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AR Code § 17-47-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 47 - Soil Classifiers|Subchapter 3 - Registration and Certification|§ 17-47-303. Examinations

 (a) Examinations shall be held at times and places which the Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers shall determine.  (b) Examinations required on fundamental soil subjects may be taken at any time prescribed by the board.  (c) The final examinations may not be taken until the applicant has completed a period of soil classifying experience as provided in this chapter.  (d) A candidate failing one (1) examination may apply for reexamination which may be granted upon payment of a fee established by the board of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
AR Code § 17-47-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 47 - Soil Classifiers|Subchapter 3 - Registration and Certification|§ 17-47-304. Professional soil classifiers — Qualifications — Registration

 (a) An applicant otherwise eligible shall be admitted to registration as a professional soil classifier if he or she has successfully passed an examination in the principles and practice of soil classifying as prescribed by the Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers and has one (1) of the following additional qualifications:  (1) Is a graduate of a soils curriculum approved by the board as satisfactory and with a specific record of an additional one (1) year or more of experience of a grade and character which indicates to the board that the applicant is competent to practice soil classifying and who holds a valid soil classifier-in-training certificate;  (2) Is a person who has satisfactorily completed a soil curriculum not approved by the board and two (2) years or more of experience in soil classifying work of a character and grade which indicates to the board that the applicant is competent to practice soil classifying; or  (3) Is a person who holds a valid soil classifier-in-training certificate with a specific record of one (1) year or more of experience as a soil classifier-in-training of a grade and character which indicates to the board that the applicant is competent to practice soil classifying.    (b) An applicant otherwise qualified shall be admitted to registration as a professional soil classifier without examination if he or she is a person who holds a certificate of registration in the practice of soil classifying on the basis of comparable qualifications issued to him or her by a proper authority of another state, possession, or territory of the United States and who, in the opinion of the board, meets the requirements of this chapter.
AR Code § 17-47-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 47 - Soil Classifiers|Subchapter 3 - Registration and Certification|§ 17-47-305. Soil classifier-in-training — Qualifications — Certification

 Unless otherwise qualified, a person shall be admitted to certification as a soil classifier-in-training. The certification shall be valid for four (4) years, if he or she is a person who:   (1) Is a graduate of a soils curriculum approved by the Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers and has passed an examination in the fundamentals of soil classification; or  (2) Is an applicant who has completed a soil curriculum not approved by the board, who has a specific record of one (1) year of soil classification experience of a grade and character satisfactory to the board, and who passes an examination in the fundamentals of soil classification.
AR Code § 17-47-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 47 - Soil Classifiers|Subchapter 3 - Registration and Certification|§ 17-47-306. Issuance — Form — Evidence

 (a) The Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers shall issue a certificate of registration upon payment of the registration fee as provided for in § 17-47-307 to any applicant who, in the opinion of the board, has met the requirements of this chapter.  (b) Enrollment cards shall be issued to those who qualify as soil classifiers-in-training.  (c) Certificates of registration shall carry the designation “professional soil classifier”, shall show the full name of the registrant without any titles, shall be numbered, and shall be signed by the Chair of the Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers and the Secretary of the Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers under the seal of the board.  (d) The issuance of a certificate of registration by the board shall be prima facie evidence that the person is entitled to all rights and privileges of a professional soil classifier during the term for which the certificate is valid, providing it has not been revoked or suspended.
AR Code § 17-47-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 47 - Soil Classifiers|Subchapter 3 - Registration and Certification|§ 17-47-307. Registration fees

 Registration fees shall be established by the Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers subject to the following limitations:   (1) The registration fee for professional soil classifiers shall be in an amount of not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100);  (2) The registration fee for soil classifier-in-training certification or enrollment shall be established by the board in an amount not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00); and  (3) Should the board deny the issuance of a certificate to an applicant, the fee paid may be retained as an application fee.
AR Code § 17-47-308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 47 - Soil Classifiers|Subchapter 3 - Registration and Certification|§ 17-47-308. Expiration and renewal

 (a) Certificates of registration shall expire on June 30 following their issuance and shall become invalid after that date unless renewed.  (b)  (1) It shall be the duty of the Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers to notify every person registered under this chapter of the date of the expiration of the certificate of registration and the amount of the fee required for its renewal.  (2) Notice shall be mailed to the registrant at his or her last known address at least one (1) month in advance of the expiration of the certificate.    (c) Renewal may be effected at any time before or during the month of July by the payment of a fee established by the board not to exceed the fees established for registration.  (d) Renewal of an expired certificate may be effected under rules promulgated by the board regarding requirements for reexamination and penalty fees.
AR Code § 17-47-309 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 47 - Soil Classifiers|Subchapter 3 - Registration and Certification|§ 17-47-309. Reissuance

 A new certificate of registration to replace any certificate lost, destroyed, or mutilated may be issued subject to the rules of the Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers. A reasonable charge shall be made for reissuance.
AR Code § 17-47-310 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 47 - Soil Classifiers|Subchapter 3 - Registration and Certification|§ 17-47-310. Code of ethics

