TITLE 68: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1270
ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR ACT OF 1989
SECTION 1270.13 EXPERIENCE
Section 1270.13 Experience
The experience requirements set
forth in Section 1270.10 shall meet the criteria described below.
a) Credit shall be given for actual experience in the practice of
land surveying as defined in Section 5 of the Act.
b) Such experience shall be under the direct supervision and
control of a professional land surveyor in responsible charge of land surveying
operations. Direct supervision and control means the personal review by a
licensed professional land surveyor of each survey, including, but not limited
to, procurement, research, field work, calculations, preparation of legal
descriptions and plats. The personal review shall be of such a nature as to
assure the client that the professional land surveyor or the firm for which the
professional land surveyor is employed is the provider of the surveying
services. (Section 4 of the Act)
c) Experience shall be in areas of land surveying practice
designated in this subsection (c) or in other areas which, in the opinion of
the Board, provide the applicant with knowledge of practice of land surveying
at least equivalent to that which is generally acquired by experience in the
areas listed. An applicant need not have experience in all areas listed in this
subsection.
1) The applicant shall have not less than 25% or more than 50% of
cumulative actual experience in the following areas:
A) Field procedures to perform boundary surveys of existing or
proposed tracts of land;
B) Field procedures to locate or re-establish section corners that
are part of the public land survey system;
C) Field procedures to perform surveys for subdivisions and
condominiums.
2) The applicant shall have the remainder of cumulative actual
experience in the following areas:
A) Research of records to obtain data to perform boundary surveys
or obtain other required data;
B) Calculations and analyses of data to determine locations,
dimensions and area of existing or proposed tracts of land;
C) Calculations and analyses of data to determine position of
section corners or locations, dimensions or areas of aliquot parts of sections,
all in the public land survey system;
D) Preparation of legal descriptions;
E) Preparation of plats of surveys for existing or proposed tracts
of land;
F) Preparation
of plats of subdivisions and/or plats of condominiums;
G) Preparation
of section corner monument records;
H) Field
procedures to perform topographic surveys;
I) Preparation
of topographic plats of surveys; and
J) Staking the alignments or elevation of proposed improvements.
(Source: Amended at 47 Ill.
Reg. 798, effective January 5, 2023)
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE 68: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1270 ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR ACT OF 1989
SECTION 1270.14 DEFINITION OF APPROVED PROGRAMS
Section 1270.14 Definition of Approved Programs
a) The
Division, upon the recommendation of the Board, shall approve a land surveying
or related science program if it meets the following criteria:
1) The
educational institution is legally recognized and authorized by the
jurisdiction in which it is located to confer a baccalaureate degree in land
surveying or related science.
2) Faculty
A) The
faculty shall have a sufficient number of full-time, or full-time equivalent,
instructors to make certain that the educational obligations to the student are
fulfilled. A program at the basic level shall have no fewer than one full-time
faculty member whose primary commitment is to that program. If an institution
relies on part-time faculty members, it shall demonstrate that, in addition to
the commitment of at least one full-time equivalent faculty member, effective
mechanisms are in place to provide adequate levels of student advising and
faculty interaction, and faculty control over the curriculum.
B) The
faculty shall have demonstrated competence in their area of teaching as
evidenced by appropriate degrees from professional colleges or institutions.
Other evidence of faculty capability includes non-academic surveying
experience, experience in teaching, ability to communicate effectively,
participation in professional/scientific/other learned societies, licensure as
a professional land surveyor, and an interest in students' curricular
activities.
C) Teaching
loads shall allow time for research and professional development activities.
Stimulation of students' minds requires faculty involvement in scientific and
technological development and in instructional innovation.
3) Curriculum
A) The
curriculum shall include at least 4 academic years leading to the conferral of
the baccalaureate degree while providing integration of the educational
experience with the ability to apply the knowledge gained to the identification
and solution of practical problems.
B) The
overall curriculum shall include a minimum of 120 semester hours or their
equivalent (e.g., 180 quarter hours) and shall include at least the following
subjects:
i) Mathematics
shall be satisfied by one of the below options. Courses in computer usage
and/or programming shall not be used to satisfy the mathematics requirement.
· College Algebra
and beyond (including but not limited to, Trigonometry, Calculus I, Calculus II,
Numerical Analysis and Statistics) – 15 semester hours; or
· Calculus
I (or above) and Statistics.
ii) Basic Sciences
(Physics and/or Chemistry) – 8 hours.
Provides a foundation of
understanding of basic scientific principles.
iii) Additional Sciences –
20 hours.
Additional sciences have their
roots in mathematics and basic sciences but carry the knowledge toward creative
application. Such subjects include, but are not limited to, geology,
geography, dendrology, astronomy, biology, soil mechanics, mechanics, and
engineering sciences.
iv) Land Surveying – 24
hours.
Land Surveying courses provide the
basis of understanding and implementing the role of land surveyor and include,
but are not limited to: fundamentals of land surveying, boundary surveying,
route surveying, topographic surveying, descriptions, legal aspects,
subdivision design, data computations and adjustments, map projections and
geometric geodemy and photogrammetry.
C) The
program shall require that the student demonstrate competency in both written
and oral communication.
D) An
understanding of ethical, social, economic and safety considerations shall be
included in the land surveying program.
4) Facilities
A) The
laboratory facilities shall reflect the requirements of the offered educational
program. The laboratory should provide for individual project work by the
students and the faculty. The facilities shall be equipped with instruments
and scientific equipment of a kind and quality to ensure the effective
functioning of the laboratory.
