IC 25-21.5-5
Chapter 5. Application for Registration
IC 25-21.5-5-1 Records
Sec. 1. The board shall keep a record of the board's proceedings
and a record of each application for registration. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-5-2 Qualifications for registration
Sec. 2. To qualify for registration as a land surveyor, an applicant
must meet the following conditions under either subdivision (1) or
(2):
(1) All of the following:
(A) Graduation in an approved land surveying curriculum.
(B) A specific record of at least four (4) years of experience
in land surveying work that is acquired subsequent to
graduation and that indicates that the applicant is qualified
to be placed in responsible charge of land surveying work
requiring the exercise of judgment in the application of
surveying sciences to the sound solution of land surveying
problems.
(C) The successful passing of an examination under
IC 25-21.5-6.
(2) All of the following:
(A) A specific record of at least eight (8) years of land
surveying education and experience in land surveying work
that indicates that the applicant has acquired knowledge and
skill and practical experience in land surveying work
approximating that required for registration as a professional
land surveyor under subdivision (1).
(B) The successful passing of an examination under
IC 25-21.5-6. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-5-3 Land-surveyor-in-training; conditions for certification
Sec. 3. (a) An applicant for certification as a
land-surveyor-in-training must meet the following conditions under
either subdivision (1) or (2):
(1) All of the following:
(A) Graduation in an approved land surveying curriculum of
at least four (4) years.
(B) The successful passing of a land-surveyor-in-training
examination under IC 25-21.5-6.
(2) All of the following:
(A) A specific record of at least four (4) years of surveying
education and experience in surveying work indicating that
the applicant has acquired knowledge and skill
approximating that acquired through graduation in an
approved surveying curriculum of at least four (4) years.
(B) The successful passing of a land-surveyor-in-training
examination under IC 25-21.5-6.
(b) The board may waive the examination in granting a certificate
of registration as a land surveyor to an applicant who has held an
identical certificate of registration under Indiana law. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-5-4 Convictions; eligibility for registration or certification
Sec. 4. A person is not eligible for registration as a land surveyor
or certification as a land-surveyor-in-training who has been convicted
of any of the following:
(1) An act that would constitute grounds for disciplinary
sanction under IC 25-1-11.
(2) A felony that has a direct bearing on the person's ability to
practice competently. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.214-1993,
SEC.58.
IC 25-21.5-5-5 Qualification of applicants; credit for education
Sec. 5. (a) In considering the qualifications of applicants,
responsible charge of surveying teaching shall be construed as
responsible charge of surveying work.
(b) An applicant who holds a degree of master of science of land
surveying or the equivalent degree from a curriculum in land
surveying approved by the board may be given a maximum credit of
one (1) year of experience in addition to the credit of four (4) years
of education.
(c) An applicant who holds a degree of doctor of philosophy or
the equivalent degree from a curriculum in land surveying approved
by the board may be given a maximum of credit of two (2) years of
experience in addition to a credit of four (4) years of education.
(d) Graduation in a course other than land surveying from a
college or university acceptable to the board may be considered as
equivalent to two (2) years land surveying experience and education. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-5-6 Persons not in land surveying work; eligibility for registration
Sec. 6. A person having the necessary qualifications prescribed in
this chapter who is entitled to registration is eligible for registration
although the person may not be engaged in land surveying work at
the time of application. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-5-7 Forms for application
Sec. 7. Each person applying for registration as a land surveyor or
for certification as a land-surveyor-in-training must apply on a form
prescribed and provided by the board. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-5-8 Contents; application for registration
Sec. 8. Each application for registration as a land surveyor must
contain the following:
(1) Statements showing either the registration number issued by
another state or the education and qualifications of the
applicant.
(2) A detailed summary of the technical work performed by the
applicant, including a confirmation by the registered land
surveyor who supervised the work. If the summary of the
technical work cannot be confirmed because of conditions
beyond the control of the applicant, including death,
incompetence, or nonregistration by the supervising land
surveyor, the board may allow the confirmation requirement to
be fulfilled through other evidence.
(3) The names of five (5) persons to be used as references, at
least three (3) of whom must be registered land surveyors who
have a personal knowledge of the experience of the applicant. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997,
SEC.6.
