MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

SEC. 73-13-77. Qualifications of applicant as land surveyor or land surveyor-in-training [Repealed effective July 1, 2009].

(1)  The following shall be considered as minimum evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is qualified for licensure as a professional * * * surveyor:

          (a)  The successful completion of a curriculum of two (2) scholastic years or more from a school or college approved by the board as of satisfactory standing, including the completion of approved courses in surveying and related subjects; a specific record of three (3) years of qualifying * * * surveying experience indicating that the applicant is competent to practice * * * surveying; and successfully passing examinations in surveying prescribed by the board; or

          (b)  A specific record of seven (7) years' or more experience in * * * surveying work of a character satisfactory to the board and indicating that the applicant is competent to practice * * * surveying; and successfully passing examinations in surveying prescribed by the board.

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(2)  The following shall be considered as minimum evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is qualified for certification as a * * * surveyor intern:

          (a)  The successful completion of two (2) scholastic years or more from a school or college approved by the board as of satisfactory standing, including the completion of approved courses in * * * surveying and related subjects, and successfully passing an examination in the fundamentals of land surveying; or

          (b)  A specific record of three (3) years or more of qualifying * * * surveying experience, and successfully passing an examination in the fundamentals of land surveying.

(3)  No person shall be eligible for licensure as a professional surveyor who is not of good character and reputation, as defined in the board's Code of Professional Conduct.

SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 8792-04; Laws, 1962, ch. 505, Sec. 4; 1980, ch. 515, Sec. 2; reenacted and amended, 1983, ch. 450, Sec. 27; reenacted and amended, 1991, ch. 470, Sec. 27, eff from and after July 1, 1991. Reenacted by Laws 1999, Ch. 416, Sec. 26, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, Ch. 534, Sec. 26, SB2380; Laws, 2004, ch. 586, § 27, HB 792, eff from and after July 1, 2004.

PREVIOUS VERSIONS: Pre-2004


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