B) The
libraries in support of the land surveying program shall be both technical and
nontechnical, to include books, journals and other reference material for
collateral reading in connection with the instructional and research programs
and professional work. The library collection shall reflect the existence of
an active acquisition policy; this policy shall include specific acquisitions
on the request and recommendation of the faculty of the engineering program.
There shall be computer-accessible information centers and inter-library loan
services for both books and journals. The library collections, whether
centralized or decentralized, shall be readily available for use with the
assistance of trained library staff, or through an open-stack arrangement, or
both.
C) There
shall be computer facilities accessible to the land surveying students and
faculty.
5) The
institution shall maintain permanent student records that summarize the
credentials for admission, attendance, grades and other records of performance.
b) In
determining whether a baccalaureate degree program should be approved, the
Division shall take into consideration but not be bound by accreditation by the
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
c) The
Division, upon the recommendation of the Board, has determined that the
following domestic baccalaureate degree land surveying programs accredited by
the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET and/or of the
Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) of ABET meet the minimum
criteria set forth in subsection (a) for an approved land surveying program and
are, therefore, approved, subject to review. Approved Land Surveying Programs
include:
1) Ferris State University
− Surveying Engineering;
2) Michigan Technological
University − Surveying Engineering;
3) Pennsylvania
State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus − Surveying Engineering;
4) Great
Basin College − Land Surveying and Geomatics
5) Kennesaw
State University – Geospatial Technology Land Surveying Option, BS;
6) Florida
Atlantic University – Geomatics Engineering, BSGE;
7) Polytechnic
University of Puerto Rico – Land Surveying and Mapping, BS;
8) California
State Polytechnic University, Pomona – Geospatial Engineering option in Civil
Engineering, BS;
9) Southern
Illinois University, Edwardsville – Land Surveying and Geomatics, BS; and
10) University
of Maine, Surveying Engineering Technology, BS.
d) The
Division, upon the recommendation of the Board, has determined that the
following domestic related science baccalaureate degree program meets the
minimum criteria set forth in subsection (a) for an approved related science
program and is, therefore, approved, subject to review. Approved Related
Science Programs include Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville − Construction
Management – Land Surveying Specialization.
e) Withdrawal of Program
Approval
1) The
following are grounds for withdrawal of approval of a land surveying program or
a program leading to a degree in basic technology with a land surveying
specialty:
A) Non-compliance
with any provisions of the Act;
B) Non-compliance
with any provision of this Part;
C) Fraud
or dishonesty in furnishing documentation for evaluation of the program; or
D) Failure
to continue to meet the criteria of an approved program as set out in this
Section.
2) If
the Board has reason to believe there has been any fraud or dishonesty in the
furnishing of any documentation for the evaluation of a program on the part of
any licensee, it shall refer such matter to appropriate Division personnel for
any disciplinary action which might be appropriate under the Act.
3) A
program whose approval is being reconsidered by the Division shall be given 15
days written notice prior to any recommendation by the Board and may either
submit written comments or request a hearing before the Board.
f) Evaluation of Newly
Submitted Programs
1) An
educational institution with a baccalaureate degree program that has not been
evaluated will cause to be forwarded to the Division documentation concerning
the criteria in this Section.
2) Once
the Division has received the documentation or after 6 months have elapsed from
the date of application, whichever is later, the Board will evaluate the
program based on all documentation received from the school and any additional
information the Division has received that will enable the Board to evaluate
the program based on the criteria specified in this Section.
(Source: Amended at 49 Ill.
Reg. 10122, effective July 23, 2025)
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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE 68: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1270 ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR ACT OF 1989
SECTION 1270.15 DEFINITION OF A NON-APPROVED PROGRAM
Section 1270.15 Definition
of a Non-Approved Program
A non-approved program shall be
defined as a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university that
includes core courses in at least the following subjects, or their equivalents,
for the minimum semester hours shown. The following subjects all may be
completed prior to, concurrent with, or subsequent to receiving the
baccalaureate degree.
a) Mathematics shall be satisfied by one of the below options.
Courses in computer usage and/or programming shall not be used to satisfy the
mathematics requirement.
1) College Algebra and beyond (including but not limited to, Trigonometry,
Calculus I, Calculus II, Numerical Analysis and Statistics) – 15 semester hours;
or
2) Calculus
I (or above) and Statistics.
b) Basic Sciences (Physics and/or Chemistry) – 8 hours. Provides
a foundation of understanding of basic scientific principles.
c) Additional Sciences – 20 semester hours. Additional Sciences
have their roots in mathematics and basic sciences but carry the knowledge
toward creative application. Such subjects include, but are not limited to,
geology, geography, dendrology, astronomy, biology, soil mechanics, mechanics,
and engineering sciences.
d) Land
Surveying courses – 24 semester hours. Land Surveying courses provide the
basis of understanding and implementing the role of land surveyor and include,
but are not limited to: fundamentals of land surveying, boundary surveying,
route surveying, topographic surveying, descriptions, legal aspects,
subdivision design, data computations and adjustments, map projections,
geometric geodemy, and photogrammetry.