 (a) The Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers shall cause to have prepared and shall adopt a code of ethics, a copy of which shall be delivered to every registrant and applicant for registration under this chapter.  (b) The delivery shall constitute due notice to all registrants.  (c) The board may revise and amend this code of ethics from time to time and shall forthwith notify each registrant in writing of revisions and amendments.  (d) The code of ethics shall apply to all certificate holders.
AR Code § 17-47-311 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 47 - Soil Classifiers|Subchapter 3 - Registration and Certification|§ 17-47-311. Disciplinary actions — Grounds

 The Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers shall have the power to suspend, refuse to renew, or revoke the certificate of registration of, or reprimand, any registrant who is guilty of:   (1) Fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate of registration;  (2) Gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the practice of soil classifying;  (3) A felony listed under § 17-3-102; or  (4) A violation of the code of ethics adopted and promulgated by the board.
AR Code § 17-47-312 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 47 - Soil Classifiers|Subchapter 3 - Registration and Certification|§ 17-47-312. Disciplinary actions — Procedure

 (a) Any person may prefer charges of fraud, deceit, gross negligence, incompetence, misconduct, or violation of the code of ethics against any individual registrant.  (b) Charges shall be in writing, shall be sworn to by the person or persons making them, and shall be filed with the Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers.  (c) All charges, unless dismissed by the board as unfounded or trivial, shall be heard by the board within three (3) months after the date on which they shall have been preferred.  (d) The time and place for the hearing shall be fixed by the board.  (e) A copy of the charges together with a notice of the time and place of hearing shall be served upon the accused either personally or sent by registered or certified mail to the last known address of the individual registrant at least thirty (30) days before the date fixed for hearing.  (f) At any hearing, the accused registrant shall have the right to appear in person or by counsel, or both, to cross-examine witnesses appearing against the accused, and to produce evidence and witnesses in defense of the accused.  (g) If the accused person fails or refuses to appear, the board may proceed to hear and determine the validity of the charges.  (h) If after the hearing a majority of the board votes in favor of sustaining the charges, the board shall make findings of fact, draw its conclusions, and issue its order therein and serve it upon the accused.  (i) In the order the board may reprimand, suspend, refuse to renew, or revoke the accused individual's certificate of registration.  (j) Any person who feels aggrieved by any action of the board in denying, suspending, refusing to renew, or revoking his or her certificate of registration may appeal therefrom to the circuit court of the county in which he or she resides or in Pulaski County as the aggrieved party may elect.
AR Code § 17-48-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 48 - Surveyors|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-48-101. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1)  (A) “Firm” means a form of business entity that offers professional surveying services of its licensed personnel to the public.  (B) “Firm” does not include an individual licensee operating under his or her name;    (2)  (A) “Land surveying” means a service comprising the:  (i) Determination of the location of land boundaries and land boundary corners; and  (ii) Preparation of:  (a) Plats showing the shape and areas of tracts of land and their subdivision into smaller tracts;  (b) Plats showing the location of streets, roads, and rights-of-way of tracts to give access to smaller tracts; and  (c) Official plats or maps of land thereof in this state.      (B) “Land surveying” does not include the measure of acreage of timber, cotton, rice, or other agricultural crops.  (C) A person practices or offers to practice land surveying if the person:  (i) Engages in land surveying for others; or  (ii) By verbal claim, sign, letterhead, card, telephone listing, or in any other way represents himself or herself:  (a) To be a professional surveyor; or  (b) As able to perform land surveying in this state;        (3) “Metadata” means a description of the content, ancestry and source, quantity, database schema, and accuracy of digital map data;  (4) “Professional surveyor” means a person who by reason of special knowledge of mathematics, surveying principles and methods, and legal requirements that are acquired by educational or practical experience is qualified to engage in the practice of land surveying and surveying measurement certification;  (5) “Responsible charge” means direct control of, supervision of, and legal responsibility for the surveying work performed; and  (6) “Surveying measurement certification” means providing the professional service of certification or sealing of maps, documents, digital files, or other data to verify that the maps, documents, digital files, or other data are authoritative professional determinations based on accepted methods and principles of surveying measurement or analysis representing or listing the following types of surveying measurements:  (A) The configuration or contour of the earth's surface or the position of fixed objects on the earth's surface;  (B) The position or elevation of a survey boundary, control monument, or reference point; and  (C) The alignment or elevation of a fixed work embraced within the practice of professional engineering.
AR Code § 17-48-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 48 - Surveyors|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-48-102. Penalties — Enforcement

