition to appointments made pursuant to § 62-18-103, the board shall also consist of one (1) member who shall be appointed by the governor for a six-year term, each term to begin on July 1 and who shall not be engaged in the practice of land surveying. The member shall be a resident of this state and shall possess good moral character.
TN Code § 62-18-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-105. Board Members' Certificates — Legal Services — Seal

  Each member of the board shall receive a certificate of appointment from the governor and, before beginning the member's term of office, shall file with the secretary of state the constitutional oath of office.   No one, except a person appointed pursuant to § 62-18-104, shall be eligible for membership on the board who does not at the time hold an unexpired certificate to practice land surveying issued under this part.   The board or any committee of the board shall be entitled to the services of an attorney general in connection with the affairs of the board, and the board shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses, may administer oaths and may take testimony concerning matters within its jurisdiction.   The board shall adopt and have an official seal, which shall be affixed to all certificates of registration granted, and shall make all bylaws and rules not inconsistent with the law in performing its duty.
TN Code § 62-18-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-106. Board Meetings — Officers — Rules

   The board shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting each year.   Special meetings shall be held at such times as the bylaws of the board may provide.   Notice of all meetings shall be given in the manner that the bylaws of the board may provide.   The board shall elect annually from its members a chair and vice chair.   A quorum of the board shall consist of a simple majority of the members.     The director of the division of regulatory boards in the department of commerce and insurance or the director's designee shall serve as secretary for the board.   The board shall, in compliance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, promulgate rules and regulations that incorporate and establish minimum acceptable standards of practice for licensed land surveyors.   The board has the authority to establish continuing educational requirements and standards for land surveyors. Any rules promulgated to effect this subsection (d) shall be promulgated in compliance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.   Any continuing education requirements established pursuant to this part shall provide that persons practicing land surveying who were born prior to January 1, 1928, shall be exempt from complying with continuing education standards and requirements.
TN Code § 62-18-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-107. Deposit of Fees — Operating Funds

  The secretary of the board shall receive and account for all moneys derived under this part and shall deposit the moneys into the state treasury as provided by law.   Financial operation of the board shall be governed by existing laws and financial practices of this state.   All expenses certified by the board as properly and necessarily incurred in the discharge of its duties, including authorized compensation and the necessary expenses incident to cooperation with like boards of other states, shall be paid on the warrant of the commissioner of finance and administration issued on requisitions signed by the chair and secretary of the board.   Funds received under this part shall be subject to allotment by the commissioner, and no expenditures shall be made by the board out of fees collected by it unless and until the allotments have been made by the commissioner under §§ 4-3-1006,  9-4-5101 — 9-6-5106 and 9-6-5108 — 9-6-5114, inclusive.
TN Code § 62-18-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-108. Records

  The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and register of all applicants for registration, showing for each the date of application, name, age, educational and other qualifications, place of business and place of residence, whether or not an examination was required and whether the applicant was rejected or a certificate of registration granted, and the date of such action.   The books and register of the board shall be prima facie evidence of all matters recorded in the books and register.   A roster showing the names and places of business and of residence of all registered land surveyors shall be prepared by the secretary of the board each year. The roster may be printed out of the funds of the board as provided in § 62-18-107.
TN Code § 62-18-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-110. Reciprocity

 Any applicant may, in the absence of disqualifying evidence, be deemed by the board to be fully qualified to practice land surveying if the applicant holds a like unexpired certificate of registration issued to the applicant after examination by proper authority in the District of Columbia or in any state or territory in the United States in which the examination and requirements for the registration of land surveyors are of a standard satisfactory to the board.
TN Code § 62-18-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-111. New Evidence — Prerequisites for Third Examination

  Applicants for registration in cases where the evidence originally presented in the application does not appear to the board conclusive or as warranting the issuance of a certificate may present further evidence, which may include the results of a required examination, for the consideration of the board.   Any applicant who fails the examination twice shall not be admitted to another examination unless the applicant demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that the applicant has diligently studied the subjects covered on the examination.
TN Code § 62-18-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-112. Determination of Qualifications — Fee Retained in Case of Rejection

  In determining the qualifications of applicants for registration as land surveyor, a majority vote of the members of the board is required.   In case the board denies the issuance of a certificate to an applicant, the registration fee deposited shall be retained by the board as an examination fee.
TN Code § 62-18-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-113. Expiration Date of Certificates

