AB687,12,11 11(e) Preparing assessors' or official plats, or maps, of land in this state.
AB687, s. 27 12Section 27. 443.01 (6s) (a) and (b) of the statutes are created to read:
AB687,12,1413 443.01 (6s) (a) Measuring and analyzing a tract of land to determine its
14boundaries or to describe the tract for the purpose of conveyance.
AB687,12,1615 (b) Designing or coordinating designs for the purpose of platting or subdividing
16land into smaller tracts.
AB687, s. 28 17Section 28. 443.01 (6s) (d) 3. and 4. of the statutes are created to read:
AB687,12,1818 443.01 (6s) (d) 3. Air, water or property rights.
AB687,12,1919 4. Public or private easements.
AB687, s. 29 20Section 29. 443.01 (6s) (f) to (h) of the statutes are created to read:
AB687,12,2421 443.01 (6s) (f) Applying knowledge or experience about land surveying to assist
22in the development, use or management of geographic or land information systems
23that collect, organize or disseminate data regarding land ownership or land
24resources.
AB687,13,2
1(g) Performing cartographic, construction or geodetic surveying in connection
2with any of the practices specified in pars. (a) to (e).
AB687,13,43 (h) Providing consultation services related to any of the practices specified in
4this subsection.
AB687, s. 30 5Section 30. 443.01 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB687,13,96 443.01 (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.
AB687, s. 31 10Section 31. 443.02 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 443.02 (4) and
11amended to read:
AB687,13,1612 443.02 (4) No person may engage or offer to engage in the practice of
13professional
land surveying in this state or use or advertise any title or description
14tending to convey the impression that the person is a professional land surveyor
15unless the person has been issued a certificate of registration or granted a license or
16permit to practice under this chapter.
AB687, s. 32 17Section 32. 443.06 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,13,19 18443.06 (title) Registration Licensure requirements for professional
19land surveyors.
AB687, s. 33 20Section 33. 443.06 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,13,2121 443.06 (1) (title) Registration Licensure, application, qualifying experience.
AB687, s. 34 22Section 34. 443.06 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,14,623 443.06 (1) (a) Application for registration licensure as a professional land
24surveyor or a permit to practice shall be made to the section under oath, on forms
25provided by the department, which shall require the applicant to submit such

1information as the section deems necessary. The section may require applicants to
2pass written or oral examinations or both. Applicants who do not have an arrest or
3conviction record, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, shall be entitled to be
4registered or issued a granted a license or permit to practice as professional land
5surveyors when satisfactory evidence is submitted that the applicant has met one or
6more of the requirements of sub. (2).
AB687, s. 35 7Section 35. 443.06 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,14,148 443.06 (1) (b) Each year, but not more than 4 years, of work or training
9completed in a curriculum in land surveying approved by the professional land
10surveyor section, or responsible charge of land surveying teaching may be considered
11as equivalent to one year of qualifying experience in land surveying work, and each
12year, but not more than 4 years completed in a curriculum other than land surveying
13approved by the land surveyor section, may be considered as equivalent to one-half
14year of qualifying experience.
AB687, s. 36 15Section 36. 443.06 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,14,1916 443.06 (2) Requirements; certificate of registration license. (intro.) The
17section may grant a certificate of registration as a professional land surveyor license
18to any person who has submitted to it an application, the required fees and one or
19more of the following:
AB687, s. 37 20Section 37. 443.06 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,15,321 443.06 (2) (a) A record of completion of a course in land surveying of not less
22than 2 years' duration approved by the professional land surveyor section together
23with 2 years of practice in land surveying work of satisfactory character which
24indicates that the applicant is competent to be placed in responsible charge of such
25work, if the applicant has passed an oral and written or written examination

1administered by the land surveyor section. This paragraph applies to actions of the
2land surveyor section on applications for professional land surveyors' certificates
3licenses that are submitted to the land surveyor section before July 1, 2000.
AB687, s. 38 4Section 38. 443.06 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,15,145 443.06 (2) (am) Evidence satisfactory to the professional land surveyor section
6that he or she has received a bachelor's degree in a course in land surveying or a
7related field that has a duration of not less than 4 years and is approved by the land
8surveyor
section, and that he or she has engaged in at least 2 years of land surveying
9practice of satisfactory character that indicates that the applicant is competent to
10engage in the practice of professional land surveying, if the applicant has passed an
11oral and written or written examination administered by the land surveyor section.