 (a)  (1) Unless a different penalty is specifically provided, a person who violates this chapter shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.  (2) It is the duty of all duly constituted officers of the state and all of its political subdivisions to enforce this chapter and prosecute any persons violating it.    (b)  (1) The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors may levy a civil penalty against any licensed engineer, professional surveyor, or surveyor intern who:  (A) Is found guilty of:  (i) Fraud or deceit in his or her practice or in securing a certificate of licensure; or  (ii) Gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct; or    (B) Fails or refuses to comply with any laws relating to the licensure and practice of engineers, professional surveyors, or surveyor interns or any rules adopted by the board under the authority granted in such laws.    (2) Any civil penalty levied by the board may be in lieu of or in addition to any other sanction imposed by the board.  (3) A civil penalty assessed by the board shall not be more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).    (c) The Attorney General or his or her assistants shall act as legal advisors to the board and render such legal assistance as may be necessary.  (d) The board may employ counsel to enforce this chapter, the costs to be paid from the funds of the board.
AR Code § 17-48-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 48 - Surveyors|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-48-103. Regulation

 In order to safeguard the life, health, or property of the public, the practice of land surveying in this state is declared to be subject to regulation in the public interest.
AR Code § 17-48-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 48 - Surveyors|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-48-104. Powers of the board

 (a) The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors may adopt and amend all bylaws and rules of procedure not inconsistent with the Arkansas Constitution and laws of this state or this chapter that may be reasonably necessary for the proper performance of its duties and the regulations of its proceedings, meetings, records, examinations, and the conduct thereof.  (b) The board may engage such technical advice and counsel as necessary to review applications, conduct interviews, prepare and give examinations, grade examinations, as required by this chapter, and to pay for such services.  (c)  (1) In carrying into effect this chapter, the board, under the hand of its president and the seal of the board, may subpoena witnesses and compel their attendance and also may require the submission of books, papers, documents, or other pertinent data in any disciplinary matter or in any case in which a violation of this chapter is alleged.  (2) Upon failure or refusal to comply with any such order of the board or upon failure to honor its subpoena, as provided in this section, the board may apply to a court of any jurisdiction to enforce compliance with them.    (d)  (1) In the name of the state, the board may apply for relief by injunction in the established manner provided in cases of civil procedure, without bond, to enforce this chapter or to restrain any violation thereof.  (2) In such proceedings, it is not necessary to allege or prove either that an adequate remedy at law does not exist or that substantial or irreparable damage would result from the continued violation thereof.  (3) The members of the board shall not be personally liable under this procedure.    (e) The board may establish application fees, certificate fees, renewal fees, license reinstatement fees, examination fees, penalties for late renewals or cancellations, and any other fees it deems necessary within the guidelines of the State of Arkansas.
AR Code § 17-48-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 48 - Surveyors|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-48-105. Seal and signature required

 (a) Each licensed professional surveyor shall:  (1) Procure a personal seal, in form approved by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors; and  (2) Affix his or her signature and the seal upon all maps, plats, surveys, or other documents before the delivery thereof to any client or before offering to file a record of any such map, plat, survey, or other document in the office of the recorder of deeds of any county or with any proper public authority.    (b) It is unlawful for the recorder of deeds of any county or any proper public authority to file or record any map, plat, survey, or other document within the definition of land surveying that does not have impressed thereon and affixed thereto the personal signature and seal of a licensed professional surveyor by whom the map, plat, survey, or other document was prepared.
AR Code § 17-48-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 48 - Surveyors|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-48-106. Failure to file boundary survey

 (a)  (1) A licensed professional surveyor is not required to file a plat until he or she has been paid for performing the survey.  (2) A licensed professional surveyor shall file the plat with the Division of Land Surveys of the Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Office within thirty (30) days after payment for performing the survey or the plat is completed, whichever event occurs last.    (b) The sole purpose of filing the plat shall be to identify the person or persons who made the plat and survey and placed the survey markers and shall not be used to evidence adverse possession or as evidence in boundary disputes.  (c) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to surveys hereafter made of subdivided property located in a municipality where property has previously been surveyed and a plat filed.  (d) Any licensed professional surveyor who shall fail or refuse to file the survey as provided by this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) or imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, or subject to both fine and imprisonment.
AR Code § 17-48-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 48 - Surveyors|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-48-107. Contents of survey

 (a) Every survey of a parcel of real property made after March 30, 1981, shall include a statement of the number of acres or parts of acres included in the parcel surveyed. If the parcel surveyed includes lands situated in more than one quarter-quarter, the approximate number of acres of the parcel lying in each quarter-quarter shall be shown separately.  (b) The General Assembly recognizes that every county assessor in the state is required by law to account for and list each parcel of real property and every acre within his or her jurisdiction. It is the intent and purpose of this section to assist the various assessors to carry out this responsibility by requiring that every survey of real estate made after March 30, 1981, specify therein the number of acres or parts of acres included in the survey.
AR Code § 17-48-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 48 - Surveyors|Subchapter 2 - Licensure|§ 17-48-202. Application

 (a) Application for licensure as a professional surveyor or surveyor intern shall be made on forms provided by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors to be signed and sworn to by the applicant.  (b) The forms shall contain statements made under oath, showing the applicant's education, experience record, references, and any other pertinent information as determined by the board.