IC 25-21.5-5-9 Contents; application for certification
Sec. 9. Each application for certification as a
land-surveyor-in-training must contain the following:
(1) Statements showing the education of the applicant.
(2) The names of three (3) persons to be used as references.
However, references are not required for an applicant who is
enrolled as a senior in an approved land surveying curriculum
in Indiana and has applied to take the basic disciplines part of
the examination described in IC 25-21.5-6-1 when the
examination is scheduled to be given at the applicant's
institution before the end of the applicant's senior year.
(3) An applicant who has not graduated from an approved land
surveying curriculum must submit a detailed summary of the
technical work performed by the applicant, including a
confirmation by the registered land surveyor who supervised the
work. If the technical work summary cannot be confirmed
because of conditions beyond the control of the applicant,
including death, incompetence, or nonregistration by the
supervising land surveyor, the board may allow the
confirmation requirement to be fulfilled through other evidence. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997,
SEC.7. IC 25-21.5-5-9.5 Contents of references for land surveyor applicant or
land-surveyor-in-training applicant
Sec. 9.5. A reference for a land surveyor applicant or a
land-surveyor-in-training applicant must:
(1) contain the applicant's board assigned number; and
(2) be dated within one (1) year of the application. As added by P.L.178-1997, SEC.8.
IC 25-21.5-5-10 Certification of correct statements; penalty for false statements
Sec. 10. (a) An applicant must certify the correctness of the
statements in the application.
(b) A person who knowingly makes a false statement in an
application commits a Class A misdemeanor. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-5
Chapter 5. Application for Registration
IC 25-21.5-5-1 Records
Sec. 1. The board shall keep a record of the board's proceedings
and a record of each application for registration. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-5-2 Qualifications for registration
Sec. 2. To qualify for registration as a land surveyor, an applicant
must meet the following conditions under either subdivision (1) or
(2):
(1) All of the following:
(A) Graduation in an approved land surveying curriculum.
(B) A specific record of at least four (4) years of experience
in land surveying work that is acquired subsequent to
graduation and that indicates that the applicant is qualified
to be placed in responsible charge of land surveying work
requiring the exercise of judgment in the application of
surveying sciences to the sound solution of land surveying
problems.
(C) The successful passing of an examination under
IC 25-21.5-6.
(2) All of the following:
(A) A specific record of at least eight (8) years of land
surveying education and experience in land surveying work
that indicates that the applicant has acquired knowledge and
skill and practical experience in land surveying work
approximating that required for registration as a professional
land surveyor under subdivision (1).
(B) The successful passing of an examination under
IC 25-21.5-6. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-5-3 Land-surveyor-in-training; conditions for certification
Sec. 3. (a) An applicant for certification as a
land-surveyor-in-training must meet the following conditions under
either subdivision (1) or (2):
(1) All of the following:
(A) Graduation in an approved land surveying curriculum of
at least four (4) years.
(B) The successful passing of a land-surveyor-in-training
examination under IC 25-21.5-6.
(2) All of the following:
(A) A specific record of at least four (4) years of surveying
education and experience in surveying work indicating that
the applicant has acquired knowledge and skill
approximating that acquired through graduation in an
approved surveying curriculum of at least four (4) years.
(B) The successful passing of a land-surveyor-in-training
examination under IC 25-21.5-6.
(b) The board may waive the examination in granting a certificate
of registration as a land surveyor to an applicant who has held an
identical certificate of registration under Indiana law. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-5-4 Convictions; eligibility for registration or certification
Sec. 4. A person is not eligible for registration as a land surveyor
or certification as a land-surveyor-in-training who has been convicted
of any of the following:
(1) An act that would constitute grounds for disciplinary
sanction under IC 25-1-11.
(2) A felony that has a direct bearing on the person's ability to
practice competently. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.214-1993,
SEC.58.
IC 25-21.5-5-5 Qualification of applicants; credit for education
Sec. 5. (a) In considering the qualifications of applicants,
responsible charge of surveying teaching shall be construed as
responsible charge of surveying work.
(b) An applicant who holds a degree of master of science of land
surveying or the equivalent degree from a curriculum in land
surveying approved by the board may be given a maximum credit of
one (1) year of experience in addition to the credit of four (4) years
of education.
(c) An applicant who holds a degree of doctor of philosophy or
the equivalent degree from a curriculum in land surveying approved
by the board may be given a maximum of credit of two (2) years of
experience in addition to a credit of four (4) years of education.
