Florida Statute 472.013 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 472
LAND SURVEYING AND MAPPING

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F.S. 472.013

472.013 Examinations, prerequisites.—

(1) A person desiring to be licensed as a surveyor and mapper shall apply to the department for licensure.

(2) An applicant shall be entitled to take the licensure examination to practice in this state as a surveyor and mapper if the applicant is of good moral character and has satisfied one of the following requirements:

(a) The applicant has received a bachelor’s degree, its equivalent, or higher in surveying and mapping or a similarly titled program, including, but not limited to, geomatics, geomatics engineering, and land surveying, from a college or university recognized by the board and has a specific experience record of 4 or more years as a subordinate to a professional surveyor and mapper in the active practice of surveying and mapping, which experience is of a nature indicating that the applicant was in responsible charge of the accuracy and correctness of the surveying and mapping work performed. Work experience acquired as a part of the education requirement may not be construed as experience in responsible charge.

(b) The applicant has received a bachelor’s degree, its equivalent, or higher in a course of study, other than in surveying and mapping, at an accredited college or university and has a specific experience record of 6 or more years as a subordinate to a registered surveyor and mapper in the active practice of surveying and mapping, 5 years of which shall be of a nature indicating that the applicant was in responsible charge of the accuracy and correctness of the surveying and mapping work performed. The applicant must have completed a minimum of 25 semester hours from a college or university approved by the board in surveying and mapping subjects or in any combination of courses in civil engineering, surveying, mapping, mathematics, photogrammetry, forestry, or land law and the physical sciences. Any of the required 25 semester hours of study completed not as a part of the bachelor’s degree, its equivalent, or higher may be approved at the discretion of the board. Work experience acquired as a part of the education requirement may not be construed as experience in responsible charge.

(3) A person shall be entitled to take an examination for the purpose of determining whether he or she is qualified as a surveyor and mapper intern if:

(a) The person is in good standing in, or is a graduate of, a bachelor degree program, its equivalent or higher, at an accredited college or university and has obtained a minimum of 25 semester hours in surveying, mapping, mathematics, photogrammetry, forestry, civil engineering, or land law and the physical sciences, or any combination thereof; or

(b) The person has obtained, from an accredited college or university, a minimum of 15 semester hours in surveying, mapping, mathematics, photogrammetry, forestry, civil engineering, or land law and the physical sciences, or any combination thereof, and has a specific surveying and mapping experience record of 2 or more years as a subordinate to a registered surveyor and mapper.

This subsection may not be construed as a substitute for the degree requirement to take the exams for licensure as outlined in subsection (2).

(4) The board shall adopt rules providing for the review and approval of schools and colleges and the courses of study in surveying and mapping in such schools and colleges. The rules shall be based on the educational requirements for surveying and mapping as defined in s. 472.005. The board may adopt rules providing for the acceptance of the approval and accreditation of schools and courses of study by a nationally accepted accreditation organization.

(5)(a) Good moral character means a personal history of honesty, fairness, and respect for the rights of others and for the laws of this state and nation.

(b) The board may refuse to certify an applicant for failure to satisfy this requirement only if:

1. There is a substantial connection between the lack of good moral character of the applicant and the professional responsibilities of a registered surveyor and mapper; and

2. The finding by the board of lack of good moral character is supported by clear and convincing evidence.

(c) When an applicant is found to be unqualified for a license because of a lack of good moral character, the board shall furnish the applicant a statement containing the findings of the board, a complete record of the evidence upon which the determination was based, and a notice of the rights of the applicant to a rehearing and appeal.

History.—ss. 24, 42, ch. 79-243; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 50, ch. 83-329; s. 73, ch. 85-81; s. 24, ch. 88-392; ss. 5, 7, ch. 89-137; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 89, ch. 94-119; s. 338, ch. 97-103; s. 23, ch. 2000-157; s. 7, ch. 2000-332; s. 4, ch. 2002-41; s. 1, ch. 2005-129; s. 4, ch. 2017-85.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 472.013

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 472.013.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 472.013

Total Results: 12

Estate of Rocks v. McLaughlin Engineering Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-12-01

Citation: 49 So. 3d 823, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 18318, 2010 WL 4861684

Snippet: relevant to the issues in this appeal. . See § 472.013, Fla. Stat. (2005) (fixing academic requirements

Osorio v. Board of Professional Surveyors & Mappers

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-03-11

Citation: 898 So. 2d 188, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 3230, 2005 WL 562735

Snippet: satisfied the requisites set forth in section 472.013(2)(a), Florida Statutes, for taking the exam. He

Gaudet v. Board

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-10-13

Citation: 900 So. 2d 574, 2004 WL 2290393

Snippet: organization written like the one in question. See § 472.013(4), Fla. Stat. (land surveying and mapping). Others

BLUE STAR INVESTMENTS, INC. v. Johnson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-12-05

Citation: 801 So. 2d 218, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 17143, 2001 WL 1539141

Snippet: judgment of foreclosure was in the amount of $34,472.13. We reverse the order setting aside the foreclosure

Moody v. Glendale Federal Bank

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1994-10-05

Citation: 643 So. 2d 1149, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 9550, 1994 WL 535064

Snippet: DCA 1980) (final judgment of foreclosure of $34,472.13 on property sold for $150), pet. for review denied

Garden v. Frier

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-07-02

Citation: 602 So. 2d 1273, 1992 WL 148234

Snippet: without at least a four-year college degree, see § 472.013(2)(e), Fla. Stat. (1989), we conclude that Frier

Garden v. Frier

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-05-30

Citation: 580 So. 2d 873, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 5034, 1991 WL 90962

Snippet: alternative statutory licensing criteria. Section 472.013(2)(a), Florida Statutes, provides that an applicant

Pierce v. AALL Ins. Inc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-07-14

Citation: 531 So. 2d 84, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 435, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 831, 1988 WL 97201

Snippet: land surveying under a licensed land surveyor. § 472.013(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (1987). See Cristich v. Allen

Cristich v. Allen Engineering, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1984-11-01

Citation: 458 So. 2d 76, 9 Fla. L. Weekly 2298, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 15677

Snippet: years experience under a land surveyor. See § 472.013, Fla. Stat. We conclude that the preparation of

Kaplan v. DADE FEDERAL S. & L. ASS'N OF MIAMI

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1980-03-26

Citation: 381 So. 2d 1184

Snippet: final judgment of foreclosure in the amount of $34,472.13 against a condominium parcel. Pursuant to order

State v. Ramos

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1970-02-25

Citation: 232 So. 2d 381, 1970 Fla. LEXIS 2831

Snippet: (attorneys), 458.13 (doctors), 463.20 (optometrist), 472.13 (land surveyors), 473.-23(7) (certified public

Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad v. Foxworth

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1899-01-15

Citation: 41 Fla. 1

Snippet: Hinkle v. Richmond & Danville R. R. Co., 109 N. C. 472, 13 S. E. Rep. 884; Durkee v. Delaware & Hudson Canal