Title BPC, California Bus. & Prof. Code

“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, it shall be construed as referring to a professional land surveyor. (Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 582, Sec. 2.)

“Director” refers to the Director of Consumer Affairs. (Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 716.)

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, and descriptions involved in land surveying work. The phrase does not refer to the concept of financi…

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, Ch. 41.)

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 civil engineer in the practice of land surveying without assuming responsible charge of work. (Amended by Stats. 1941, C…

“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.)

“Executive officer” refers to the executive officer of the board. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 47, Sec. 79. Effective March 21, 1984.)

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, and only persons licensed under this chapter shall be entitled to take and use the titles “licensed…

(a) (1) The department shall establish specifications for engine coolants, antifreeze, prediluted engine coolants, and prediluted antifreeze that promote the public safety in the operation of motor vehicles. (2) The chemical, physical, and performance specifications for engine co…

(a) An engine coolant or antifreeze is mislabeled if any of the following occurs: (1) The container does not bear a label on which is printed the brand name, principal ingredient, intended application of the coolant or antifreeze, name and place of business of the manufacturer, p…

A brake fluid receptacle or dispensing device, including “bleeders,” pressurized containers, or any container used to fill a brake system or to expel air from the system after servicing, are exempt from the container labeling requirements in this chapter except for designation of…

Any product referred to in this chapter is adulterated if its characteristics fall below the specifications for that product established by the department as minimum standards. (Added by renumbering Section 13706 by Stats. 1992, Ch. 322, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1993.)

(a) The Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists is vested with power to administer the provisions and requirements of this chapter, and may make and enforce rules and regulations that are reasonably necessary to carry out its provisions. (b) The board may…

Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be…

The executive officer of the board shall keep a complete record of all applications for license and the board’s action thereon. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 47, Sec. 80. Effective March 21, 1984.)

The board shall compile and maintain, or may have compiled and maintained on its behalf, a register of all licensed land surveyors that includes the following information for each licensee: (a) Name. (b) Address of record. (c) Type of branch license. (d) License number. (e) The d…

The department may employ such clerical assistance under civil service regulations as may be necessary properly to carry out and enforce the provisions of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 41.)

The board shall establish relations with bodies that regulate the practice of professional land surveying, or closely related professions, or that register or license professional land surveyors in other states, and may establish relations with those bodies in other countries, fo…

The board may establish licensed land surveyor technical advisory committees to advise and assist the board with respect to the following: (1) The review and verification of applications for licensure. (2) The evaluation and investigation of potential violations of this chapter. …

Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be appointed by the board and shall serve at the pleasure of the board. Each committee shall be composed of no more than five members. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 229, Sec. 9.)

Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be licensed under this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 229, Sec. 10.)

All members of each technical advisory committee shall serve without compensation but shall receive per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 229, Sec. 11.)

Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be granted the same immunity as is granted to a public employee pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 820) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 229, S…

Each brake fluid container with a capacity of six fluid ounces or more shall be provided with a resealable closure that has an inner seal impervious to the packaged brake fluid. The container closure shall include a tamper-proof feature that will either be destroyed or substantia…

Any person practicing, or offering to practice, land surveying in this state shall submit evidence that he or she is qualified to practice and shall be licensed under this chapter. It is unlawful for any person to practice, offer to practice, or represent himself or herself, as a…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the licensure requirements that are imposed upon private sector professional land surveyors and land surveying partnerships, firms, or corporations shall be imposed upon the state and any city, county, city and county, district, and specia…

(a) A person, including any person employed by the state or by a city, county, or city and county within the state, practices land surveying within the meaning of this chapter who, either in a public or private capacity, does or offers to do any one or more of the following: (1) …

Any licensed land surveyor may offer to practice, procure, and offer to procure civil engineering work incidental to his or her land surveying practice, even though he or she is not authorized to perform such work, provided all such civil engineering work is performed by or under…

A licensed land surveyor may also perform land planning in connection with the land surveying activities authorized by this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 817, Sec. 2.)

Surveys made exclusively for geological purposes performed by a person authorized to practice geology under Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 7800) or exclusively for landscaping purposes performed by a person authorized to practice landscape architecture pursuant to Chapter …

Surveys authorized under this chapter do not include the design, either in whole or in part, of any structure or fixed works embraced within the practice of civil engineering. (Amended by Stats. 1941, Ch. 834.)

(a) This chapter does not prohibit one or more licensed land surveyors or civil engineers licensed in this state before 1982 (hereinafter called civil engineers) from practicing or offering to practice, within the scope of their licensure, land surveying as a sole proprietorship,…

The following persons are not required to be licensed under this chapter: (a) Officers and employees of the United States of America, practicing solely as those officers or employees, except when surveying the exterior boundaries of federal lands in this state. (b) Insofar as he …

A licensed civil engineer and a civil engineer exempt from licensure under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) are exempt from licensing under this chapter and may engage in the practice of land surveying with the same rights and privileges and the same duties and responsibi…

The department and each county sealer shall enforce the provisions of this chapter, and may sample, inspect, analyze, and test any product referred to in this chapter manufactured, packed, stored, sold, or distributed within this state. The department, through its agents, has fre…

The department and each county sealer is authorized to order off-sale any product referred to in this chapter which is adulterated or mislabeled. The off-sale order shall be given in writing to the retail seller and the distributor or manufacturer of the product. (Added by Stats.…

(a) An application for a certificate as a land surveyor-in-training or for a license as a land surveyor shall be made to the board on the form prescribed by it, with all statements therein made under oath, and shall be accompanied by the fee fixed by this chapter. (b) The board m…

(a) An applicant for certification as a land surveyor-in-training shall comply with all of the following: (1) Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480. (2) Successfully pass the first division of the examination. (3) Satisfa…

(a) The first division of the examination shall test the applicant’s fundamental knowledge of surveying, mathematics, and basic science. (b) The second division of the examination shall test the applicant’s ability to apply his or her knowledge and experience and to assume respon…

(a) The educational qualifications and experience in land surveying, which an applicant for a license as a land surveyor shall possess, shall not be less than one of the following prescribed criteria: (1) Graduation from a four-year curriculum with an emphasis in land surveying a…

The names and addresses of at least four land surveyors or civil engineers, duly qualified to practice in the place in which such practice has been conducted, each of whom has sufficient knowledge of the applicant to enable him or her to certify to the applicant’s professional in…

The applicant for a license as a land surveyor shall state in his or her application that, should he or she be licensed, he or she will support the Constitution of this State and of the United States, and that he or she will faithfully discharge the duties of a licensed land surv…

Examinations for license shall be held at such times and at such places within the state as determined by board rule. The scope of examinations and the method of procedure shall be prescribed by board rule. The board may make arrangements with a public or private organization to …

An applicant failing an examination may be examined again upon filing a new application and the payment of the examination fee fixed by the board. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 188, Sec. 13. (SB 826) Effective January 1, 2022.)

Any applicant who has met the requirements for certification or licensure prescribed by the board under this chapter shall have a suitable license issued to him or her. (a) An applicant who has met the requirements of subdivision (a) and (b) of Section 8741 shall be issued a cert…

(a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment of the fee established by Section 8805, a retired license to a land surveyor who has been licensed by the board for a minimum of five years within California, and a minimum of 20 years within the United States or territories…