(d) Graduation in a course other than land surveying from a
college or university acceptable to the board may be considered as
equivalent to two (2) years land surveying experience and education. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-5-6 Persons not in land surveying work; eligibility for registration
Sec. 6. A person having the necessary qualifications prescribed in
this chapter who is entitled to registration is eligible for registration
although the person may not be engaged in land surveying work at
the time of application. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-5-7 Forms for application
Sec. 7. Each person applying for registration as a land surveyor or
for certification as a land-surveyor-in-training must apply on a form
prescribed and provided by the board. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-5-8 Contents; application for registration
Sec. 8. Each application for registration as a land surveyor must
contain the following:
(1) Statements showing either the registration number issued by
another state or the education and qualifications of the
applicant.
(2) A detailed summary of the technical work performed by the
applicant, including a confirmation by the registered land
surveyor who supervised the work. If the summary of the
technical work cannot be confirmed because of conditions
beyond the control of the applicant, including death,
incompetence, or nonregistration by the supervising land
surveyor, the board may allow the confirmation requirement to
be fulfilled through other evidence.
(3) The names of five (5) persons to be used as references, at
least three (3) of whom must be registered land surveyors who
have a personal knowledge of the experience of the applicant. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997,
SEC.6.
IC 25-21.5-5-9 Contents; application for certification
Sec. 9. Each application for certification as a
land-surveyor-in-training must contain the following:
(1) Statements showing the education of the applicant.
(2) The names of three (3) persons to be used as references.
However, references are not required for an applicant who is
enrolled as a senior in an approved land surveying curriculum
in Indiana and has applied to take the basic disciplines part of
the examination described in IC 25-21.5-6-1 when the
examination is scheduled to be given at the applicant's
institution before the end of the applicant's senior year.
(3) An applicant who has not graduated from an approved land
surveying curriculum must submit a detailed summary of the
technical work performed by the applicant, including a
confirmation by the registered land surveyor who supervised the
work. If the technical work summary cannot be confirmed
because of conditions beyond the control of the applicant,
including death, incompetence, or nonregistration by the
supervising land surveyor, the board may allow the
confirmation requirement to be fulfilled through other evidence. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997,
SEC.7. IC 25-21.5-5-9.5 Contents of references for land surveyor applicant or
land-surveyor-in-training applicant
Sec. 9.5. A reference for a land surveyor applicant or a
land-surveyor-in-training applicant must:
(1) contain the applicant's board assigned number; and
(2) be dated within one (1) year of the application. As added by P.L.178-1997, SEC.8.
IC 25-21.5-5-10 Certification of correct statements; penalty for false statements
Sec. 10. (a) An applicant must certify the correctness of the
statements in the application.
(b) A person who knowingly makes a false statement in an
application commits a Class A misdemeanor. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-5
Chapter 5. Application for Registration
IC 25-21.5-5-1 Records
Sec. 1. The board shall keep a record of the board's proceedings
and a record of each application for registration. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-5-2 Qualifications for registration
Sec. 2. To qualify for registration as a land surveyor, an applicant
must meet the following conditions under either subdivision (1) or
(2):
(1) All of the following:
(A) Graduation in an approved land surveying curriculum.
(B) A specific record of at least four (4) years of experience
in land surveying work that is acquired subsequent to
graduation and that indicates that the applicant is qualified
to be placed in responsible charge of land surveying work
requiring the exercise of judgment in the application of
surveying sciences to the sound solution of land surveying
problems.
(C) The successful passing of an examination under
IC 25-21.5-6.
(2) All of the following:
(A) A specific record of at least eight (8) years of land
surveying education and experience in land surveying work
that indicates that the applicant has acquired knowledge and
skill and practical experience in land surveying work
approximating that required for registration as a professional
land surveyor under subdivision (1).
(B) The successful passing of an examination under
IC 25-21.5-6. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-5-3 Land-surveyor-in-training; conditions for certification
Sec. 3. (a) An applicant for certification as a
land-surveyor-in-training must meet the following conditions under
either subdivision (1) or (2):
(1) All of the following:
(A) Graduation in an approved land surveying curriculum of
at least four (4) years.
(B) The successful passing of a land-surveyor-in-training
examination under IC 25-21.5-6.
