Florida Statutes
Chapter 472 - Land Surveying and Mapping
472.031 - Prohibitions; Penalties.


(1) No person shall:
(a) Practice or offer to practice surveying and mapping unless such person is registered pursuant to ss. 472.001-472.037;
(b) Use the name or title “registered surveyor and mapper,” “surveyor and mapper,” “professional surveyor and mapper,” “land surveyor,” “surveyor,” or any combination thereof when such person has not registered pursuant to ss. 472.001-472.037;
(c) Present as his or her own the registration of another;
(d) Knowingly give false or forged evidence to the board or a member thereof; or
(e) Use or attempt to use a registration that has been suspended or revoked.

(2) Any person who is found to be in violation of any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—ss. 33, 42, ch. 79-243; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 5, 7, ch. 89-137; s. 103, ch. 91-224; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 95, ch. 94-119; s. 343, ch. 97-103; s. 11, ch. 2001-63; s. 7, ch. 2002-41.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations

Chapter 472 - Land Surveying and Mapping

472.001 - Purpose.

472.003 - Persons Not Affected by Ss. 472.001-472.037.

472.005 - Definitions.

472.006 - Department; Powers and Duties.

472.007 - Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers.

472.0075 - Contacting Board Through Department.

472.008 - Rules of the Board.

472.009 - Board Headquarters.

472.0101 - Foreign-Trained Professionals; Special Examination and License Provisions.

472.011 - Fees.

472.013 - Examinations, Prerequisites.

472.0131 - Examinations; Development; Administration.

472.0132 - Penalty for Theft or Reproduction of an Examination.

472.0135 - Education; Substituting Demonstration of Competency for Clock-Hour Requirements; Accreditation; Consultation.

472.015 - Licensure.

472.016 - Members of Armed Forces in Good Standing With the Board.

472.0165 - Qualification of Immigrants for Examination to Practice a Licensed Profession or Occupation.

472.017 - Renewal of License.

472.018 - Continuing Education.

472.019 - Reactivation; Continuing Education.

472.0201 - Public Inspection of Information Required From Applicants; Exceptions; Examination Hearing.

472.02011 - Disclosure of Confidential Information.

472.0202 - Inactive and Delinquent Status.

472.0203 - Renewal and Cancellation Notices.

472.0204 - Address of Record.

472.021 - Certification of Partnerships and Corporations.

472.023 - Surveyors and Mappers and Firms of Other States; Temporary Certificates to Practice in This State.

472.025 - Seals.

472.027 - Standards of Practice.

472.029 - Authorization to Enter Lands of Third Parties; Conditions.

472.031 - Prohibitions; Penalties.

472.033 - Disciplinary Proceedings.

472.0335 - Classification of Disciplinary Actions.

472.0337 - Power to Administer Oaths, Take Depositions, and Issue Subpoenas.

472.034 - Mediation.

472.0345 - Authority to Issue Citations.

472.0351 - Grounds for Discipline; Penalties; Enforcement.

472.0355 - Disciplinary Guidelines.

472.036 - Unlicensed Practice of Professional Surveying and Mapping; Cease and Desist Notice; Civil Penalty; Enforcement; Citations; Allocation of Moneys Collected.

472.0365 - Unlicensed Activities; Fees; Disposition.

472.0366 - Elevation Certificates; Requirements for Surveyors and Mappers.

472.037 - Application of Ss. 472.001-472.037.