(Source:
Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 10122, effective July 23, 2025)
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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE 68: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1270 ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR ACT OF 1989
SECTION 1270.20 EXAMINATIONS
Section 1270.20 Examinations
a) An applicant for enrollment as a Surveyor Intern shall pass
the NCEES Fundamentals of Land Surveying ("FS") Examination.
b) An applicant for licensure as a Professional Land Surveyor shall
have passed the required FS examination and the following examinations:
1) NCEES Principles and Practice of Surveying ("PS") Examination;
and
2) Illinois Jurisdictional Examination.
c) The scoring of the NCEES Fundamentals of Land Surveying
Examination and the NCEES Principles and Practice of Land Surveying Examination
and the determination of scores shall be as approved by NCEES. Separate scores
shall be given for each examination and the scores shall be reported as
pass/fail.
d) The Illinois Jurisdictional Examination shall be reported as
pass/fail. The Jurisdictional Examination shall include, but not be limited to,
the following areas:
1) History of the public land surveying system in Illinois;
2) Jurisdictional Standards and Ethics (knowledge of prevailing
professional standards and ethics specific to Illinois);
3) Jurisdictional Legal Precedent and Principles (knowledge of
legal principles and requirements specific to Illinois);
4) Jurisdictional Field Techniques (knowledge of field research
techniques specific to Illinois); and
5) Jurisdictional Record Sources (knowledge of sources of records
and information specific to Illinois).
e) Retake of Examination.
1) Applicants who do not pass the NCEES Fundamentals of Land
Surveying Examination, the NCEES Principles and Practice of Land Surveying
Examination or the Illinois Jurisdictional Examination will be required to
retake only the examinations failed.
2) Scores from examinations already passed under a previous
application shall be carried over and applied to subsequent applications.
3) Fundamentals of Surveying Examination scores do not expire,
with exception as noted in Section 1270.5(f)(1).
f) Post-administration access to, or review of, examination
materials by an examinee or an examinee's representative shall be in accordance
with the NCEES exam policy.
g) Examinations may be given in various formats with different
application submittal dates depending on the examination format.
1) The Illinois Jurisdictional examination is administered in
paper format on varying dates year-round as prescribed by the examination
administrator.
2) Examinations administered in a computer-based format.
Applicants may attempt a particular NCEES exam one time per testing window and
no more than three times in a 12-month period, which begins with the examinee’s
first attempt.
h) If an
applicant has failed an examination, the examination may not be waived for
licensure.
(Source:
Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 10122, effective July 23, 2025)
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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE 68: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1270 ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR ACT OF 1989
SECTION 1270.30 ENDORSEMENT
Section 1270.30 Endorsement
a) An applicant who is licensed or registered to practice Land
Surveying as a Professional Land Surveyor under the laws of another state or
territory of the United States, or of a foreign country, who desires to become
licensed by endorsement shall file an application with the Division together
with:
1) Proof that the applicant has met the requirements
substantially equivalent to those in force in this State for a Licensed
Professional Land Surveyor at the time of original or subsequent licensure by
examination in the other state, territory, or foreign country, including
certification of education, and verification of experience as appropriate;
2) A certification by the state, territory, or foreign country,
of original licensure and certification from the state, territory, or foreign
country, of predominant active practice, including the following:
A) The time during which the applicant was licensed in that state,
territory, or foreign country, including the date of the original issuance of
the license;
B) The basis of licensure and a description of all examinations by
which the applicant was licensed in that state, territory, or foreign country,
and the date of passage of any such examinations; and
C) Whether the records of the licensing authority contain any
record of disciplinary action taken;
D) Documentation
submitted from a foreign country shall be translated into English, at the
applicant's own expense, for review by the Division.
3) The required fee specified in Section 1270.52;
4) Applicants who received their education in a foreign country other
than Canada shall have the education evaluated on a course-by-course basis at
their expense. Applicants may obtain forms from the NCEES Credentials
Evaluations, 200 Verdae Boulevard, Greenville, SC 29607 to evaluate educational
programs. The Board will review all transcripts and the evaluation submitted
to the Division to determine if the education meets the requirements set forth
in this Section and Section 1270.15;
5) Certification attesting the applicant has read and understands
the Act and this Part;
6) In lieu of the documentation specified in subsections (a)(1)
and (2), an applicant may submit a current NCEES Record.
b) The
Division, upon recommendation of the Board, may require an applicant applying
from a foreign jurisdiction to take and pass the required FS and/or PS examinations
specified Section 1270.20, to verify the applicant has satisfactory knowledge
and competence using the U.S. Public Land Survey System, U.S. boundary law
principles, and applicable surveying standards to safeguard the health, safety,
and welfare of the public.
c) An applicant for licensure under this Section may be required
to appear before the Board for an oral interview if the Division has questions
about the applicant's application, because of discrepancies or conflicts in
information, information needing further clarification and/or missing
information.
d) Applicants for licensure on the basis of endorsement shall
successfully complete the Illinois Jurisdictional Examination as set forth in
Section 1270.20.
e) The Division shall examine each endorsement application to determine
whether the requirements in the state or territory of original licensure were
substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in the State of
Illinois. The Division shall either issue a license by endorsement to the
applicant or notify the applicant in writing of the reason for the deferral or denial
of the application.
f) If an
applicant fails to submit all required items for licensure under the Act within
three years after filing an application, the application shall expire and be denied.
The applicant may, however, make a new application for licensure accompanied by
the required fee, and furnish proof of meeting the qualifications for licensure
in effect at the time of new application. (See Section 10(b) of the Act.)
