AB271-ASA1,25,2424 f. A project and time-share plat under s. 707.215.
AB271-ASA1,26,2
16. Performing cartographic, construction, or geodetic surveying in connection
2with any of the practices specified in subds. 1. to 5.
AB271-ASA1,26,43 (b) "Practice of professional land surveying" does not include the establishment
4of an ordinary high water mark.
AB271-ASA1, s. 66 5Section 66. 443.01 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB271-ASA1,26,96 443.01 (7m) "Professional land surveyor" means a person who, by reason of his
7or her knowledge of law, mathematics, physical sciences, and measurement
8techniques, acquired by education and practical experience, is granted a license or
9permit to engage in the practice of professional land surveying under this chapter.
AB271-ASA1, s. 67 10Section 67. 443.02 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,26,1511 443.02 (4) No person may engage in or offer to engage in the practice of
12professional
land surveying in this state or use or advertise any title or description
13tending to convey the impression that the person is a professional land surveyor
14unless the person has been issued a certificate of registration or granted a license or
15permit to engage in the practice of professional land surveying under this chapter.
AB271-ASA1, s. 68 16Section 68. 443.06 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,26,18 17443.06 (title) Registration Licensure requirements for professional
18land surveyors.
AB271-ASA1, s. 69 19Section 69. 443.06 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,26,2020 443.06 (1) (title) Registration Licensure, application, qualifying experience.
AB271-ASA1, s. 70 21Section 70. 443.06 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,27,622 443.06 (1) (a) Application for registration as a land surveyor a license or a
23permit to engage in the practice of professional land surveying shall be made to the
24section under oath, on forms provided by the department, which shall require the
25applicant to submit such information as the section deems necessary. The section

1may require applicants to pass written or oral examinations or both. Applicants who
2do not have an arrest or conviction record, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and
3111.335, shall be entitled to be registered or issued a granted a license or permit to
4engage in the practice as of professional land surveyors surveying when satisfactory
5evidence is submitted that the applicant has met one or more of the requirements of
6sub. (2).
AB271-ASA1, s. 71 7Section 71. 443.06 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,27,168 443.06 (1) (b) Each year, but not more than 4 years, of work or training
9completed in a curriculum in the practice of professional land surveying approved by
10the professional land surveyor section, or of responsible charge of land surveying
11teaching the practice of professional land surveying may be considered as equivalent
12to one year of qualifying experience in land surveying work the practice of
13professional land surveying
, and each year, but not more than 4 years, completed in
14a curriculum other than the practice of professional land surveying approved by the
15land surveyor section, may be considered as equivalent to one-half year of qualifying
16experience.
AB271-ASA1, s. 72 17Section 72. 443.06 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,27,2118 443.06 (2) Requirements; certificate of registration license. (intro.) The
19section may grant a certificate of registration as a license to engage in the practice
20of professional
land surveyor surveying to any person who has submitted to it an
21application, the required fees, and one or more of the following:
AB271-ASA1, s. 73 22Section 73. 443.06 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB271-ASA1, s. 74 23Section 74. 443.06 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,28,1024 443.06 (2) (am) Evidence satisfactory to the professional land surveyor section
25that he or she has received a bachelor's degree in a course in the practice of

1professional
land surveying or a related field that has a duration of not less than 4
2years and is approved by the land surveyor section, and that he or she has engaged
3in the practice of professional land surveying for at least 2 years of land surveying
4and has demonstrated practice of satisfactory character that indicates that the
5applicant is competent to engage in the practice of professional land surveying, if the
6applicant has passed an oral and written or written examination administered by the
7land surveyor section. This paragraph applies to actions of the land surveyor section
8on applications for licenses to engage in the practice of professional land surveyors'
9certificates
surveying that are submitted to the land surveyor section after June 30,
102000.
AB271-ASA1, s. 75 11Section 75. 443.06 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB271-ASA1, s. 76 12Section 76. 443.06 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,28,2413 443.06 (2) (bm) Evidence satisfactory to the professional land surveyor section
14that he or she has received an associate degree in a course in the practice of
15professional
land surveying or a related field that has a duration of not less than 2
16years and is approved by the land surveyor section, and that he or she has engaged
17in the practice of professional land surveying for at least 4 years of land surveying
18and has demonstrated practice of satisfactory character that indicates that the
19applicant is competent to engage in the practice of professional land surveying, if the
20applicant has passed an oral and written or written examination administered by the
21land surveyor section. This paragraph applies to actions of the land surveyor section
22on applications for licenses to engage in the practice of professional land surveyors'
23certificates
surveying that are submitted to the land surveyor section after June 30,
242000.
