Florida Administrative Code

(1)(a) Applicants applying for a professional surveyors and mappers examination shall submit their completed application no less than 45 days prior to a scheduled meeting of the Board. It is the affirmative obligation of the applicant to submit an application deemed complete by t…

(1) The Department, or its designee, will review all applications for licensure by examination to determine completeness of the application. (2) The Department shall make a determination whether an application is complete within thirty (30) days after receipt. The Board shall det…

(1) The examination shall consist of the following: (a) National: 1. Principles and Practice Examination prepared by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES); 2. Fundamentals Examination prepared by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering …

(1) The Fundamentals Examination shall be on surveying and mapping fundamentals and will include questions taken from subjects normally connected with requirements for basic fundamentals in the practice of surveying and mapping. The examination problems selection is made by the N…

(1) During the examination, the candidates will follow the instructions of the examination supervisor. The candidates will be permitted to ask reasonable questions of the Department's or testing vendor's examination supervisor and proctors relating to the instructions. (2) The va…

(1) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will provide reasonable and appropriate accommodations to candidates with physical, mental, or specific learning disabilities to the extent permitted by cost, administration restraints, security considerations, and availabil…

Rulemaking Authority 472.0131 FS. Law Implemented 472.0131 FS. History-New 1-3-80, Amended 10-29-80, 4-19-82, 1-25-84, Formerly 21HH-4.03, Amended 9-16-87, 8-30-92, Formerly 21HH-4.003, Amended 9-7-93, 4-6-94, 5-30-95, 11-10-08, Formerly 61G17-4.003, Repealed 12-15-14.

(1) The Department shall use any national examination which is available and approved by the Board. (2) A national examination is an examination developed by or for a national or multi-state professional association, board, council, or society (hereinafter referred to as organiza…

Written examinations developed by or for the Department may include pilot test or experimental questions for the purpose of evaluating the statistical and/or psychometric qualities of new or revised questions prior to their use in an examination. Pilot test or experimental questi…

(1) A candidate who has taken and failed a Department-developed objective multiple choice examination or an examination developed for the Department by a professional testing company or other state agency shall have the right to review the examination items, answers, papers, grad…

An individual who fails to pass or take the examination as scheduled may re-take the examination. To obtain approval to re-take the examination, an individual must obtain and complete an application for re-examination entitled "Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers Applicat…

(1) The Department shall, under conditions listed below and for a fee which recovers costs associated with such an action, with the concurrence of the Board, share Department-developed examinations with other state licensing authorities. (2) Upon receipt of an expressed interest …

In authorizing the translation of licensure examinations to an applicant's native language, the Legislature has determined that translated licensure examinations pose no inherent threat to the public health, safety, and welfare. (1) To allow the Department sufficient time to tran…

(1) Biennial Licensing: Licensees, except as may be provided in Chapter 472, F.S., must renew their license each biennial period. Biennial period shall mean a period of time consisting of two 12 month calendar years. The biennial period for the purposes of the Board shall commenc…

A license which has been inactive for more than one year may be reactivated upon application to the Department and demonstration to the Board by the licensee of having completed one (1) continuing education credit in surveying and mapping related courses or seminars per inactive …

Every person licensed pursuant to Chapter 472, F.S., must obtain at least twenty-four (24) continuing education credits per biennium. Up to twelve (12) continuing education credits earned beyond the required twenty-four (24) may be carried forward to the following renewal period.…

The following documentation shall constitute proof of continuing education credit: (1) An official transcript from the registrar of a university, college, junior college or community college documenting that the licensee has completed a course in a surveying and mapping subject. …

(1) Applicants for continuing education provider status must meet the requirements of subsections (2) and (3) of this rule, to demonstrate the education and/or the experience necessary to provide continuing education instructional courses and seminars to professional surveyors an…

To maintain status as a continuing education provider, the provider must: (1) Furnish the Board with a list of courses being offered, which shall include each course name, instruction method, and total number of credit hours to be awarded for each course successfully completed. I…

(1) The Board shall evaluate continuing education providers by: (a) Observing such courses or seminars; and, (b) Reviewing the files of the provider to gain information about any course or seminar offered to professional surveyors and mappers for credit. (2) The Board will not re…

(1) Continuing education providers are approved only for the biennium during which they applied and must renew their provider status at the beginning of each biennium. The biennium for continuing education providers ends on May 31st of each odd-numbered year. (2) Providers seekin…

Rulemaking Authority 472.008, 472.018 FS. Law Implemented 472.018 FS. History-New 8-18-03, Amended 6-23-05, 12-28-05, 6-20-06, Formerly 61G17-5.0051, Amended 10-17-12, Repealed 7-15-18.