(2) All of the following:
(A) A specific record of at least four (4) years of surveying
education and experience in surveying work indicating that
the applicant has acquired knowledge and skill
approximating that acquired through graduation in an
approved surveying curriculum of at least four (4) years.
(B) The successful passing of a land-surveyor-in-training
examination under IC 25-21.5-6.
(b) The board may waive the examination in granting a certificate
of registration as a land surveyor to an applicant who has held an
identical certificate of registration under Indiana law. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-5-4 Convictions; eligibility for registration or certification
Sec. 4. A person is not eligible for registration as a land surveyor
or certification as a land-surveyor-in-training who has been convicted
of any of the following:
(1) An act that would constitute grounds for disciplinary
sanction under IC 25-1-11.
(2) A felony that has a direct bearing on the person's ability to
practice competently. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.214-1993,
SEC.58.
IC 25-21.5-5-5 Qualification of applicants; credit for education
Sec. 5. (a) In considering the qualifications of applicants,
responsible charge of surveying teaching shall be construed as
responsible charge of surveying work.
(b) An applicant who holds a degree of master of science of land
surveying or the equivalent degree from a curriculum in land
surveying approved by the board may be given a maximum credit of
one (1) year of experience in addition to the credit of four (4) years
of education.
(c) An applicant who holds a degree of doctor of philosophy or
the equivalent degree from a curriculum in land surveying approved
by the board may be given a maximum of credit of two (2) years of
experience in addition to a credit of four (4) years of education.
(d) Graduation in a course other than land surveying from a
college or university acceptable to the board may be considered as
equivalent to two (2) years land surveying experience and education. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-5-6 Persons not in land surveying work; eligibility for registration
Sec. 6. A person having the necessary qualifications prescribed in
this chapter who is entitled to registration is eligible for registration
although the person may not be engaged in land surveying work at
the time of application. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-5-7 Forms for application
Sec. 7. Each person applying for registration as a land surveyor or
for certification as a land-surveyor-in-training must apply on a form
prescribed and provided by the board. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-5-8 Contents; application for registration
Sec. 8. Each application for registration as a land surveyor must
contain the following:
(1) Statements showing either the registration number issued by
another state or the education and qualifications of the
applicant.
(2) A detailed summary of the technical work performed by the
applicant, including a confirmation by the registered land
surveyor who supervised the work. If the summary of the
technical work cannot be confirmed because of conditions
beyond the control of the applicant, including death,
incompetence, or nonregistration by the supervising land
surveyor, the board may allow the confirmation requirement to
be fulfilled through other evidence.
(3) The names of five (5) persons to be used as references, at
least three (3) of whom must be registered land surveyors who
have a personal knowledge of the experience of the applicant. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997,
SEC.6.
IC 25-21.5-5-9 Contents; application for certification
Sec. 9. Each application for certification as a
land-surveyor-in-training must contain the following:
(1) Statements showing the education of the applicant.
(2) The names of three (3) persons to be used as references.
However, references are not required for an applicant who is
enrolled as a senior in an approved land surveying curriculum
in Indiana and has applied to take the basic disciplines part of
the examination described in IC 25-21.5-6-1 when the
examination is scheduled to be given at the applicant's
institution before the end of the applicant's senior year.
(3) An applicant who has not graduated from an approved land
surveying curriculum must submit a detailed summary of the
technical work performed by the applicant, including a
confirmation by the registered land surveyor who supervised the
work. If the technical work summary cannot be confirmed
because of conditions beyond the control of the applicant,
including death, incompetence, or nonregistration by the
supervising land surveyor, the board may allow the
confirmation requirement to be fulfilled through other evidence. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997,
SEC.7. IC 25-21.5-5-9.5 Contents of references for land surveyor applicant or
land-surveyor-in-training applicant
Sec. 9.5. A reference for a land surveyor applicant or a
land-surveyor-in-training applicant must:
(1) contain the applicant's board assigned number; and
(2) be dated within one (1) year of the application. As added by P.L.178-1997, SEC.8.
IC 25-21.5-5-10 Certification of correct statements; penalty for false statements
Sec. 10. (a) An applicant must certify the correctness of the
statements in the application.
(b) A person who knowingly makes a false statement in an
application commits a Class A misdemeanor. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