(Source: Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 10122,
effective July 23, 2025)
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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE 68: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1270 ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR ACT OF 1989
SECTION 1270.35 INACTIVE STATUS
Section 1270.35 Inactive
Status
a) Any Licensed Professional Land Surveyor who notifies the Division,
on forms prescribed by the Division, may elect to place the license on inactive
status and shall be excused from the payment of renewal fees until the licensee
notifies the Division of the desire to resume active status.
b) Any licensee seeking restoration from inactive status shall do
so in accordance with Section 1270.40.
c) Any licensed Professional Land Surveyor or professional design
firm whose license is on inactive status shall not practice land surveying in
the State of Illinois. Practicing or offering to practice on a license which is
on inactive status shall be grounds for discipline under Section 27 of the Act
[225 ILCS 330/27].
d) Any
Professional Design Firm which notifies the Division on forms prescribed by the
Division and submits evidence that the firm will no longer be offering services
in Illinois, may elect to place the firm license on inactive status, and shall
be excused from the payment of renewal fees until the licensee notifies the
Division of the desire to resume active status.
(Source: Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 10122,
effective July 23, 2025)
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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE 68: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1270 ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR ACT OF 1989
SECTION 1270.40 RESTORATION
Section 1270.40 Restoration
a) A licensee seeking restoration of a license that has expired
for less than 5 years shall have the license restored upon application, on
forms provided by the Division, payment of the fee specified by Section 1270.52
and proof of 20 professional development hours completed in accordance with
Section 1270.65 within 2 years prior to the date of submitting the restoration
application.
b) A licensee seeking restoration of a license that has been
placed on inactive status for less than 5 years shall have his or her license
restored upon payment of the current renewal fee specified by Section 1270.52
and proof of 20 professional development hours completed in accordance with
Section 1270.65 within 2 years prior to the date of submitting the restoration
application.
c) A licensee seeking restoration of a license after it has
expired or been placed on inactive status for more than 5 years shall file an
application, on forms supplied by the Division, for review by the Division,
together with proof of successful completion of 20 professional development
hours completed in accordance with Section 1270.65 within 2 years prior to the date
of submitting the restoration application and the fee specified by Section
1270.52. The licensee shall also submit one of the following:
1) Certification of active practice for at least the last 2 years
in another jurisdiction. The certification shall include a statement from the
appropriate board or licensing authority in the jurisdiction that the licensee
was authorized to practice during the term of the active practice;
2) An affidavit attesting to military service as provided in
Section 16 of the Act;
3) Proof of passage of the Illinois Jurisdictional Examination
and/or the NCEES examination within one year after application; or
4) Other evidence of continued competence in land surveying. Evidence
shall be satisfied by one of the following:
A) Employment in a responsible capacity by a licensed land surveyor,
for at least the last 2 years, as determined by the Board;
B) Lawfully practicing land surveying as an employee of a
governmental agency; or
C) Teaching land surveying courses in a college or university or
other educational programs.
d) Any person restoring a license within 2 years after discharge
from military service pursuant to Section 16 of the Act will be required to pay
only the current renewal fee.
e) A certification attesting the applicant has read and
understands the Act and this Part.
f) When the accuracy of any submitted documentation, or the
relevance or sufficiency of the course work or experience is questioned by the Division
because of discrepancies or conflicts in information, information needing
further clarification, or missing information, the licensee seeking restoration
of his or her license shall be required to provide the necessary information
and, if requested to do so:
1) Explain the relevance or sufficiency during an oral interview;
and/or
2) Appear for an oral interview before the Board when the
information available to the Board is insufficient to evaluate the individual's
current competency to practice under the Act. Upon the recommendation of the
Board, and approval by the Director of the Division with the authority
delegated by the Secretary (Director), an applicant shall have his or her license
restored or shall be notified in writing of the reason for the denial of the
application for restoration.
g) A professional design firm seeking restoration of a license
that has expired for any length of time shall have the license restored upon
payment of the restoration fee as specified in Section 1270.52 plus any lapsed
renewal fee required by Section 1270.50 and submitting proof of the following:
1) Certificate of Good Standing from the Illinois Secretary of
State or a copy of the letter or certificate received from the county clerk
where an assumed name has been filed.
2) Proof that the managing agent-in-charge is still a full-time
employee or a resolution appointing a new managing agent.
3) Listing
of all offices in Illinois and the name and license number of the resident Land
Surveyor for each location.
(Source: Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 798,
effective January 5, 2023)
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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE 68: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1270 ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR ACT OF 1989
SECTION 1270.45 PROFESSIONAL DESIGN FIRM
Section 1270.45 Professional
Design Firm
a) Persons who desire to practice land surveying in the State of
Illinois in the form of a corporation, professional service corporation,
partnership, professional limited liability company, limited liability
partnership or sole proprietorship (if the sole proprietorship is conducting or
transacting business under an assumed name in accordance with the Assumed
Business Name Act [805 ILCS 405]) pursuant to Section 25 of the Act [225 ILCS
330/25], shall file an application with the Division on forms provided by the Division,
together with the following:
1) For Corporations or Professional Service Corporations. Professional
design firms shall meet the registration requirements of Section 12 of the
Professional Service Corporation Act [805 ILCS 10/12]:
A) The name of the corporation and its registered address, the
names of all members of the board of directors and officers, and the name of
the state and license number for each director who is a licensed design
professional.
B) A signed and dated resolution of the board of directors of the
corporation designating a regular full-time employee of the corporation who is
an Illinois licensed land surveyor as the managing agent in charge of the land
surveying activities in Illinois. The Illinois license number of the land
surveyor designated as the managing agent shall also be included in the
resolution.
C) A copy of the authority to transact business under the Assumed
Business Name Act [805 ILCS 405] issued by the Illinois Secretary of State for
any assumed names of the corporation, if applicable.