AB271-ASA1, s. 77 25Section 77. 443.06 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB271-ASA1, s. 78
1Section 78. 443.06 (2) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,29,102 443.06 (2) (cm) Evidence satisfactory to the professional land surveyor section
3that he or she has engaged in the practice of professional land surveying for at least
410 years of land surveying and has demonstrated practice of satisfactory character
5that indicates that the applicant is competent to engage in the practice of licenses to
6engage in the practice of professional
land surveying, if the applicant has passed an
7oral and written or written examination administered by the land surveyor section.
8This paragraph applies to actions of the land surveyor section on applications for
9licenses to engage in the practice of professional land surveyors' certificates
10surveying that are submitted to the land surveyor section after June 30, 2000.
AB271-ASA1, s. 79 11Section 79. 443.06 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,29,1812 443.06 (2) (d) An unexpired certificate of registration , certificate of
13certification, or license
as a land surveyor or to engage in the practice of professional
14land surveying
issued to the applicant by the proper authority in any state or
15territory or possession of the United States or in any other country whose
16requirements meet or exceed the requirement for registration licensure in this
17subsection, if the applicant has passed an oral and written or written examination
18administered by the professional land surveyor section.
AB271-ASA1, s. 80 19Section 80. 443.06 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB271-ASA1, s. 81 20Section 81. 443.06 (2) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,30,821 443.06 (2) (em) Evidence satisfactory to the professional land surveyor section
22that he or she has completed an apprenticeship training course in the practice of
23professional
land surveying prescribed by the department of workforce development,
24and has engaged in a the practice of professional land surveying for an additional
25period of additional land surveying and has demonstrated practice of satisfactory

1character that indicates that the applicant is competent to engage in the practice of
2professional
land surveying and that, when added to the period of the
3apprenticeship, totals at least 8 years of land surveying practice of professional land
4surveying
, if the applicant has passed an oral and written or written examination
5administered by the land surveyor section. This paragraph applies to actions of the
6land surveyor section on applications for licenses to engage in the practice of
7professional
land surveyors' certificates surveying that are submitted to the land
8surveyor
section after June 30, 2000.
AB271-ASA1, s. 82 9Section 82. 443.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,30,1710 443.06 (3) Permit to practice. The examining board may grant a permit to
11engage in the practice of professional land surveying during the time an application
12is pending to a person who is not registered licensed in this state, if the person has
13submitted an application for registration as a license to engage in the practice of
14professional
land surveyor surveying and paid the required fee and holds an
15unexpired certificate of registration, certificate of certification, or license which in
16the opinion of the examining board meets the requirements of sub. (2). The permit
17shall be revocable by the section at its pleasure.
AB271-ASA1, s. 83 18Section 83. 443.10 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,30,19 19443.10 (title) Applications, certificates, licenses, rules, and roster.
AB271-ASA1, s. 84 20Section 84. 443.10 (2) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20,
21is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,30,2522 443.10 (2) (b) The fees for examinations and licenses credentials, as defined in
23s. 440.01 (2) (a),
granted under this chapter are specified in s. 440.05, and the fee for
24renewal of such licenses credentials is determined by the department under s. 440.03
25(9) (a).
AB271-ASA1, s. 85
1Section 85. 443.10 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20,
2is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,31,83 443.10 (5) Fees; renewals. The professional land surveyor's surveyor section
4shall grant a certificate of registration as a license to engage of the practice of
5professional
land surveyor surveying to any applicant who has met the applicable
6requirements of this chapter. The renewal date for the certificate license is specified
7under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for the certificate license is determined
8by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
AB271-ASA1, s. 86 9Section 86. 443.12 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,31,11 10443.12 (title) Disciplinary proceedings against professional land
11surveyors.
AB271-ASA1, s. 87 12Section 87. 443.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,31,1713 443.12 (1) The section may reprimand a professional land surveyor, or limit,
14suspend, or revoke the certificate of registration license of any professional land
15surveyor, for the practice of any fraud or deceit in obtaining the certificate license,
16or any gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the practice of professional
17land surveying.
