37-67-325. Qualifications of applicant for examination and licensure as professional land surveyor. (1) An applicant who meets any of the following sets of requirements must be admitted to the principles and practices of surveying examination and the Montana state-specific land surveyor examination:
(a) a baccalaureate degree in land surveying that meets the board-approved land surveying curriculum, passage of the fundamentals of surveying examination, at least 4 years of combined office and field experience in land surveying under the direct supervision of a licensed professional land surveyor of which at least 3 years must be progressive experience on land surveying projects, and references and exhibits of land surveying projects as required by the board;
(b) an associate degree in land surveying that meets the board-approved land surveying curriculum, passage of the fundamentals of surveying examination, at least 6 years of combined office and field experience in land surveying under the direct supervision of a licensed professional land surveyor of which at least 4 1/2 years must be progressive experience on land surveying projects, and references and exhibits of land surveying projects as required by the board;
(c) a baccalaureate degree with a minor in land surveying that meets the board-approved land surveying curriculum, passage of the fundamentals of surveying examination, at least 6 years of combined office and field experience in land surveying under the direct supervision of a licensed professional land surveyor of which at least 4 1/2 years must be progressive experience on land surveying projects, and references and exhibits of land surveying projects as required by the board; or
(d) before October 1, 2022, passage of the fundamentals of surveying examination, at least 10 years of combined office and field experience in land surveying under the direct supervision of a licensed professional land surveyor of which at least 6 years must be progressive experience on land surveying projects, and references and exhibits of land surveying projects as required by the board.
(2) Upon passage of both examinations, the applicant must be granted a license to practice land surveying in this state.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 4, L. 2015.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 37. Professions and Occupations
Chapter 67. Engineers and Land Surveyors
37-67-301. License required to practice or offer to practice
37-67-304. Local government not to impose fee or examination
37-67-312. Licensure of professional engineers without examination by comity
37-67-313. Licensure of professional land surveyors by comity
37-67-314. Issuance of licenses -- seal of professional engineer or professional land surveyor
37-67-317. Deposit of moneys collected
37-67-322. Application -- contents -- fees
37-67-323. Qualifications of applicant for examination and licensure as professional engineer
37-67-324. Qualifications of applicant for certification as engineer intern
37-67-325. Qualifications of applicant for examination and licensure as professional land surveyor
37-67-326. Qualifications of applicant for examination and certification as land surveyor intern
37-67-327. Examinations -- fees -- third-party services
37-67-328. Certificate of authorization
37-67-331. Revocation, suspension, restriction, or limitation of license -- grounds