SB394,40,2218 (c) Placing, replacing, restoring, or perpetuating monuments in or on the
19ground to evidence the location of a point that is necessary to establish boundaries
20of one or more tracts of land or the subdivision or consolidation of one or more tracts
21of land or to describe the boundaries of any interest in real property identified in par.
22(a).
SB394,40,2523 (d) Preparing maps that depict any interest in real property identified in par.
24(a) for the purpose of establishing the boundaries of any such interest in real
25property.
SB394,41,1
1(e) Preparing any of the following:
SB394,41,32 1. An official map established or amended under s. 62.23 (6), established or
3amended under the authority of s. 61.35, or adopted under s. 60.61.
SB394,41,44 2. An assessor's plat under s. 70.27.
SB394,41,55 3. A map or plat of cemetery lands under s. 157.07.
SB394,41,76 4. A subdivision plat, certified survey map, or correction instrument under ch.
7236.
SB394,41,88 5. A condominium plat or correction instrument under ch. 703.
SB394,41,99 6. A project and time-share property plat under s. 707.215.
SB394,41,1110 (f) Performing construction surveying or geodetic surveying in connection with
11any of the practices specified in pars. (a) to (e).
SB394,101 12Section 101. 443.01 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB394,41,1613 443.01 (7m) "Professional land surveyor" means a person who, by reason of his
14or her knowledge of law, mathematics, physical sciences, and measurement
15techniques, acquired by education and practical experience, is granted a license
16under this chapter to engage in the practice of professional land surveying.
SB394,102 17Section 102. 443.02 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,41,2318 443.02 (4) No person may engage in or offer to engage in the practice of
19professional
land surveying in this state or use or advertise any title or description
20tending to convey the impression that the person is a professional land surveyor
21unless the person has been issued a certificate of registration or granted a permit to
22practice
license under this chapter to engage in the practice of professional land
23surveying
.
SB394,103 24Section 103. 443.06 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,42,2
1443.06 (title) Registration Licensure requirements for professional
2land surveyors.
SB394,104 3Section 104. 443.06 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,42,44 443.06 (1) (title) Registration Licensure, application, qualifying experience.
SB394,105 5Section 105. 443.06 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,42,166 443.06 (1) (a) Application for registration as a land surveyor or a permit license
7to engage in the practice of professional land surveying shall be made to the
8professional land surveyor section of the examining board under oath, on forms
9provided by the department, which shall require the applicant to submit such
10information as the professional land surveyor section of the examining board deems
11necessary. The professional land surveyor section may require applicants to pass
12written or oral examinations or both. Applicants who do not have an arrest or
13conviction record, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, shall be entitled to be
14registered or issued granted a permit license to engage in the practice as of
15professional
land surveyors surveying when satisfactory evidence is submitted that
16the applicant has met one or more of the requirements of sub. (2).
SB394,106 17Section 106. 443.06 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,43,218 443.06 (1) (b) Each year, but not more than 4 years, of work or training
19completed in a curriculum in the practice of professional land surveying approved by
20the professional land surveyor section, or of responsible charge of land surveying
21teaching the practice of professional land surveying may be considered as equivalent
22to one year of qualifying experience in land surveying work the practice of
23professional land surveying
, and each year, but not more than 4 years, completed in
24a curriculum other than the practice of professional land surveying approved by the

1professional land surveyor section, may be considered as equivalent to one-half year
2of qualifying experience.
SB394,107 3Section 107. 443.06 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,43,74 443.06 (2) Requirements; certificate of registration license. (intro.) The
5professional land surveyor section may grant a certificate of registration as a license
6to engage in the practice of professional
land surveyor surveying to any person who
7has submitted to it an application, the required fees, and one or more of the following:
SB394,108 8Section 108. 443.06 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB394,109 9Section 109. 443.06 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,43,2010 443.06 (2) (am) Evidence satisfactory to the professional land surveyor section
11that he or she has received a bachelor's degree in a course in the practice of
12professional
land surveying or a related field that has a duration of not less than 4
13years and is approved by the professional land surveyor section, and that he or she
14has engaged in the practice of professional land surveying for at least 2 years of land
15surveying
and has demonstrated practice of satisfactory character that indicates
16that the applicant is competent to engage in the practice of professional land
17surveying, if the applicant has passed an oral and written or written examination
18administered by the professional land surveyor section. This paragraph applies to
19actions of the land surveyor section on applications for land surveyors' certificates
20that are submitted to the land surveyor section after June 30, 2000.
SB394,110 21Section 110. 443.06 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB394,111 22Section 111. 443.06 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,44,823 443.06 (2) (bm) Evidence satisfactory to the professional land surveyor section
24that he or she has received an associate degree in a course in the practice of
25professional
land surveying or a related field that has a duration of not less than 2

1years and is approved by the professional land surveyor section, and that he or she
2has engaged in the practice of professional land surveying for at least 4 years of land
3surveying
and has demonstrated practice of satisfactory character that indicates
4that the applicant is competent to engage in the practice of professional land
5surveying, if the applicant has passed an oral and written or written examination
6administered by the professional land surveyor section. This paragraph applies to
7actions of the land surveyor section on applications for land surveyors' certificates
8that are submitted to the land surveyor section after June 30, 2000.
