Professional Land Surveyor

Permits an individual duly licensed by the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors as a Professional Land Surveyor to provide professional services such as consultation, investigation, testimony, evaluation, planning, mapping, assembling, and interpreting reliable scientific measurements and information relative to the location, size, shape, or physical features of the earth, improvements on the earth, the space above the earth, or any part of the earth, whether the gathering of information for the providing of these services is accomplished by conventional ground measurements, by aerial photography, by global positioning via satellites, or by a combination of any of these methods, and the utilization and development of these facts and interpretations into an orderly survey map, plan, report, description, or project.

Other Information

Duration of License

Annually

Authority

GS 89C

Exam: State Exam Required
License Type: Registry

Fees

Application
$100.00
New License
$0.00
Renewal
$75.00
Reciprocity:
$0.00
Miscellaneous:
$275.00

Other Requirements

To be licensed as a professional land surveyor, an applicant shall be of good character and reputation, submit five character references to the Board, three of whom are professional land surveyors or individuals acceptable to the Board with personal knowledge of the applicant's land surveying experience, comply with the requirements of NC G.S. Chapter 89C, and meet the requirements related to education, examination, and experience; or meet the requirements as permitted under 89C -13. (b) (1). NC State Specific Surveyor Exam

Exemptions

Individuals permitted under 89C -13. (b) (1).

Licensing Authority

NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors
4601 Six Forks Rd
Ste 310
Raleigh, NC 27609-
919-791-2000 Ext: 103

Occupational Information

Please check with your local City, County or Municipality for area specific license requirements they may have.