D) A certificate of good standing from the Illinois Secretary of
State.
2) For Partnerships:
A) General
i) A copy of the signed and dated partnership agreement
authorizing the partnership to provide land surveying services. The
partnership agreement shall contain the name of the partnership, its business
address and the names of all partners. The name of the state in which each
partner is licensed as a design professional and the license number shall be
listed on the application.
ii) A signed and dated resolution adopted by the general partners
designating a regular full-time employee of the partnership who is an Illinois
licensed land surveyor as the managing agent in charge of the land surveying
activities in this State. The Illinois license number of the land surveyor
designated as the managing agent shall also be included in the resolution.
iii) A copy of the partnership documentation bearing the stamp of
the county clerk where the partnership has been filed.
iv) A letter or certificate from the county clerk where an assumed
name has been filed, if applicable.
B) Limited Partnership
i) A copy of the signed and dated partnership agreement
indicating that it has been filed with the Illinois Secretary of State
authorizing the partnership to provide land surveying services. The
partnership agreement shall contain the name of the partnership, its business
address and the names of all partners. The name of the state in which each
partner is licensed as a design professional and the license number shall be
listed on the application.
ii) A signed and dated resolution adopted by the partners
designating a full-time employee of the partnership who is an Illinois licensed
land surveyor in this State as the managing agent in charge of land surveying
activities. The Illinois license number of the land surveyor designated as the
managing agent shall also be included in the resolution.
iii) A certificate of good standing from the Illinois Secretary of
State.
iv) A copy of the authority to transact business under the Assumed
Business Name Act [805 ILCS 405] issued by the Illinois Secretary of State for
any assumed names of the partnership, if applicable.
3) For Professional Limited Liability Companies or Limited
Liability Partnerships
A) An application containing the name of the professional limited
liability company, or limited liability partnership, the business address and
the members/partners of the company/partnership, the name of the state and the
license number of each member/partner licensed as a design professional.
B) A signed and dated resolution of the members or partners
designating a full-time employee who is an Illinois licensed land surveyor as
the managing agent in charge of the land surveying activities in this State.
The Illinois license number of the managing agent shall also be included in the
resolution.
C) A certificate of good standing from the Illinois Secretary of
State.
D) A copy of the authority to transact business under the Assumed
Business Name Act [805 ILCS 405] issued by the Illinois Secretary of State for
any assumed names of the limited liability company or partnership, if
applicable.
4) For Sole Proprietorships with an Assumed Name:
A) An application containing the name of the sole proprietorship
and its business address and the name and Illinois license number of the land
surveyor who owns and operates the business.
B) A letter or certificate received from the county clerk where an
assumed name has been filed.
5) A list of all Illinois office locations at which the
corporation, professional service corporation, professional limited liability
company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, or
sole proprietorship provides land surveying services.
A) Each corporation, professional service corporation,
professional limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited
partnership, or partnership maintaining any place of business in the State of
Illinois for the purpose of providing or offering to provide land surveying to
the public shall have a resident professional land surveyor at each office
location in Illinois from which services will be provided under Section 25(h)
of the Act [225 ILCS 330/25(h)].
B) The resident professional land surveyor is defined as an
Illinois licensed professional land surveyor in responsible charge of land
surveying services, and who shall be employed full-time and assigned to
supervise land surveying operations in only one Illinois office at any given
time.
6) The fee required in Section 1270.52.
b) A professional design firm may designate more than one
managing agent in charge of land surveying activities. However, a licensee
designated as the managing agent may not serve as a managing agent for more
than one corporation, professional service corporation, professional limited
liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, or
partnership doing business in Illinois.
c) Upon receipt of the above documents and review of the
application, the Division shall issue a registration authorizing the
corporation, professional service corporation, professional limited liability
company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, or
sole proprietorship to engage in the practice of land surveying or notify the
applicant in writing of the reason for the denial of the application.
d) Each corporation, professional service corporation, professional
limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership,
or sole proprietorship with an assumed name shall be responsible for notifying
the Division in writing within 30 days after any changes in:
1) The membership of the board of directors, members/partners of
the professional limited liability company, limited liability partnership,
limited partnership, partnership, or the general partners;
2) The licensure status of any and all of the general partners,
members/partners of the professional limited liability company, limited
liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, or any of the licensed
design professional members of the board of directors; and
3) An assumed name.
e) Each corporation, professional service corporation, professional
limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership,
partnership, or sole proprietorship shall be responsible for notifying the Division
in writing, by certified mail, within 10 business days after the termination or
change in status of the managing agent. Thereafter, the corporation,
professional service corporation, professional limited liability company, limited
liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, or sole
proprietorship, if it has so informed the Division, has 30 days to notify the Division
of the name and license number of the land surveyor licensed in Illinois who is
the newly designated managing agent.
f) Any failure to notify the Division as required in subsections
(d) and (e) or any failure of the corporation, professional service
corporation, professional limited liability company, limited liability partnership,
limited partnership, partnership, or sole proprietorship to continue to comply
with the requirements of Section 25 of the Act [225 ILCS 330/25], will subject
the corporation, professional limited liability company, limited liability partnership,
limited partnership, partnership, or sole proprietorship to the loss of its
registration to practice land surveying in Illinois.
g) Sole Proprietorships. Any sole proprietorship owned and
operated by a land surveyor who has an active Illinois license is exempt from
the registration requirement of a professional design firm. However, if the
sole proprietorship operates under an assumed name, the sole proprietorship
shall file an application in accordance with subsection (a)(4). Any sole
proprietorship not owned and operated by an Illinois licensed land surveyor
shall be prohibited from offering land surveying services to the public.
h) In addition to the seal requirements in Section 15 of the Act
[225 ILCS 330/15], all documents or technical submissions prepared by the
professional design firm shall contain the professional design firm
registration number issued by the Division.
