Nevada § 625.270 - Qualifications of applicant for licensure as professional land surveyor
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 625.270 — Qualifications of applicant for licensure as professional land surveyor, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 625.270. Qualifications of applicant for licensure as professional land surveyor
1. A person who is 21 years of age or older 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; (b) Pass the examination on the fundamentals of land surveying required by paragraph
(a) of subsection 1 of NRS 625.280 or receive a waiver of that requirement; (c) Pass the examination on the principles and practices of land surveying required
by paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 625.280 ; and (d) Have a record of 4 or more years 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. 3. An applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor may not take the examination
on the principles and practices of land surveying required by paragraph (b) of subsection
1 of NRS 625.280 unless the applicant is a graduate of a land-surveying curriculum of 4 years or more
that is approved by the Board. 4. To determine whether an applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor
has an adequate record of active experience pursuant to subsection 2: (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.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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