AB271-ASA1, s. 88 18Section 88. 443.12 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,31,2319 443.12 (3) If after a hearing 3 members vote in favor of reprimand or limiting,
20suspending, or revoking the certificate of registration license of a professional land
21surveyor, the section shall notify the surveyor to that effect. The surveyor shall
22return the certificate license to the examining board immediately on receipt of notice
23of a revocation. The action of the section may be reviewed under ch. 227.
AB271-ASA1, s. 89 24Section 89. 443.135 of the statutes is created to read:
AB271-ASA1,32,4
1443.135 Cartographic, construction, and geodetic surveying;
2preparation of maps.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a
3person who has not been granted a license or permit to engage in the practice of
4professional land surveying under this chapter from doing any of the following:
AB271-ASA1,32,6 5(1) Performing cartographic, construction, or geodetic surveying not in
6connection with a practice specified in s. 443.01 (6s) (a) 1. to 5.
AB271-ASA1,32,7 7(2) Preparing any of the following:
AB271-ASA1,32,138 (a) A map, other than a map described in s. 443.01 (6s) (a) 5., used in connection
9with the exercise of police powers by the state or a local governmental unit, or in
10connection with a regulatory program established by the state or a local
11governmental unit, or in connection with the enforcement of the public trust doctrine
12or any other constitutional authority by the state or a local governmental unit. In
13this paragraph, "local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 16.97 (7).
AB271-ASA1,32,1614 (b) A map showing the boundaries or the shape and area of one or more tracts
15of land, or of one or more interests in real property identified in s. 443.01 (6s) (a) 1.,
16that are subject to an order under s. 77.82 (8) or under s. 77.02 (3) or (4).
AB271-ASA1,32,1817 (c) A map having a purpose other than those specified in s. 443.01 (6s) (a) 4. or
185.
AB271-ASA1, s. 90 19Section 90. 443.135 (2) (a) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act
20.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,33,321 443.135 (2) (a) A map, other than a map described in s. 443.01 (6s) (a) 5., used
22in connection with the exercise of police powers by the state or a local governmental
23unit, or in connection with a regulatory program established by the state or a local
24governmental unit, or in connection with the enforcement of the public trust doctrine
25or any other constitutional authority by the state or a local governmental unit, except

1that a map prepared in connection with the program under s. 93.70 must include the
2disclaimer and statements under s. 93.70 (1m)
. In this paragraph, "local
3governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 16.97 (7).
AB271-ASA1, s. 91 4Section 91. 443.135 (2) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act
5.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,33,106 443.135 (2) (b) A map showing the boundaries or the shape and area of one or
7more tracts of land, or of one or more interests in real property identified in s. 443.01
8(6s) (a) 1., that are subject to an order under s. 77.82 (8) or under s. 77.02 (3) or (4),
9if the map includes a disclaimer substantially similar to the disclaimer under s.
1016.967 (3) (f)
.
AB271-ASA1, s. 92 11Section 92. 443.14 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,33,1512 443.14 (8) (a) An employee of a professional land surveyor registered in this
13state or authorized to practice under a permit
, while working doing surveying work
14under the supervision of the employer. Such exempt employee shall not be in
15responsible charge of the practice of professional land surveying.
AB271-ASA1, s. 93 16Section 93. 443.14 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,33,1817 443.14 (8) (b) Officers and employees of the federal government while engaged
18in the practice of professional land surveying for the federal government.
AB271-ASA1, s. 94 19Section 94. 443.14 (8) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,33,2220 443.14 (8) (c) Employees of this state while engaged in the practice of
21professional
land surveying for the state. This paragraph does not apply after July
221, 2018.
AB271-ASA1, s. 95 23Section 95. 443.14 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,34,3
1443.14 (8) (d) Employees of public utilities regulated by the public service
2commission while engaged in the practice of professional land surveying for such
3utilities. This paragraph does not apply after July 1, 2018.
AB271-ASA1, s. 96 4Section 96. 443.14 (8) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB271-ASA1,34,85 443.14 (8) (dm) Employees of a cooperative association organized under ch. 185
6for the purpose of producing or furnishing heat, light, power, or water to its members
7only, while the employees are engaged in the practice of professional land surveying
8for the cooperative association. This paragraph does not apply after July 1, 2018.
AB271-ASA1, s. 97 9Section 97. 443.14 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,34,1110 443.14 (9) A license or permit shall not be required for an owner to survey his
11or her own land for purposes other than for sale.