SB394,112 9Section 112. 443.06 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB394,113 10Section 113. 443.06 (2) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,44,2011 443.06 (2) (cm) Evidence satisfactory to the professional land surveyor section
12that he or she has engaged in the practice of professional land surveying for at least
1310 years of land surveying and has demonstrated practice of satisfactory character
14that indicates that the applicant is competent to engage in the practice of
15professional
land surveying, if the applicant has passed an oral and written or
16written examination administered by the professional land surveyor section. This
17paragraph applies to actions of the land surveyor section on applications for licenses
18to engage in the practice of professional
land surveyors' certificates surveying that
19are submitted to the professional land surveyor section after June 30, 2000 and
20before July 1, 2019
.
SB394,114 21Section 114. 443.06 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,45,322 443.06 (2) (d) An unexpired certificate of registration , certificate of
23certification, or license
as a land surveyor or to engage in the practice of professional
24land surveying
issued to the applicant by the proper authority in any state or
25territory or possession of the United States or in any other country whose

1requirements meet or exceed the requirement for registration licensure in this
2subsection, if the applicant has passed an oral and written or written examination
3administered by the professional land surveyor section.
SB394,115 4Section 115. 443.06 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB394,116 5Section 116. 443.06 (2) (em) of the statutes is repealed.
SB394,117 6Section 117. 443.06 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB394,118 7Section 118. 443.10 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,45,8 8443.10 (title) Applications, certificates, licenses, rules, and roster.
SB394,119 9Section 119. 443.10 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,45,1310 443.10 (2) (b) The fees for examinations and licenses credentials, as defined in
11s. 440.01 (2) (a),
granted under this chapter are specified in s. 440.05, and the fee for
12renewal of such licenses credentials is determined by the department under s. 440.03
13(9) (a).
SB394,120 14Section 120. 443.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,45,2015 443.10 (5) Fees; renewals. The professional land surveyor's surveyor section
16shall grant a certificate of registration as a license to engage in the practice of
17professional
land surveyor surveying to any applicant who has met the applicable
18requirements of this chapter. The renewal date for the certificate license is specified
19under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for the certificate license is determined
20by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
SB394,121 21Section 121. 443.12 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,45,23 22443.12 (title) Disciplinary proceedings against professional land
23surveyors.
SB394,122 24Section 122. 443.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,46,5
1443.12 (1) The professional land surveyor section may reprimand a
2professional land surveyor,
or limit, suspend, or revoke the certificate of registration
3license of any professional land surveyor, for the practice of any fraud or deceit in
4obtaining the certificate license, or any gross negligence, incompetence, or
5misconduct in the practice of professional land surveying.
SB394,123 6Section 123. 443.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,46,127 443.12 (2) Charges of fraud, deceit, gross negligence, incompetence, or
8misconduct may be made against any professional land surveyor by the professional
9land surveyor
section or any person. Such charges may be made on information and
10belief, but shall be in writing, stating the specific acts, be signed by the complainant
11and be submitted to the examining board. All charges shall be heard according to
12the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1).
SB394,124 13Section 124. 443.12 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,46,1914 443.12 (3) If after a hearing 3 members vote in favor of reprimand or limiting,
15suspending, or revoking the certificate of registration license of a professional land
16surveyor, the professional land surveyor section shall notify the surveyor to that
17effect. The surveyor shall return the certificate license to the examining board
18immediately on receipt of notice of a revocation. The action of the professional land
19surveyor
section may be reviewed under ch. 227.
SB394,125 20Section 125. 443.12 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,46,2521 443.12 (4) The professional land surveyor section, for reasons it deems
22sufficient, may reinstate a certificate of registration license to engage in the practice
23of professional land surveying
that has been revoked, if 3 members vote in favor of
24such reinstatement. This subsection does not apply to a certificate of registration
25license that is revoked under s. 440.12.
SB394,126
1Section 126. 443.134 of the statutes is created to read:
SB394,47,7 2443.134 Exception for photogrammetry. Nothing in this chapter may be
3construed to prohibit a person who has not been granted a license to engage in the
4practice of professional land surveying under this chapter from utilizing
5photogrammetry or remote sensing techniques or performing topographic
6surveying, construction surveying, or geodetic surveying for purposes other than a
7boundary establishment or reestablishment specified in s. 443.01 (6s).
SB394,127 8Section 127. 443.135 of the statutes is created to read:
SB394,47,12 9443.135 Other exceptions. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to
10prohibit a person who has not been granted a license or permit to engage in the
11practice of professional land surveying under this chapter from doing any of the
12following:
SB394,47,15 13(1) Performing services related to timber management or sales if any map that
14is prepared as a part of those services contains the following statement: "This map
15is not a survey of the actual boundary of any property this map depicts."
