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The 2025 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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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 472.013

Total Results: 7

Garden v. Frier

602 So. 2d 1273, 1992 WL 148234

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 2, 1992 | Docket: 2449862

Cited 45 times | Published

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

Pierce v. AALL Ins. Inc.

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

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 14, 1988 | Docket: 2527053

Cited 40 times | Published

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

Cristich v. Allen Engineering, Inc.

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 1, 1984 | Docket: 472548

Cited 12 times | Published

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

Estate of Rocks v. McLaughlin Engineering Co.

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 1, 2010 | Docket: 60296861

Cited 2 times | Published

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

Gaudet v. Board

900 So. 2d 574, 2004 WL 2290393

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 13, 2004 | Docket: 463078

Cited 2 times | Published

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

Osorio v. Board of Professional Surveyors & Mappers

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 11, 2005 | Docket: 64837333

Published

had satisfied the requisites set forth in section 472.013(2)(a), Florida Statutes, for taking the exam

Garden v. Frier

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 30, 1991 | Docket: 64659287

Published

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