AB271-ASA1, s. 98 12Section 98. 443.14 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,34,1513 443.14 (11) Any professional land surveyor registered licensed under s. 443.06
14who is engaged in the planning, design, installation, or regulation of land and water
15conservation activities under ch. 92 or s. 281.65.
AB271-ASA1, s. 99 16Section 99. 443.14 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
AB271-ASA1,34,2017 443.14 (15) An employee of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
18protection who is engaged in determining the boundaries of an easement to be
19acquired by that department under the conservation reserve enhancement program
20under s. 93.70 and who complies with the requirements under s. 93.70 (1m).
AB271-ASA1, s. 100 21Section 100. 443.14 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
AB271-ASA1,35,222 443.14 (16) An employee of an agency, as defined in s. 13.172 (1), or a local
23governmental unit, as defined in s. 16.97 (7), who, while acting within the scope of
24his or her employment, creates a map that depicts the boundary of one or more tracts

1of land, or of one or more interests in real property, using a land information system,
2as defined in s. 16.967 (1) (c), or a geographic information system.
AB271-ASA1, s. 101 3Section 101. 443.14 (16) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act ....
4(this act), is renumbered 443.14 (16) (intro.) and amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,35,105 443.14 (16) (intro.) An employee of an agency, as defined in s. 13.172 (1), or a
6local governmental unit, as defined in s. 16.97 (7), who, while acting within the scope
7of his or her employment, creates a map that depicts the boundary of one or more
8tracts of land, or of one or more interests in real property, using a land information
9system, as defined in s. 16.967 (1) (c), or a geographic information system., if the
10employee includes on the map the following or a substantially similar disclaimer:
AB271-ASA1, s. 102 11Section 102. 443.14 (16) (form) of the statutes is created to read:
AB271-ASA1,35,1512 443.14 (16) (form) "This map shows the approximate relative location of
13property boundaries but was not prepared by a professional land surveyor. This map
14is provided for informational purposes only and may not be sufficient or appropriate
15for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes."
AB271-ASA1, s. 103 16Section 103. 443.18 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,36,217 443.18 (2) (a) If it appears upon complaint to the examining board by any
18person, or is known to the examining board that any person who is neither registered
19nor exempt under this chapter nor the holder of an unexpired permit under s. 443.10
20(1) (d) is practicing or offering to practice, or is about to practice or to offer to practice,
21architecture or professional engineering in this state, or is using the title "landscape
22architect" in this state, the examining board or the attorney general, the department
23of regulation and licensing, the department of justice,
or the district attorney of the
24proper county may investigate and may, in addition to any other remedies, bring
25action in the name and on behalf of this the state against any such person to enjoin

1the person from practicing or offering to practice architecture or professional
2engineering or from using the title "landscape architect".
AB271-ASA1, s. 104 3Section 104. 443.18 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,36,124 443.18 (2) (b) If it appears upon complaint to the examining board by any
5person,
or is known to the section examining board that any person who is not
6authorized neither licensed nor permitted nor exempt under this chapter is
7practicing engaged in or offering to engage in the practice of professional land
8surveying in this state, the section examining board, the department of regulation
9and licensing
, the department of justice, or the district attorney of the proper county
10may investigate and may, in addition to any other remedies, bring action in the name
11and on behalf of the state to enjoin the person from practicing engaging in or offering
12to engage in the practice of professional land surveying.
AB271-ASA1, s. 105 13Section 105. 470.025 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,36,1614 470.025 (7) A professional land surveyor registered licensed under ch. 443 who
15is engaged in the planning, design, installation, or regulation of land and water
16conservation activities under ch. 92 or s. 281.65.
AB271-ASA1, s. 106 17Section 106. 703.02 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB271-ASA1,36,2118 703.02 (6m) "Correction instrument" means an instrument drafted by a
19licensed professional land surveyor that complies with the requirements of s. 59.43
20(2m) and that, upon recording, corrects an error in a condominium plat. "Correction
21instrument" does not include an instrument of conveyance.
AB271-ASA1, s. 107 22Section 107. 703.02 (13r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB271-ASA1,36,2423 703.02 (13r) "Professional land surveyor" means a professional land surveyor
24licensed under ch. 443.
AB271-ASA1, s. 108 25Section 108. 703.11 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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