(1) An applicant seeking reinstatement of a license which has become null and void shall submit to the Board a "Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers Request for Determination of Eligibility to Apply for a Reinstatement of Null and Void License", FDACS-10067, Rev. 12/22, he…

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) Benchmark: a point, natural or artificial, bearing a marked position whose elevation above or below an adopted datum plane is known. (2) Boundary Survey: a survey, the primary purpose of which is to doc…

The following rules shall apply to all work products regardless of the method of data acquisition: (1) Surveyors and mappers must achieve the following standards of accuracy, completeness, and quality: (2) The accuracy of the survey measurements shall be premised upon the type of…

(1) Boundaries of Real Property: (a) The surveyor and mapper shall make a determination of the position of the boundary of real property in complete accord with the real property description shown on the survey map or report and map. In order to ensure adequate and defensible rea…

In order to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of the public and to maintain integrity and high standards of skill and practice in the surveying and mapping profession, the rules of professional conduct provided in this section shall be binding upon every licensee and on al…

(1) The Board hereby establishes the following acceptable forms of seals, whether impression or ink stamp: I II III IV V (2) Seal I may be used only by registrants who are registrants in good standing under both Chapters 471 and 472, F.S., as of June 30, 1995. (3) Seal II may be …

Rulemaking Authority 472.025 FS. Law Implemented 472.025 FS. History-New 1-3-80, Amended 9-13-83, Formerly 21HH-7.02, 21HH-7.002, Amended 5-30-95, 5-13-96, 11-3-97, Formerly 61G17-7.002, Repealed 11-13-17.

(1) Information stored in electronic files representing plans, specifications, plats, reports, or other documents which must be sealed under the provisions of Chapter 472, F.S., shall be signed, dated and sealed by the professional surveyor and mapper in responsible charge. (2) A…

(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…

(1) The application fee is $125.00 for Application for Certificate of Authorization, Application for Temporary or Permanent Licensure as a Surveyor and Mapper, whether by examination or endorsement, and Application for Reactivation of Inactive Licensure. Applicants for examinatio…

(1) The Legislature requires each Board to adopt a rule requiring each initial and each renewing licensee to pay an additional $5.00 fee to fund the efforts of the Department to combat unlicensed activity. (2) Effective July 1, 1993, each initial licensee and each renewing licens…

The offenses enumerated in this rule may be disciplined by the issuance of a citation by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The citation shall impose the prescribed fine, and the Department may impose the costs of the investigation. If the citation option is acc…

The offenses enumerated in this rule shall be the subject of a notice of noncompliance before disciplinary action is taken: (1) A business entity's first time failure to notify the Board within one (1) month of any changes in the business entity's location of offices, its license…

(1) For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) "Mediation" means a process whereby a third person acts to encourage and facilitate the resolution of a dispute between a complainant and licensee without prescribing what the resolution should be. T…

(1) A licensee on probation shall: (a) Timely pay any fine imposed; (b) Timely attend and submit proof of attendance at any continuing education course or program required by the terms of the probation; (c) Timely submit required surveys for review by the Probation Committee of t…

Rulemaking Authority 472.025 FS. Law Implemented 472.025 FS. History-New 10-27-05, Formerly 61G17-9.0065, Repealed 11-13-17.

(1) A probationer submitting surveys for review shall: (a) Provide the Board with a list of all signed and sealed surveys, which shall contain a minimum of three (3) surveys, that have been performed by the probationer, for or without compensation, within 90 days of the date of t…

Persons wishing to apply for appointment to serve as a member of the Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers must complete "Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers Appointment Questionnaire" FDACS-10059, Rev. 11/22, hereby incorporated by reference. Copies of the form may…

(1) For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) "Anticipated costs" means the projected direct and indirect costs and administrative overhead of the Board based upon the current fiscal year's legislative appropriation enactment and other anticipat…

When used in rule Chapter 5J-17, F.A.C., the following terms shall have the meanings provided: (1) "Country" shall mean any independent or dependent governmental unit with established boundaries within the Western Hemisphere. (2) "A country in the Western Hemisphere which lacks d…

(1) The examination for licensure of foreign-trained exiled professionals shall be a written practical examination which tests the current ability of the applicant to practice the profession of professional surveying and mapping. The examination shall not test the academic and pr…

(1) Documentation of graduation shall include copies of any document which properly identifies: (a) The applicant by name; (b) Completion of academic requirements; (c) The name and location of the college, university or school from which the document was received; (d) The signatu…

(1) Three years of lawful practice shall consist of experience by reason of practice in the practice of surveying and mapping. Such lawful practice shall include valid licensure in the jurisdiction wherein the practice occurred if such licensure was required. Three years practice…

The term "program" when used in this rule means the pre-examination continuing education course of study provided in Section 472.0101, F.S. (1) The content of the program shall be designed to prepare the applicant for examination for licensure. The program is to prepare the appli…

(1) Applicants for licensure as foreign-trained exiled professionals shall submit an application fee of $100 with their application. (2) The fees for examination of foreign-trained exiled professionals shall be determined by the cost to the Department for acquisition, preparation…

Rulemaking Authority 472.008, 472.011(12) FS. Law Implemented 472.011(12) FS. History-New 3-14-11, Repealed 11-13-17.

The definitions in Sections 616.001 and 616.242(3), F.S., and the following definitions shall apply: (1) In-house, full-time safety inspector. A person who is a full-time employee of a permanent facility and who is a professional engineer, or is a qualified inspector, as defined …

The following standards, materials and practices are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference. Copies of the following publications may be obtained from the sources referenced below and are available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Florida Administr…