Florida Administrative Code › 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › 5J - Division of Consumer Services › Chapter 5J-17 - PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS AND MAPPERS › Section 5J-17.063 - Certificates of Authorization

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Except
				as provided in subsection (10) of this rule, certificates of authorization are
				required of all corporations, partnerships, professional associations, firms,
				or persons practicing under a fictitious name, who provide surveying and
				mapping services to the public. For the purpose of this rule, those
				corporations, partnerships, associations, firms, and persons shall be referred
				to as "business entities."
(2)
				Individuals practicing surveying and mapping under their given name are not
				required to obtain a certificate of authorization. For the purposes of this
				rule, "given name" is defined as the individual's name as it appears on the
				individual's birth certificate, state issued driver's license, or Florida
				surveyor and mapper license.
(3)
				Individuals practicing surveying and mapping under the first initials of their
				first and/or middle names and their entire last name are not required to obtain
				a certificate of authorization.
(4)
				Individuals practicing surveying and mapping under their given name or the
				first initials of their first and/or middle names and their entire last name
				are permitted to use the following titles and abbreviations in their surveying
				and mapping business name without being required to obtain a certificate of
				authorization: licensed surveyor and mapper, registered surveyor and mapper,
				registered land surveyor, professional land surveyor, professional surveyor and
				mapper, professional surveyor, RLS, PLS, PSM, or PS.
(5) Individuals practicing surveying and
				mapping pursuant to subsections (2), (3) and (4) of this rule, must obtain a
				certificate of authorization once the individual adds Incorporated, Inc.,
				Limited Liability Company, LLC, Partnership Association, P.A., or any other
				business association or business entity name, title or abbreviation to the
				individual's name or business name.
(6) Individuals operating a surveying and
				mapping business, which is incorporated, is a limited liability corporation, is
				a partnership association, or is operating as any other business entity, but
				does not include the business entity title or abbreviation in the surveying and
				mapping business's name, must obtain a certificate of authorization.
(7) Business entities that wish to obtain a
				Certificate of Authorization must complete an application at
				https://csapp.800helpfla.com/csrep/ and pay fees totaling $255.00 for permanent
				licensure or fees totaling $180.00 for a temporary certificate. In lieu of
				completing an electronic application, applicants are permitted to complete
				"Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers Application for Certificate of
				Authorization" FDACS-10054, Rev. 08/17, hereby incorporated by reference.
				Copies of the form may be obtained from the Board office or accessed online at:
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08766
.
				Upon application to the Board, certificates of authorization shall be issued
				only to those business entities which:
(a)
				List the street address of each of its Florida offices from which surveying and
				mapping services are provided;
(b)
				Specify the name or names of its principals who are licensed surveyors and
				mappers as the term "principal" is defined in paragraph
				5J-17.013(1)(b),
				F.A.C.;
(c) Provide proof to show
				that the applicant is a partnership, corporation, or person practicing under a
				fictitious name at the time of application and that the person identified
				pursuant to paragraph (7)(b) of this rule, is a principal of the business
				entity.