12This paragraph applies to actions of the land surveyor section on applications for
13professional land surveyors' certificates licenses that are submitted to the land
14surveyor
section after June 30, 2000.
AB687, s. 39 15Section 39. 443.06 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,15,2216 443.06 (2) (b) A record of 6 years of practice in land surveying of satisfactory
17character, which indicates that the applicant is competent to be placed in responsible
18charge of such work, if the applicant has passed an oral and written or written
19examination administered by the professional land surveyor section. This
20paragraph applies to actions of the land surveyor section on applications for
21professional land surveyors' certificates licenses that are submitted to the land
22surveyor
section before July 1, 2000.
AB687, s. 40 23Section 40. 443.06 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,16,824 443.06 (2) (bm) Evidence satisfactory to the professional land surveyor section
25that he or she has received an associate degree in a course in land surveying or a

1related field that has a duration of not less than 2 years and is approved by the land
2surveyor
section, and that he or she has engaged in at least 4 years of land surveying
3practice of satisfactory character that indicates that the applicant is competent to
4engage in the practice of professional land surveying, if the applicant has passed an
5oral and written or written examination administered by the land surveyor section.
6This paragraph applies to actions of the land surveyor section on applications for
7professional land surveyors' certificates licenses that are submitted to the land
8surveyor
section after June 30, 2000.
AB687, s. 41 9Section 41. 443.06 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB687, s. 42 10Section 42. 443.06 (2) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,16,1811 443.06 (2) (cm) Evidence satisfactory to the professional land surveyor section
12that he or she has engaged in at least 10 years of land surveying practice of
13satisfactory character that indicates that the applicant is competent to engage in the
14practice of professional land surveying, if the applicant has passed an oral and
15written or written examination administered by the land surveyor section. This
16paragraph applies to actions of the land surveyor section on applications for
17professional land surveyors' certificates licenses that are submitted to the land
18surveyor
section after June 30, 2000.
AB687, s. 43 19Section 43. 443.06 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,16,2520 443.06 (2) (d) An unexpired certificate of registration , certification or license
21as a land surveyor or professional land surveyor issued to the applicant by the proper
22authority in any state or territory or possession of the United States or in any other
23country whose requirements meet or exceed the requirement for registration
24licensure in this subsection, if the applicant has passed an oral and written or written
25examination administered by the professional land surveyor section.
AB687, s. 44
1Section 44. 443.06 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,17,92 443.06 (2) (e) A record of satisfactory completion of an apprenticeship training
3course in land surveying prescribed by the department of workforce development, of
4satisfactory character which indicates that the applicant is competent to be placed
5in responsible charge of such work, if the applicant has passed an oral and written
6or written examination administered by the professional land surveyor section. This
7paragraph applies to actions of the land surveyor section on applications for
8professional land surveyors' certificates licenses that are submitted to the land
9surveyor
section before July 1, 2000.
AB687, s. 45 10Section 45. 443.06 (2) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,17,2111 443.06 (2) (em) Evidence satisfactory to the professional land surveyor section
12that he or she has completed an apprenticeship training course in land surveying
13prescribed by the department of workforce development, and has engaged in a period
14of additional land surveying practice of satisfactory character that indicates that the
15applicant is competent to engage in the practice of professional land surveying and
16that, when added to the period of the apprenticeship, totals at least 8 years of land
17surveying practice, if the applicant has passed an oral and written or written
18examination administered by the land surveyor section. This paragraph applies to
19actions of the land surveyor section on applications for professional land surveyors'
20certificates licenses that are submitted to the land surveyor section after June 30,
212000.
AB687, s. 46 22Section 46. 443.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,18,423 443.06 (3) Permit to practice. The examining board may grant a permit to
24engage in the practice of professional land surveying during the time an application
25is pending to a person who is not registered licensed in this state, if the person has

1submitted an application for registration as a professional land surveyor license and
2paid the required fee and holds an unexpired certificate of registration, certification
3or license
which in the opinion of the examining board meets the requirements of sub.
