Title 26, Title 26: Professions and Occupations

§ 2541. Creation and organization of Board (a) A State board of land surveyors is created to regulate the licensure of land surveyors. It shall be called “Board of Land Surveyors.” (b) The Board shall consist of five licensed land surveyors and two members of the public who have …

§ 2543. Board meetings (a) The Board shall meet, at least two times each year, at the call of the Chair or upon the request of any other two members. (b) [Repealed.] (c) A majority of the members of the Board shall be a quorum for transacting business, and all action shall be tak…

§ 2544. Powers and duties of the Board (a) The Board shall: (1) Adopt rules according to the provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 that are necessary for the performance of its duties. (2) Adopt an official seal. (3) Provide general information to applicants for admission to licensur…

§ 2591. Applications Applications for licensure shall be on forms provided by the Board. Each application shall contain a statement under oath showing the applicant’s education, land surveying experience, and other pertinent information and shall be accompanied by the required fe…

§ 2592. Licensure by examination (a) Any person shall be eligible for licensure as a land surveyor if the person qualifies under one of the following provisions, as established by the Board by rule: (1) Bachelor’s degree in land surveying, internship, portfolio, and examination. …

§ 2592a. Licensure by endorsement Upon an applicant’s successful completion of the Vermont portion of the licensing examination, the Board may issue a license to an applicant who is licensed or registered and currently in good standing in a U.S. or Canadian jurisdiction having li…

§ 2593. Corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, associations; individual proprietorships; liability (a) The right to practice land surveying is a personal right based on the qualities of the individual and evidenced by a nontransferable license. (b) A corporation…

§ 2595. Exceptions (a) The work of an employee or subordinate of a person having a license under this chapter is exempted from the licensing provisions of this chapter if such work is done under the supervision of and is verified by a licensee. (b) This chapter shall not be const…

§ 2596. Use of seal; certification (a) Each licensed land surveyor shall procure a personal seal in a form approved by the Board. The surveyor shall affix the surveyor’s signature and seal together with a certification statement as to the nature of the survey work upon all comple…

§ 2597. Fees Applicants and persons regulated under this chapter shall pay the following fees: (Added 1967, No. 364 (Adj. Sess.), § 19, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; amended 1971, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1985, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 58; 1991, No. 167 (Ad…

§ 2598. Unprofessional conduct (a) Unprofessional conduct is the conduct prohibited by this section and by 3 V.S.A. § 129a. (b) Unprofessional conduct includes the following actions by a licensee: (1) practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope permitted by law; (2) accep…

§ 2601. Renewals (a) Licenses shall be renewed every two years upon payment of the renewal fee following the procedure established by the Office of Professional Regulation. (b) [Repealed.] (c) A license that has lapsed for a period of three years or less may be renewed upon appli…