GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1985 SESSION

CHAPTER 977 
HOUSE BILL 1007 

AN ACT TO MODIFY THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR A LAND SURVEYOR APPLICANT. 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 89C-13(a)(1) is amended by deleting the period and substituting "(shall meet one):". 
Sec. 2.  G.S. 89C-13(a)(2) is amended by deleting the period and substituting "(shall meet one):". 
Sec. 3.  G.S. 89C-13(b)(1) is amended by deleting the period and substituting "(shall meet one):". 
Sec. 4.  G.S. 89C-13(b)(1)b. is amended by rewriting that subdivision to read as follows: 
"Rightful possession of an associate degree in surveying technology approved by the Board and a record satisfactory to the Board of three years of progressive practical experience, two years of which shall have been under a practicing registered land surveyor, and satisfactorily passing such written and oral examination taken in the presence of and as required by the Board, all of which shall determine and indicate that the candidate is competent to practice land surveying. The applicant may elect to take the first examination (Surveying Fundamentals) immediately after obtaining the associate degree at the first regularly scheduled examination thereafter. Upon passing the first examination and successfully completing two years of progressive practical experience under a practicing registered land surveyor, the applicant may elect to take the second examination (Principles and Practices of Land Surveying) prior to, during, or after completion of the additional experience required by this subdivision. An applicant who passes both examinations and successfully completes the educational and experience requirements of this subdivision shall be granted registration as a land surveyor." 
Sec. 5.  G.S. 89C-13(b)(1)a. is amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof:  "The applicant may elect to take the first examination (Surveying Fundamentals) immediately after obtaining the B.S. degree at the first regularly scheduled examination thereafter.  Upon passing the first examination and successful completion of the experience required by this subdivision, the applicant may take the second examination (Principles and Practices of Land Surveying).  An applicant who passes both examinations and completes the educational and experience requirements of this subdivision shall be granted registration as a land surveyor." 
Sec. 6.  G.S. 89C-13(b)(1)d. is amended by deleting the word "six" and substituting the word "seven" and by deleting the word "four" and substituting the word "six". 
Sec. 7.  G.S. 89C-13(b)(1)e. is repealed. 
Sec. 8.  G.S. 89C-13(b)(1)f. is amended by deleting "event" and substituting "event,". 
Sec. 9.  G.S. 89C-13(b)(1)g. is amended by adding immediately after the phrase "principles and practices of land surveying" the phrase "and the two four-hour examinations on the fundamentals of land surveying". 
Sec. 10.  G.S. 89C-13(b)(1) is amended by adding a new sentence at the end, after the qualifications a. through h., to read: 
"The Board shall require an applicant to submit exhibits, drawings, plats or other tangible evidence of land surveying work executed by him under proper supervision and which he has personally accomplished or supervised." 
Sec. 11.  G.S. 89C-13(b)(2) is amended by adding immediately before the colon the words "(shall meet one)". 
Sec. 12.  G.S. 89C-13(b)(2)a. is rewritten to read: 
"a.	Rightful possession of an associate degree in surveying technology approved by the Board and satisfactorily passing a written or oral examination taken in the presence of and as required by the Board." 
Sec. 13.  G.S. 89C-13(b)(2)b. is amended by: 
(a)	deleting "surveying," and substituting "surveying"; 
(b)	deleting "examination" and substituting "examinations". 
Sec. 14.  G.S. 89C-13(b)(2)c. is rewritten to read: 
"c.	Graduation from high school or the completion of a high school equivalency certificate and a record satisfactory to the Board of five years of progressive, practical experience, four years of which shall have been under a practicing registered land surveyor and satisfactorily passing oral and written examinations taken in the presence of and as required by the Board." 
Sec. 15.  G.S. 89C-13(b)(2) is amended by adding a new sentence at the end, after the qualifications a. through c., to read: 
"The Board shall require an applicant to submit exhibits, drawings, plats, or other tangible evidence of land surveying work executed by him under proper supervision and which he has personally accomplished or supervised." 
Sec. 16.  G.S. 89C-10(g) is amended by adding a new sentence between the second and third sentences of that subsection as follows:  "The Board shall make every effort practical to encourage the educational institutions in this State to offer courses necessary to complete the educational requirements of this Chapter." 
Sec. 17.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1986, and shall apply to those candidates sitting for the land surveyors examinations after September 1, 1992.  The changes made by this act shall not apply to persons currently holding land surveyor certificates on the effective date of this act. 
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 11th day of July, 1986.