SB394,47,18 16(2) Preparing a map that depicts temporary trails, easements, or other uses of
17lands if the map contains the following statement: "This map is not a survey of the
18actual boundary of any property this map depicts."
SB394,128 19Section 128. 443.14 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,47,2320 443.14 (8) (a) An employee of a professional land surveyor registered in this
21state or authorized to practice under a permit
, while working doing surveying work
22under the supervision of the employer. Such exempt, if the employee shall is not be
23in responsible charge of the practice of professional land surveying.
SB394,129 24Section 129. 443.14 (8) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB394,130 25Section 130. 443.14 (8) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB394,131
1Section 131. 443.14 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,48,42 443.14 (8) (d) Employees of public utilities regulated by the public service
3commission while engaged in the practice of professional land surveying for such
4utilities. This paragraph does not apply after June 30, 2019.
SB394,132 5Section 132. 443.14 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,48,86 443.14 (11) Any professional land surveyor registered licensed under s. 443.06
7who is engaged in the planning, design, installation, or regulation of land and water
8conservation activities under ch. 92 or s. 281.65.
SB394,133 9Section 133. 443.18 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,48,2010 443.18 (2) (b) If it appears upon complaint to the examining board by any
11person,
or is known to the land surveyor section of the examining board that any
12person who is not authorized is practicing or offering does not have a license to
13engage in the practice of professional land surveying in this state, or who is not
14exempt from the licensure requirements under this chapter, is engaging in or
15offering to engage in the practice of professional land surveying in this state,
the
16professional land surveyor section, the examining board, the department, the
17department of justice, or the district attorney of the proper county may investigate
18and may
, in addition to any other remedies, bring action in the name and on behalf
19of the state to enjoin the person from practicing engaging in or offering to engage in
20the
practice of professional land surveying.
SB394,134 21Section 134. 470.025 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,48,2422 470.025 (7) A professional land surveyor registered licensed under ch. 443 who
23is engaged in the planning, design, installation, or regulation of land and water
24conservation activities under ch. 92 or s. 281.65.
SB394,135 25Section 135. 703.02 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,49,4
1703.02 (6m) "Correction instrument" means an instrument drafted by a
2licensed professional land surveyor that complies with the requirements of s. 59.43
3(2m) and that, upon recording, corrects an error in a condominium plat. "Correction
4instrument" does not include an instrument of conveyance.
SB394,136 5Section 136. 703.02 (13r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB394,49,76 703.02 (13r) "Professional land surveyor" means a professional land surveyor
7licensed under ch. 443.
SB394,137 8Section 137. 703.11 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,49,119 703.11 (2) Required particulars. (intro.) A condominium plat may consist of
10one or more sheets, shall be produced on media that is acceptable to the register of
11deeds,
and shall contain at least the following particulars:
SB394,138 12Section 138. 703.11 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,49,1713 703.11 (2) (b) A survey of the property described in the declaration complying
14with minimum standards for property surveys adopted by the examining board of
15architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers and professional
16land surveyors and showing the location of any unit or building located or to be
17located on the property.
SB394,139 18Section 139. 703.11 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,49,2419 703.11 (4) Surveyor's Professional land surveyor's certificate. A
20condominium plat is sufficient for the purposes of this chapter if there is attached to
21or included in it a certificate of a licensed professional land surveyor authorized to
22practice that profession in this state
that the plat is a correct representation of the
23condominium described and the identification and location of each unit and the
24common elements can be determined from the plat.
SB394,140 25Section 140. 703.115 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,50,4
1703.115 (1) (b) Provides that a condominium instrument may be rejected only
2if it fails to comply with the applicable requirements of ss. 703.095, 703.11 (2) (a), (c)
3and (d) and (3), 703.275 (5) and 703.28 (1m) or if the professional land surveyor's
4certificate under s. 703.11 (4) is not attached to or included in the condominium plat.
SB394,141 5Section 141. 703.13 (6) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,50,106 703.13 (6) (e) Plats and plans showing the altered boundaries and the
7dimensions thereof between adjoining units, and their identifying numbers or
8letters, shall be prepared. The plats and plans shall be certified as to their accuracy
9in compliance with this subsection by a civil engineer, architect, or licensed
10professional land surveyor authorized to practice his or her profession in the state.
SB394,142 11Section 142. 703.13 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB394,50,1712 703.13 (7) (c) Plats and plans showing the boundaries and dimensions
13separating the new units together with their other boundaries and their new
14identifying numbers or letters shall be prepared. The plats and plans shall be
15certified as to their accuracy and compliance with this subsection by a civil engineer,
16architect, or licensed professional land surveyor authorized to practice his or her
17profession in the state
.
SB394,143 18Section 143. 703.13 (8) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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