4(2). The permit shall be revocable by the section at its pleasure.
AB687, s. 47 5Section 47. 443.10 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,18,6 6443.10 (title) Applications, certificates, licenses, rules and roster.
AB687, s. 48 7Section 48. 443.10 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,18,108 443.10 (2) (b) The fees for examinations and licenses credentials, as defined in
9s. 440.01 (2) (a),
granted or renewed under this chapter are specified in ss. 440.05 and
10440.08.
AB687, s. 49 11Section 49. 443.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,18,1512 443.10 (5) Fees; renewals. The professional land surveyor's surveyor section
13shall grant a certificate of registration as a professional land surveyor license to any
14applicant who has met the applicable requirements of this chapter. The renewal date
15and renewal fee for the certificate license are specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a).
AB687, s. 50 16Section 50. 443.12 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,18,18 17443.12 (title) Disciplinary proceedings against professional land
18surveyors.
AB687, s. 51 19Section 51. 443.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,18,2420 443.12 (1) The section may reprimand a licensed professional land surveyor,
21or limit, suspend or revoke the certificate of registration of any professional land
22surveyor license, for the practice of any fraud or deceit in obtaining the certificate
23license, or any gross negligence, incompetence or misconduct in the practice of
24professional land surveying.
AB687, s. 52 25Section 52. 443.12 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,19,5
1443.12 (3) If after a hearing 3 members vote in favor of reprimand or limiting,
2suspending or revoking the certificate of registration license of a professional land
3surveyor, the section shall notify the surveyor to that effect. The surveyor shall
4return the certificate license to the examining board immediately on receipt of notice
5of a revocation. The action of the section may be reviewed under ch. 227.
AB687, s. 53 6Section 53. 443.135 of the statutes is created to read:
AB687,19,12 7443.135 Cartographic, construction and geodetic surveying. Nothing
8in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a person who has not been granted a
9license or permit to practice professional land surveying under this chapter from
10performing cartographic, construction or geodetic surveying, unless the performance
11of cartographic, construction or geodetic surveying also involves a practice specified
12in s. 443.01 (6s) (a) to (e).
AB687, s. 54 13Section 54. 443.14 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,19,1714 443.14 (8) (a) An employe of a professional land surveyor registered licensed
15in this state or authorized to practice under a permit, while working under the
16supervision of the employer. Such exempt employe shall not be in responsible charge
17of the practice of professional land surveying.
AB687, s. 55 18Section 55. 443.14 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,19,2019 443.14 (8) (b) Officers and employes of the federal government while engaged
20in the practice of professional land surveying for the federal government.
AB687, s. 56 21Section 56. 443.14 (8) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,19,2322 443.14 (8) (c) Employes of this state while engaged in the practice of
23professional
land surveying for the state.
AB687, s. 57 24Section 57. 443.14 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,20,3
1443.14 (8) (d) Employes of public utilities regulated by the public service
2commission in while engaged in the practice of professional land surveying for such
3utilities.
AB687, s. 58 4Section 58. 443.14 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,20,65 443.14 (9) A license or permit shall not be required for an owner to survey his
6or her own land for purposes other than for sale.
AB687, s. 59 7Section 59. 443.14 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,20,108 443.14 (11) Any professional land surveyor registered licensed under s. 443.06
9who is engaged in the planning, design, installation or regulation of land and water
10conservation activities under ch. 92 or s. 281.65.
AB687, s. 60 11Section 60. 443.18 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,20,1812 443.18 (2) (b) Injunction. If it appears upon complaint or is known to the
13section that any person who is not authorized is practicing engaged or offering to
14engage in the practice of professional land surveying in this state, the section, the
15department of justice or the district attorney of the proper county may, in addition
16to other remedies, bring an action in the name and on behalf of the state to enjoin
17the person from practicing engaging or offering to engage in the practice of
18professional
land surveying.
AB687, s. 61 19Section 61. 703.11 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,20,2420 703.11 (2) (b) A survey of the property described in the declaration complying
21with minimum standards for property surveys adopted by the examining board of
22architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers and professional
23land surveyors and showing the location of any unit or building located or to be
24located on the property.