(Source:
Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 10122, effective July 23, 2025)
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CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1270
ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR ACT OF 1989
SECTION 1270.50 RENEWALS
Section 1270.50 Renewals
a) Every license as a Professional Land Surveyor issued under the
Act shall expire on November 30 of each even numbered year. The holder of a
license may renew that license during the month preceding the expiration date
thereof by paying the fee specified in Section 1270.52 and meeting the
professional development requirements set forth in Section 1270.65.
b) It is the responsibility of each licensee to notify the Division
in writing of any change of address. Failure to receive a renewal notice from
the Division shall not constitute an excuse for failure to pay the renewal fee
and to renew one's license.
c) Every license issued to a professional design firm under the
Act shall expire on April 30 of each odd-numbered year. The holder of a
license may renew that license for a 2-year period during the month preceding
the expiration date thereof by paying the fee specified in Section 1270.52 and certifying
that the firm is in good standing with the Secretary of State, if applicable.
d) Practicing or offering to practice on a license that has
expired or been placed on inactive status shall be considered unlicensed
activity and shall be grounds for discipline pursuant to Section 27 of the Act.
e) It is
the responsibility of each licensee to notify the Division of any discipline or
conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any crime that
is a felony under the laws of the United States or any state or territory
thereof, or that is a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is dishonesty,
or any crime that is directly related to the practice of the profession of land
surveying since the last renewal.
(Source: Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 798,
effective January 5, 2023)
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE 68: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1270 ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR ACT OF 1989
SECTION 1270.52 FEES
Section 1270.52 Fees
The following fees shall be paid
to the Department and are not refundable:
a) Application Fees.
1) The fee for application for a license as a professional land
surveyor is $175. In addition, applicants for an examination shall be required
to pay to the designated testing service, a fee covering the cost of
determining an applicant's eligibility and providing the examination. Failure
to appear for the examination on the scheduled date, at the time and place
specified, after the applicant's application for examination has been received
and acknowledged by the designated testing service, shall result in the
forfeiture of the examination fee.
2) The application fee for a license as a surveyor intern is $70.
3) The application fee for a certificate of registration as a
professional design firm is $150.
b) Renewal Fees.
1) The fee for the biennial renewal of a license shall be $125.
2) The fee for renewal of a certificate of registration as a
professional design firm is $150 for the renewal period (See Section
1270.50(d)).
c) General Fees.
1) The fee for the restoration of a license other than from
inactive status is $50 plus payment of all lapsed renewal fees, but not to
exceed $425 for a professional land surveyor license and $500 for a
professional design firm.
2) There is no charge for the issuance of a replacement license
for a license that has been lost or destroyed, or for issuance of a license
with a change of name or address. Licenses are available electronically
through the Department website.
3) The fee for a certification of a licensee's record for any
purpose is $25.
4) There is no fee to change the name of a professional design
firm within the same business entity type; however, there is a $25 fee to
change the business entity type of an existing professional design firm.
5) The fee to change the services offered by the professional
design firm is $25.
6) The fee to change the name of a managing agent for a
professional design firm is $25.
d) Additional
Fees.
1) Any person who delivers a check or other payment to the
Department that is returned to the Department unpaid by the financial
institution upon which it is drawn shall pay to the Department, in addition to
the amount already owed to the Department, $50. [225 ILCS 330/36.1]
2) If the check or other payment was for a renewal or issuance
fee and that person practices without paying the renewal fee or issuance fee
and the fee for a returned check, an additional fee of $100 shall be imposed.
3) The fees imposed by this Section are in addition to
any other discipline provided under the Act for unlicensed practice or
practice on a nonrenewed license. The Division will notify the person
that fees shall be paid to the Department by certified check or money order
within 30 calendar days after the notification.
4) If, after the expiration of 30 days after the date
of the notification, the person has failed to submit the necessary remittance,
the Division will automatically terminate the license or certificate or
deny the application without hearing.
5) If, after termination or denial, the person seeks a license
or certificate, the person shall apply to the Division for
restoration or issuance of the license or certificate and pay all fees due to
the Department. [225 ILCS 330/36.1]
e) All of the fees collected pursuant to this Section shall be
deposited in the Design Professionals Administration and Investigation Fund.
f) The Director may waive the fees due under this Section in
individual cases when the Director finds that the fees would be unreasonable or
unnecessarily burdensome. (See Section 36.1 of the Act.)
(Source: Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 10122, effective July 23, 2025)
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CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1270
ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR ACT OF 1989
SECTION 1270.55 LAND SURVEYOR COMPLAINT COMMITTEE
Section 1270.55 Land
Surveyor Complaint Committee
a) The Land Surveyor Complaint Committee of the Land Surveyors
Licensing Board authorized by Sections 8 and 29 of the Act shall be composed of
2 members of the Land Surveyors Licensing Board, a Supervisor over Design
Investigations and Chief of Prosecutions over Design Prosecutions. The
Director of Enforcement shall designate the Supervisor and Chief assigned to
the Complaint Committee.
b) The Complaint Committee shall meet at least once every 2
months to exercise its functions and duties set forth in subsection (c). The
Complaint Committee may meet concurrently with the Complaint Committees of the
Architecture Licensing Board, the State Board of Professional Engineers and the
Structural Engineering Board to discuss interrelated professional matters. The
Complaint Committee shall make every effort to consider expeditiously and take
prompt action on each item on its agenda.
c) The Complaint Committee shall have the following duties and
functions:
1) To review investigative case files after an initial inquiry
into the involved parties and their licensure status have been obtained.
