NRS625.270. Qualifications of applicant for licensure as professional land surveyor.

      1.  A person who:

      (a) Is 21 years of age or older; and

      (b) Is a citizen of the United States or is lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States,

Ê may apply to the Board, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted by the Board, for licensure as a professional land surveyor.

      2.  An applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor must:

      (a) Be of good character and reputation; and

      (b) Pass the examination on the:

             (1) Fundamentals of land surveying or receive a waiver of that requirement; and

             (2) Principles and practices of land surveying,

Ê pursuant to NRS 625.280.

      3.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 625.285, an applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor may not take the examination on the principles and practices of land surveying, unless the applicant is a graduate of a land-surveying curriculum of 4 years or more that is approved by the Board and has a record of 4 years or more of active experience in land surveying that is satisfactory to the Board and indicates that the applicant is competent to be placed in responsible charge of land-surveying work.

      4.  To determine whether an applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor has an adequate record of active experience pursuant to subsection 3:

      (a) Two of the 4 years of active experience must have been completed by working under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor, unless that requirement is waived by the Board.

      (b) The execution, as a contractor, of work designed by a professional land surveyor, or the supervision of the construction of that work as a foreman or superintendent, is not equivalent to active experience in land surveying.

      5.  A person who is not working in the field of land surveying when applying for licensure is eligible for licensure as a professional land surveyor if the person complies with the requirements for licensure prescribed in this chapter.

      [Part 14:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1951, 459; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1965, 1326; 1975, 1169; 1977, 743; 1989, 783; 1991, 2243; 1995, 49; 1997, 1043; 1999, 2437; 2011, 228)