AB687, s. 62 25Section 62. 703.11 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,21,6
1703.11 (4) Surveyor's certificate. A condominium plat is sufficient for the
2purposes of this chapter if there is attached to or included in it a certificate of a
3licensed professional land surveyor authorized to practice that profession in this
4state that the plat is a correct representation of the condominium described and the
5identification and location of each unit and the common elements can be determined
6from the plat.
AB687, s. 63 7Section 63. 703.13 (6) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,21,128 703.13 (6) (e) Plats and plans showing the altered boundaries and the
9dimensions thereof between adjoining units, and their identifying numbers or
10letters, shall be prepared. The plats and plans shall be certified as to their accuracy
11in compliance with this subsection by a civil engineer, architect or licensed
12professional
land surveyor authorized to practice his or her profession in the state.
AB687, s. 64 13Section 64. 703.13 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,21,1914 703.13 (7) (c) Plats and plans showing the boundaries and dimensions
15separating the new units together with their other boundaries and their new
16identifying numbers or letters shall be prepared. The plats and plans shall be
17certified as to their accuracy and compliance with this subsection by a civil engineer,
18architect or licensed professional land surveyor authorized to practice his or her
19profession in the state.
AB687, s. 65 20Section 65. 707.215 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,21,2421 707.215 (5) Surveyor's certificate. (intro.) A plat is sufficient for the purposes
22of this chapter if attached to or included in the plat is a certificate of a professional
23land surveyor licensed to practice in this state, and the certificate provides all of the
24following:
AB687, s. 66 25Section 66. 709.02 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,22,17
1709.02 Disclosure. In regard to transfers described in s. 709.01, the owner
2of the property shall furnish, not later than 10 days after acceptance of a contract of
3sale or option contract, to the prospective buyer of the property a completed copy of
4the report under s. 709.03, subject to s. 709.035, except that the owner may substitute
5for any entry information supplied by a licensed engineer, licensed professional land
6surveyor or structural pest control operator or by an individual who is a qualified 3rd
7party, as defined in s. 452.23 (2) (b), or by a contractor about matters within the scope
8of the contractor's occupation if the information is in writing and is furnished on time
9and if the entry to which it relates is identified and except that the owner may
10substitute for any entry information supplied by a public agency, as defined in s.
1166.073 (3) (h). Information that substitutes for an entry on the report under s. 709.03
12and that is supplied by a person specified in this section may be submitted and
13certified on a supplemental report prepared by the person, as long as the information
14otherwise satisfies the requirements under this section. A prospective buyer who
15does not receive a report within the 10 days may, within 2 business days after the end
16of that 10-day period, rescind the contract of sale or option contract by delivering a
17written notice of recision to the owner or to the owner's agent.
AB687, s. 67 18Section 67. 709.07 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB687,22,25 19709.07 Liability precluded. An owner is not liable for an error or omission
20in a report under s. 709.03 if the owner had no knowledge of that error or omission,
21if the error or omission was based on information provided by a public agency, as
22defined in s. 66.073 (3) (h), or by a licensed engineer, licensed professional land
23surveyor, structural pest control operator or qualified 3rd party, as defined in s.
24452.23 (2) (b), or by a contractor about matters within the scope of the contractor's
25occupation.
AB687, s. 68
1Section 68. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB687,23,142 (1) Notwithstanding section 443.02 (4) of the statutes, as affected by this act,
3on the effective date of this subsection, a person who has been granted a certificate
4of registration as a land surveyor under section 443.06 (2) of the statutes or a permit
5to practice land surveying under section 443.06 (3) of the statutes is considered to be
6granted a professional land surveyor license under section 443.06 (2) of the statutes,
7as affected by this act, or a permit to engage in the practice of professional land
8surveying under section 443.06 (3) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and the
9professional land surveyor section of the examining board of architects, landscape
10architects, professional engineers, designers and professional land surveyors shall
11issue to the person, as appropriate, a professional land surveyor license under
12section 443.06 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act, or a permit to practice
13professional land surveying under section 443.06 (3) of the statutes, as affected by
14this act.
AB687, s. 69 15Section 69. Initial applicability.
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