"Case file" means the allegation made against an involved party that
resulted in a preliminary inquiry and other information being obtained in order
to determine whether an investigation should be initiated or prosecution
pursued. A "Formal Complaint" means the notice of allegations and
charges or basis for licensure denial which begins the formal proceedings.
2) To refer the case file to the Supervisor over the Design
Investigators for further action. The Complaint Committee shall give the
Supervisor an indication as to the prosecutorial merit and relative severity of
the allegations to aid in the prioritization of investigative activity.
3) To recommend that a case file be closed.
4) To recommend that an Administrative Warning Letter be issued
and the case file closed.
5) To refer the case file to Prosecutions for review and action.
6) To report the actions of the Complaint Committee at each Board
meeting and to present enforcement statistics such as the type of alleged
violation.
d) In determining what action to take or whether to proceed with
investigation and prosecution of a case file, the Complaint Committee shall
consider the following factors, but not be limited to: the effect on the
public's health, safety and welfare; the sufficiency of the evidence presented;
prosecutorial merit; and sufficient cooperation from complaining parties.
e) At any time after referral to Prosecutions, the Division may
enter into negotiations to resolve issues informally by way of a Consent Order.
Factors to be considered in deciding whether to enter into settlement
negotiations shall include, but not be limited to: the effect on the public's
health, safety and welfare caused by the respondent's alleged conduct;
sufficient investigation of the case; prosecutorial merit; relative severity of
the respondent's alleged conduct; and past practices of the Division.
f) No file shall be closed nor Formal Complaint dismissed except
upon recommendation of the Complaint Committee and/or approval by the Land
Surveyors Licensing Board. Those case files that previously have been before
the Board and are the subject of a Consent Order or Formal Order of the
Director may be closed without further recommendation or approval of the Land
Surveyors Licensing Board or the Complaint Committee.
g) Disqualification of a Land Surveyors Licensing Board member.
1) A Board member shall be recused from consideration of a case
file or Formal Complaint when the Board member determines that a conflict of
interest or prejudice would prevent that Board member from being fair and
impartial.
2) Participation in the initial stages of the handling of a case
file, including participation on the Complaint Committee and in informal
conferences, shall not bar a Board member from future participation or decision
making relating to that case file.
h) An informal conference is the procedure established by the Division
that may be used for compliance review, fact finding, discussion of the issues,
resolving case files, licensing issues or conflicts prior to initiating any
Formal Complaint or formal hearing. An informal conference may only be
conducted upon agreement of both parties. Informal conferences shall be
conducted by a Division attorney and shall include members of the Board. Board
members shall be scheduled for informal conferences on a rotating basis.
(Source: Amended at 31 Ill.
Reg. 1832, effective January 8, 2007)
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CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1270
ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR ACT OF 1989
SECTION 1270.56 MINIMUM STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
Section 1270.56 Minimum
Standards of Practice
The minimum standards of
practice set forth in this Section are intended to provide protection for the
public by insuring that surveying and mapping services defined in this Section
are completed in accordance with prevailing professional practices and current
technological methods, and to provide a means by which professional performance
of the individual practitioner can be assessed. These standards are to be
binding upon every person and firm practicing land surveying in the State of
Illinois, except where differing federal, State or local laws, ordinances or
rules may be more stringent, or when special conditions exist that effectively
prevent the survey from meeting these minimum standards. When special
conditions exist any necessary deviations from the standards shall be noted on
the plat or map. It shall be a violation of this Part to use special
conditions to circumvent the intent and purpose of the minimum standards. Any
of the professional services set forth in this Section are greatly influenced
by the evaluation of recorded information and field observations, and all those
services shall be accomplished in compliance with these standards to ensure
that they are located, described and platted in a professional manner. All
terms used in these Minimum Standards of Practice shall be interpreted to agree
with the definitions of those terms in the most current publication of Black's
Law Dictionary, Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms published by the National
Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) and the American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE), and Glossary of the Mapping Sciences published by American
Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), NSPS and the ASCE.
a) ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey
1) An ALTA/NSPS land title survey is a specialized survey that
meets the specific needs peculiar to title insurance purposes, to enable title
insurance companies to insure title to land without exceptions as to survey
matters.
2) All land title surveys shall be subject to the "2021 Minimum
Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys", published
jointly by the American Land Title Association (ALTA), 1828 L. St., N.W., Suite
705, Washington, D.C. 20036 and the National Society of Professional Surveyors
(NSPS), 6 Montgomery Village Avenue, Suite #403, Gaithersburg MD 20879. This
incorporation does not include any later amendments or editions.
3) All ALTA/NSPS land title surveys are to be performed to the
current ALTA/NSPS Minimum Standard Detail Requirements. It is incumbent upon
the licensed professional land surveyor to discuss with the client additional
or optional requirements to be provided.
b) Boundary Survey
1) A boundary survey is a land survey that requires study,
investigation and evaluation of major factors affecting and influencing the
location of boundary lines and that culminates in the deliberate location or
relocation of the corners, perimeters, division lines or boundaries of a
certain lot, parcel or quantity of real estate, according to the record title
description of the parcel or parent tract, facts and evidence found in the
course of performing the research and fieldwork, and in accordance with
appropriate boundary law principles. The record title description should be
furnished by the client, unless otherwise jointly agreed upon by the client and
surveyor.
