Qualifications of applicant for licensure as professional land surveyor. [Effective July 1, 2010, if, on or before July 1, 2006, the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada publicly declares the establishment of a land-surveying curriculum.]
1. A person who:
(a) Is 21 years of age or older; and
(b) Is a citizen of the United States or is lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States,
Ê may apply to the Board, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted by the Board, for licensure as a professional land surveyor.
2. An applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor must:
(a) Be of good character and reputation; and
(b) Pass the examination on the:
(1) Fundamentals of land surveying or receive a waiver of that requirement; and
(2) Principles and practices of land surveying,
Ê pursuant to NRS 625.280.
3. An applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor may not take the examination on the principles and practices of land surveying, unless he is a graduate of a land-surveying curriculum of 4 years or more that is approved by the Board and has a record of 4 years or more of active experience in land surveying that is satisfactory to the Board and indicates that he is competent to be placed in responsible charge of land-surveying work.
4. To determine whether an applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor has an adequate record of active experience pursuant to subsection 3:
(a) Two of the 4 years of active experience must have been completed by working under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor, unless that requirement is waived by the Board.
(b) The execution, as a contractor, of work designed by a professional land surveyor, or the supervision of the construction of that work as a foreman or superintendent, is not equivalent to active experience in land surveying.
5. A person who is not working in the field of land surveying when he applies for licensure is eligible for licensure as a professional land surveyor if he complies with the requirements for licensure prescribed in this chapter.
Last modified: February 27, 2006