Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 820 - BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR ENGINEERING AND LAND SURVEYING › Division 10 - LICENSING › Section 820-010-2000 - Qualifications for Registration as a Professional Land Surveyor

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In order to qualify for registration as a Professional Land
				Surveyor in Oregon, an applicant for registration must provide all of the
				following:
(1) Evidence satisfactory
			 to the Board of passing or having previously passed the Fundamentals of Land
			 Surveying examination administered by NCEES.
(2) Evidence satisfactory to the Board of
			 passing or having previously passed a Board approved Principles and Practice of
			 Land Surveying examination administered by NCEES.
(3) Evidence satisfactory to the Board of
			 passing or having previously passed an Oregon specific four-hour land surveying
			 examination, approved by the Board and covering the United States Public Land
			 Survey system, Oregon laws relating to land surveying, and other matters as
			 determined by the Board. For applicants whose Oregon registration has been
			 revoked, or delinquent for 5 years or more due to refusal to renew or
			 suspension, the Oregon specific four-hour land surveying examination approved
			 by the Board is the examination referenced in OAR 820-010-2010  when the
			 applicant has passed the examination no more than one year before applying for
			 a new registration.
(4) Evidence
			 satisfactory to the Board of having obtained a Board approved combination of
			 education and experience.
(5)
			 Application must include all of the following:
(a) A completed Registration Application
			 form.
(b) Proof of successful
			 passage of the NCEES Fundamentals of Land Surveying Examination. For
			 Fundamentals of Land Surveying examinations passed before October 2010, if the
			 Applicant did not pass the examination in Oregon, official verification must be
			 provided by the NCEES licensing jurisdiction. For Fundamentals of Land
			 Surveying examinations passed in October 2010 or later, the Board will verify
			 passage with NCEES.
NOTE: The uniform, national examinations are written and scored
				by the NCEES and administered by NCEES Exam Administration Services. Please
				consult NCEES for examination dates, times, locations, cost, and
				details.
(c) Official
			 verification of successful passage of a Board approved NCEES Principles and
			 Practice of Surveying examination. For NCEES Principles and Practice of
			 Surveying examinations passed before October 2010, if the Applicant did not
			 pass the examination in Oregon, official verification must be provided by the
			 NCEES licensing jurisdiction. For NCEES Principles and Practice of Surveying
			 examinations passed in October 2010 or later, the Board will verify passage
			 with NCEES.
(d) Official
			 transcripts of degree or coursework credentials. Official transcripts must show
			 the degree and date awarded. For degrees or coursework not from an ABET
			 accredited program, NCEES evaluation of the degree or coursework credentials.
			 The cost of any NCEES Credentials Evaluation must be borne by the
			 Applicant.
(e) A completed
			 Experience Details form describing active practice in land surveying work, as
			 defined in OAR 820-005-0051.
(f)
			 Five references from individuals with knowledge of the Applicant's technician
			 work or land surveying work:
(A) All five
			 references must attest to the Applicant's ability, professional experience, or
			 both. All five references must complete the Reference Details form provided by
			 the Board.
(B) All of the
			 Applicant's qualifying land surveying work must be verified by at least one
			 reference with direct supervision of that work.
(C) Notwithstanding subsection (5)(f)(B) of
			 this rule, if the Applicant has held active PLS registration in any NCEES
			 jurisdiction for at least 6 years, qualifying land surveying work performed in
			 an NCEES jurisdiction in which the Applicant was licensed may be verified by a
			 reference who was a registered PLS in any NCEES jurisdiction at the time the
			 work was performed and who is familiar with the Applicant's qualifying land
			 surveying work.
(D) At least three
			 of the five references must hold active Professional Land Surveyor registration
			 in an NCEES jurisdiction.
(E) The
			 Board may, for good cause and upon written application, reduce the number of
			 references required for an Applicant.
(g) For Applicants holding an NCEES Record,
			 in lieu of providing the items listed under (b) to (f) of this subsection, the
			 Applicant may release the Applicant's NCEES Record, if any, to the Board.
NOTE: See
http://ncees.org/records/
(h) Any and all professional
			 disciplinary records of the Applicant, including but not limited to final
			 orders, letters of reprimand, stipulations, and settlement
			 agreements.
(i) The required
			 application fee(s).