 Certificates of registration expire on December 31 of each odd-numbered year and are invalid after that date unless renewed. It is the sole responsibility of any person registered as a land surveyor to renew the person's registration on or before the date of its expiration.
TN Code § 62-18-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-114. Notice of Expiration — Renewal

  The board shall notify each person registered under this part of the date of expiration of the person's certificate and the amount of the fee required for its renewal. The notice shall be sent at least sixty (60) days in advance of the expiration of the certificate.   It is the responsibility of any person registered under this part to notify the board, in writing, of any change of address. Persons registered under this part may notify the board by e-mail of a change in their address.   Certificates of registration shall be subject to late renewal for a period of one (1) year following their expiration date by payment of the renewal fee, plus a penalty in an amount set by the board, for each month or fraction of a month that elapses before payment is received. Any person whose registration has expired for more than one (1) year shall make application for registration; provided, that the board may, in its discretion, waive any further examination of such an applicant.
TN Code § 62-18-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-115. Investigations and Prosecutions

 It is the duty of the board to inquire into the identity of any person claiming to be a land surveyor and to prosecute any person violating this part.
TN Code § 62-18-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-116. Denial, Suspension or Revocation of Certificate — Disciplinary Action

   The board may refuse to issue a certificate of registration, may revoke, suspend or refuse to renew a certificate of registration or may take other lawful disciplinary action against any land surveyor registered under this part for any of the following causes:  Any fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate of registration;   Any incompetency, misconduct or gross negligence in the practice of land surveying;   Any violation of this part or of any rules duly adopted under this part;   Any failure to comply with the minimum acceptable standards of practice established pursuant to § 62-18-106(c);   Any conviction of a felony for the commission of an offense that bears directly on the person's fitness to practice competently. However, an action taken under this subdivision (a)(1)(E) shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the Fresh Start Act that are compiled in chapter 76, part 1 of this title; or   Any revocation, suspension, disciplinary action or voluntary surrender of a license or certificate of registration to practice land surveying in any jurisdiction.     Any person may prefer charges against any land surveyor registered under this part on any of the grounds in subdivision (a)(1). The charges shall be in writing, sworn to by the complainant, and shall specifically state the factual basis for the charges.   Subdivision (a)(2) shall not be construed to preclude the board from filing charges against a land surveyor on its own motion.     Nothing in this part shall be construed to negate the right of any person, partnership, firm, joint stock association or corporation from appealing to the civil courts for relief.   The affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board shall be necessary in order to revoke the certificate of registration of any land surveyor registered under this part or to reissue a certificate of registration to any person whose certificate has been revoked.   The board shall notify the register of deeds of each county that would likely be affected by the revocation or suspension of a certificate of registration or the reissuance of a revoked or suspended certificate of registration.
TN Code § 62-18-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-117. Replacement of Lost or Destroyed Certificates

 A new certificate of registration to replace any certificate lost, destroyed or mutilated may be issued, subject to the rules and regulations of the board. A charge of fifty dollars ($50.00), or such other amount as set by the board, shall be made for reissuance.
TN Code § 62-18-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-118. Certificate as Evidence

 The issuance of a certificate of registration by this board shall be evidence that the person named in the certificate is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a land surveyor while the certificate remains unrevoked or unexpired.
TN Code § 62-18-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-119. Seal of Registrant

  Each registrant under this part shall, upon registration, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board, bearing the registrant's name and the legend “Registered Land Surveyor.”   Maps, plats, surveys or other documents issued by a registrant shall be stamped with the seal during the life of the registrant's certificate, but it is unlawful for anyone to stamp or seal any documents with the seal after the certificate of the registrant named on the certificate has expired or has been revoked, unless the certificate has been renewed or reissued.    No surveyor shall affix a seal or stamp to any document that has not been prepared by that surveyor or under that surveyor's individual supervision.   The survey used in making plats must be made by the surveyor or the surveyor's employees or members of a partnership, firm or joint stock association of which the surveyor is a member, and the surveyor affixing the surveyor's seal to the survey must be in responsible charge of those making the surveys in such association with the surveyor.     The board may adopt rules and regulations pertaining to the affixing to and endorsement of the registrant's seal on surveying documents that may be necessary to implement compliance with this section.
TN Code § 62-18-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-120. Violations

