California Business and Professions Code ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

• Section 8700.
  This chapter may be cited as the Professional Land Surveyors’ Act. Whenever reference is made to the Land Surveyors’ Act by any statute, it shall...
• Section 8701.
  “Professional land surveyor” refers to one who practices or offers to practice land surveying. Whenever reference is made to a land surveyor by any statute,...
• Section 8702.
  “Director” refers to the Director of Consumer Affairs.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 716.)
• Section 8703.
  The phrase “responsible charge of work” means the independent control and direction, by the use of initiative, skill, and independent judgment, of the observations, measurements,...
• Section 8704.
  Any person practices land surveying when he professes to be a land surveyor or is in responsible charge of land surveying work.(Added by Stats. 1939,...
• Section 8705.
  A subordinate is any person directly supervised by a licensed land surveyor or registered civil engineer and who assists a licensed land surveyor or registered...
• Section 8706.
  “Board” refers to the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 696, Sec. 5. (AB 1431) Effective January 1, 2011.)
• Section 8707.
  “Executive officer” refers to the executive officer of the board.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 47, Sec. 79. Effective March 21, 1984.)
• Section 8708.
  In order to safeguard property and public welfare, no person shall practice land surveying unless appropriately licensed or specifically exempted from licensure under this chapter,...

Last modified: October 22, 2018