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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-18-109

  • Board: means the state board of examiners for land surveyors, provided for by this part. See Tennessee Code 62-18-102
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Land surveyor: means a person who is engaged in the practice of land surveying. See Tennessee Code 62-18-102
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Practice of land surveying: means any service of work, the adequate performance of which involves the application of special knowledge of the principles of mathematics, the related physical and applied sciences and the relevant requirements of law for adequate evidence to the act of measuring and locating lines, angles, elevations, natural and man-made features in the air, on the surface of the earth, within underground workings and on the beds of bodies of water for the purpose of determining areas and volumes, for the monumenting of property boundaries and for the platting and layout of lands and subdivisions of land, including the topography, drainage, alignment and grades of streets, and for the preparation and perpetuation of maps, records, plats, field notes, records and property descriptions that represent these surveys. See Tennessee Code 62-18-102
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) The board shall consider and evaluate a land surveyor applicant’s qualifications based on:

(A) The applicant’s educational, technical, and land surveying experience;
(B) Exhibits of land surveying projects with which the applicant has been associated;
(C) Recommendations and character references; and
(D) The payment by the applicant of a fee set by the board in accordance with § 62-18-125 with the approval of the commissioner of commerce and insurance.
(2) The board shall, if authorized under this part, issue a certificate of registration as a land surveyor to any person who submits evidence satisfactory to the board that the person is fully qualified to practice land surveying.
(3) A land surveyor applicant’s qualifications may be reviewed at an interview if the board determines the review is necessary.
(4) The board shall make a determination on educational credit for institute courses, correspondence courses, and other courses.
(5) A person is not eligible for registration who:

(A) Does not have a high school education diploma or a general equivalency diploma (GED®);
(B) Does not speak and write the English language; or
(C) Is not of good character and repute.
(b) The following shall be considered as the minimum evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant meets the qualifications of a professional land surveyor:

(1) To be certified as a professional land surveyor in training (PLSIT), an applicant must:

(A) Make a complete application to the board;
(B) Be of good character and reputation;
(C) Submit three (3) character references to the board, one (1) of whom is a professional land surveyor;
(D) Comply with the requirements of this part;
(E) Pass the Fundamentals of Land Surveying examination; and
(F) Satisfy one (1) of the following requirements related to education and experience:

(i) Obtain a baccalaureate degree from a surveying or surveying technology curriculum of four (4) or more years, approved by the board;
(ii) Obtain a baccalaureate degree from a science, engineering, or technology curriculum of four (4) or more years related to the practice of land surveying, approved by the board, with a minimum of twenty-four (24) semester hours of board-approved coursework in the surveying sciences;
(iii) Obtain a baccalaureate degree from a non-surveying related curriculum of four (4) or more years, approved by the board, and an additional thirty-six (36) semester hours of board-approved coursework in the surveying sciences;
(iv) Obtain an associate degree in surveying technology or a related science, engineering, or technical field, approved by the board, with a minimum of thirty (30) semester hours of board-approved coursework in the surveying sciences, and a record of four (4) years of progressive practical experience under the direct supervision of a practicing professional land surveyor; or
(v) Obtain a high school education diploma or a general equivalency diploma (GED®) with a record satisfactory to the board of six (6) years of progressive practical experience under the direct supervision of a practicing professional land surveyor;
(2) To be licensed as a professional land surveyor, an applicant must:

(A) Make a complete application to the board;
(B) Be of good character and reputation;
(C) Submit five (5) character references to the board, three (3) of whom are professional land surveyors or individuals approved by the board and who have personal knowledge of the applicant’s land surveying experience;
(D) Pass the Principles and Practice of Land Surveying (PS) examination and the Tennessee State Jurisdictional examination; and
(E) Satisfy one (1) of the following requirements:

(i) Obtain a baccalaureate degree from a surveying or surveying technology curriculum of four (4) or more years, approved by the board, obtain the PLSIT certification, and obtain a record satisfactory to the board of no less than a total of two (2) years of progressive practical experience. The progressive practical experience must have been obtained while in the responsible charge of duties performed under a practicing professional land surveyor;
(ii) Obtain a baccalaureate degree from a science, engineering, or technology curriculum of four (4) or more years related to the practice of land surveying, approved by the board, with a minimum of twenty-four (24) semester hours of board-approved coursework in the surveying sciences, obtain the PLSIT certification, and obtain a record satisfactory to the board of no less than a total of two (2) years of progressive practical experience. The progressive practical experience must have been obtained while in the responsible charge of duties performed under a practicing professional land surveyor;
(iii) Obtain a baccalaureate degree from a non-surveying related curriculum of four (4) or more years, approved by the board, with a minimum of thirty-six (36) semester hours of board-approved coursework in the surveying sciences, obtain the PLSIT certification, and obtain a record satisfactory to the board of no less than a total of two (2) years of progressive practical experience. The progressive practical experience must have been obtained while in the responsible charge of duties performed under a practicing professional land surveyor;
(iv) Obtain an associate degree in surveying technology or a related science, engineering, or technical field, approved by the board, with a minimum of thirty (30) semester hours of board-approved coursework in the surveying sciences, obtain the PLSIT certification, and obtain a record satisfactory to the board of no less than a total of six (6) years of progressive practical experience. The progressive practical experience must have been obtained while in the responsible charge of duties performed under a practicing professional land surveyor; or
(v) Obtain a high school education diploma or a general equivalency diploma (GED®) with a minimum of eighteen (18) hours of board-approved coursework in the surveying sciences, obtain the PLSIT certification and obtain a record satisfactory to the board of no less than a total of ten (10) years of progressive practical experience. The progressive practical experience shall have been obtained while in the responsible charge of duties performed under a practicing professional land surveyor.
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