§ 5-8.1-1. Declaration of policy. In order to safeguard life, health, and property and to promote the public welfare, the practice of land surveying in this state is declared to be subject to regulation in the public interest. It is unlawful for any person to practice, or to offer to practice, land surveying in this […]
§ 5-8.1-10. Board of registration for professional land surveyors — Issuance and renewal of certificates. (a) Surveyors previously registered. Each land surveyor holding a certificate of registration under the laws of this state as previously in effect shall be deemed registered as a professional land surveyor under this chapter. (b) Surveyors-in-training previously registered. Each surveyor-in-training […]
§ 5-8.1-11. Board of registration for professional land surveyors — Fees — Payment and disposition. (a) The fees paid by an applicant for filing an application for examination or for renewal shall be determined by the board and shall not exceed one hundred eighty dollars ($180) per year, plus any administrative costs associated with an […]
§ 5-8.1-12. Board of registration for professional land surveyors — Official stamp of professional land surveyor. (a) A registrant under this chapter may obtain a Rhode Island seal of the design authorized by the board of land surveyors, bearing the registrant’s name, registration number, and the legend “Professional Land Surveyor.” Final surveys, drawings, reports, plats, […]
§ 5-8.1-13. Board of registration for professional land surveyors — Permitted practices. (a) Exemption clause. This chapter shall not be construed to prevent or to affect: (1) Employees and subordinates. The work of an employee or subordinate of a person holding a certificate of registration under this chapter; provided, that the work does not include […]
§ 5-8.1-14. Board of registration for professional land surveyors — Unlawful practices. It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice land surveying in this state, as defined by this chapter, or to use in connection with his or her name or assume or advertise any title or description tending to convey […]
§ 5-8.1-15. Board of registration for professional land surveyors — Disciplinary actions. (a) Revocation, suspension, and censure. After notice and a hearing as provided in this section, the director may in his or her discretion or upon recommendation of the board: (1) Suspend, revoke, or take other permitted action with respect to any certificate of […]
§ 5-8.1-16. Board of registration for professional land surveyors — Appeals. Any person aggrieved by any decision or ruling of the department may appeal that decision in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42. History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 330, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 298, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 378, […]
§ 5-8.1-17. Board of registration for professional land surveyors — Violations and penalties — Injunctions. (a) No individual shall: (1) Practice or offer to practice land surveying in this state; (2) Use any title, sign, card, or device implying that the individual is a land surveyor or is competent to practice land surveying in this […]
§ 5-8.1-18. Board of registration for professional land surveyors — Public works. This state and its political subdivisions, such as county, city, town or legally constituted board, districts, commissions, or authorities, shall not engage in the practice of land surveying involving either public or private property without the surveying being under the direct charge and […]
§ 5-8.1-19. Board of registration for professional land surveyors — Duties of recorders. It is unlawful for the recorder of deeds or the registrar of titles or any city or town clerk or employee of these to accept, file, or record any map, plat, replat, survey, or other documents within the definition of land surveying […]
§ 5-8.1-2. Definitions. The following definitions apply in the interpretation of the provisions of this chapter, unless the context requires another meaning: (1) “ABET” means the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. (2) “Accredited program” means an approved program or course of study currently accredited and subject to review by the accepted national organization ABET […]
§ 5-8.1-20. Land surveyors rendering assistance during disaster emergency — Immunity from civil liability. (a) A land surveyor, duly licensed to practice in Rhode Island under this chapter, who voluntarily and without compensation provides land-surveying services at the scene of a disaster emergency, shall not be liable for any personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, […]
§ 5-8.1-3. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 330, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 1991, ch. 304, § 3, effective July 1, 1991.
§ 5-8.1-4. Board of registration for professional land surveyors — Authority, powers, and duties. (a) The duty of the board of land surveyors is to administer the provisions of this chapter in regards to the regulation of professional land surveying and the registration of professional land surveyors. (b)(1) Subject to the director’s approval, the board […]
§ 5-8.1-4.1. Continuing education exemption. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, any person who was registered as a professional land surveyor in the state of Rhode Island before July 1, 1975, will be exempt from any continuing education requirements as may be established by the board of land surveyors of the state […]
§ 5-8.1-5. Board of registration for professional land surveyors — Membership, appointments, terms, and vacancies. (a) The board of land surveyors shall consist of five (5) professional land surveyors, only one of whom may also be a professional engineer and all of whom shall be registered in the state. Each member of the board must […]
§ 5-8.1-6. Board of registration for professional land surveyors — Compensation and expenses. The chairperson and each other member of the board of land surveyors shall not be compensated for their service on the board but shall be reimbursed for all actual traveling, incidental, and clerical expenses necessarily incurred in carrying out the provisions of […]
§ 5-8.1-7. Board of registration for professional land surveyors — Organization. (a) The board of land surveyors shall hold at least three (3) regular meetings each year. A meeting of the board shall be held once each year, at which time the board shall elect from its membership a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and a secretary, who […]
§ 5-8.1-8. Board of registration for professional land surveyors — Records and reports. (a) The board of land surveyors shall keep a record of its proceedings and of all applications for registration, which applications shall show: (1) Name, date of birth, and last known address of each applicant; (2) Date of the application; (3) The […]