  A person commits a Class C misdemeanor who:  Presents or attempts to file as that person's own the certificate of registration of another;   Gives forged or willfully false evidence of any kind to the board or any member of the board for the purpose of obtaining a certificate;   Falsely impersonates any other practitioner; or   Uses or attempts to use an expired or revoked certificate of registration.     Any person who practices or offers to practice land surveying in this state in violation of this part commits a Class C misdemeanor. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.   A person shall be construed to practice, or offer to practice, land surveying who, by verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card or any other way, represents the person to be a land surveyor, with or without qualifying adjectives, or through the use of some other title implies that the person is a land surveyor.   The grand juries of the state are given inquisitorial power over all violations of this part, and the judges of the courts shall give inquisitorial power in their charges to the grand juries.   It is the duty of the members of the board to report any violations of this part to the proper authorities.   “Person,” as used in this section, includes firms and corporations.   Prosecutions for any person who practices or offers to practice land surveying in this state in violation of this part shall be commenced within four (4) years next after the offense has been committed.
TN Code § 62-18-121 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-121. [reserved.]

  The right to engage in the practice of land surveying shall be deemed a personal right, based upon the qualifications of the individual, evidenced by the individual's registration certificate and shall not be transferable.   Any registered land surveyor may practice the profession through the medium of, or as a member or as an employee of, a partnership, firm, joint stock association or corporation; provided, that all surveys are signed and stamped with the signature and seal of the registered land surveyor in responsible charge.   The registered land surveyor signing and sealing surveys is responsible, personally and professionally, for the surveys.
TN Code § 62-18-123 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-123. Hearings and Judicial Review

 The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, governs all matters and procedures respecting the hearing and judicial review of any contested case arising under this part.
TN Code § 62-18-124 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-124. Right-of-Entry — Liability — Notice to Landowners — Injunctions

  A professional land surveyor, the professional land surveyor's agents, employees and personnel under the professional land surveyor's supervision, may go on, over and upon the lands of others when necessary to perform surveys for the location of property corners, boundary lines, rights-of-way and easements, and, in so doing, may carry with them their customary equipment and vehicles.   A professional land surveyor, the professional land surveyor's agents, employees and personnel under the professional land surveyor's supervision entering the lands of others under the right granted by subsection (a), and doing no unnecessary injury, are liable only for the actual damage done, and, if sued in such case, the plaintiff shall recover only as much costs as damages.   Nothing in this section shall be construed as giving authority to a professional land surveyor, the professional land surveyor's agents, employees or personnel under the professional land surveyor's supervision to destroy, injure, damage or move anything on the lands of another without the written permission of the landowner, and nothing in this section shall be construed as removing civil liability for such damage.   A licensed land surveyor during the conduct of a boundary survey where there is discovered, or reasonably should have been discovered, any major apparent discrepancy as defined by the board between the deed descriptions of adjoiners, evidence of use or possession not consistent with deed descriptions or otherwise has notice that there is an adverse claim across a boundary, shall notify the affected adjoiners. Notice to nonresident or absentee owners will be by mail to the current address used for mailing property tax notices. In cases in which the landowner does not reside on the property, reasonable effort shall mean notification by certified mail.   No owner or occupant of the land shall be liable for any injury or damage sustained by any person entering upon the land under this section.   Injunctive relief may be had against a landowner restricting entry to the landowner's land in violation of this section by petition addressed to the circuit or chancery court of the division in which the violation is alleged to have occurred.
TN Code § 62-18-125 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-125. Schedule of Fees

  The board shall establish a schedule of fees for the following categories:  Examination fee;   Licensing fee; and   Renewal fee.     The board shall, in compliance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, promulgate necessary rules and regulations to establish the schedule of fees authorized by this section.
TN Code § 62-18-126 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-126. Nonmonumentation Procedures Authorized as Closing or Loan Surveys

 Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, all limited nonmonumentation procedures or practices, such as mortgage loan inspections, mortgage loan certificates, mortgage title inspections and improvement loan certificates, shall be authorized as closing or loan surveys.
TN Code § 62-18-127 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 18 - Land Surveyors and Soil Scientists|Part 1 - Land Surveyors|§ 62-18-127. Duty to Research Common Boundaries

 A professional land surveyor shall search the land records of the land to be surveyed filed in the register of deeds office and obtain the deeds of record of all the adjoining landowners as it pertains to the common boundaries. The professional land surveyor shall have the additional responsibility to utilize documents of public record or unrecorded documents or plats supplied to the surveyor at the time of the survey to resolve any discrepancies between the subject land and any adjoining lands. Evidence found from these sources shall be carefully compared with that located or found in the field survey in order to aid in the establishment of the original boundaries of the land being surveyed. It is not the intent of this section to require the professional land surveyor to research the title or encumbrances on the land involved.