2) The purpose of a boundary survey is to establish or retrace
the boundary lines and corners of the surveyed property, and to define and
identify those lines so as to uniquely locate each lot, parcel or other
specific land area in relation to well recognized and established points of
reference, adjoining properties, and rights of way.
3) When
a client desires only a portion of their property surveyed, and this portion
can be clearly isolated from the remainder of the property without affecting
the interests of adjoining owners, these rules shall apply to the survey of
only the desired portion.
4) A boundary survey shall include, but not be limited to, the
following:
A) Gathering
and evaluating the best available evidence indicating where the boundary lines
being retraced have become established on the ground.
B) Clear and legible field notes containing all pertinent
information, measurements and observations made in the course of the field
survey.
C) Unless requested otherwise by the client or his/her agent, a
plat of survey.
D) A legal description for any parcel surveyed.
E) Monuments or witness points shall be set for all accessible
corners of the survey except when in the opinion of the Professional Land
Surveyor, corner monuments would be destroyed by development, re-development
construction, grading or utility construction. In this case, monumentation may
be delayed until construction or grading is completed and must be in place
within 12 months of the date of field work of the last survey.
5) Information Research Required. Sufficient information to
perform the survey shall be either furnished by the client and/or his/her agent
or obtained by the surveyor by agreement with the client. The following
appropriate factors must be evaluated by the surveyor:
A) A property description describing the subject parcel. If, in
the opinion of the surveyor, the description furnished or obtained is
insufficient to fully define the extent or location of the parcel to be
surveyed due to ambiguity or calls for adjoining deeds, prior recorded survey
plats, etc., it is the duty of the client (unless agreed upon otherwise) to
furnish the additional information requested by the surveyor. This is not to
be construed to indicate that the surveyor has an obligation to research the
title of record.
B) A reproduction of the recorded subdivision plat that created
the subject lot, block or parcel.
C) A reproduction of the Government Township Plat and pertinent
Monument Records if the survey is of a section or aliquot part of a section.
D) Relevant data provided by the client regarding special circumstances,
such as unrecorded easements, judgements or Court decrees that may influence
the location of boundaries of the survey.
E) Except,
however, if the documents identified in subsections (b)(5)(A) through (D) are
not provided to the surveyor, the surveyor shall as a minimum, consult deeds
and other documents, including those for adjacent parcels, in order to assemble
the best possible set of written evidence of every corner and line of the
property being surveyed.
6) Boundary Analysis and Resolution – the boundary lines and
corners of any property being surveyed shall be established and/or retraced in
accordance with appropriate boundary law principles governed by the set of
facts and evidence found in the course of performing the research and fieldwork.
7) Positional Accuracy – the relative positional accuracy for
boundary surveys shall be in accordance with the most current model standards
for property surveys as published by the National Society of Professional
Surveyors (NSPS).
8) Monuments. Monuments set or called for, whether artificial or
natural, bear witness to the footsteps of a surveyor and his/her professional
opinion as to the proper marking of a desired position. Monumentation for
public land survey systems corners shall be in accordance with the Land Survey
Monuments Act [765 ILCS 220]. The following shall be considered acceptable
types of artificial monuments for all other corners:
A) Types
i) Iron bars or rods shall be a minimum of ½" in diameter
by 24" in length. Iron pipes shall be a minimum of ½" in diameter by
24" in length, with a minimum wall thickness of ⅛" and be
detectable with conventional instruments for finding ferrous or magnetic
objects. Where rocky soils prevent specified lengths, the bar, rod or pipe
should be driven to refusal at depths where it will remain stable.
ii) Concrete monuments shall be a minimum size of 5" in
diameter by 24" in length, or 4" square by 24" in length, and
shall have a precise corner mark and shall be reinforced by at least a ¼"
re-bar or ½" or larger iron pipe.
iii) Stone monuments shall be a minimum size of 4" square by
24" in length and shall have a precise corner mark.
iv) Commercial cast iron or aluminum survey markers no less than
24" in length. Non-ferrous markers shall have ceramic magnets attached to
aid in recovery.
v) Other monuments, such as drill holes, chiseled marks in stone,
concrete or steel, punch marks, precast bronze discs, nails or spikes, etc.,
shall be of sufficient size, diameter or depth to be definitive, stable and
readily identified as a survey marker. Objects upon which the marks or markers
are placed shall be of a stable and permanent nature.
B) Requirements
i) When it is physically impossible or impractical to set a
monument at the corner, a witness corner or corners will be set, or noted if
existing witness corners are found. Witness corners shall be referenced to the
survey corner or survey lines.
ii) Monuments must be set to a sufficient depth so as to retain a
stable and distinctive location. Material and size for monuments shall be
chosen in regard to the terrain and situation that exists at the site of the
survey. All monuments shall be set vertically whenever possible.
9) Plats. On all boundary surveys the completed plat shall be
drawn on a stable and durable medium with a minimum size of 8½" by
11" and shall contain the following:
A) Firm name, address and registration number.
B) Professional land surveyor seal, signature, date of signing,
and license expiration date. The licensee may provide, at his or her sole
discretion, an original signature in the licensee's handwriting, a scanned copy
of the document bearing an original signature, or a signature generated by a
computer.
C) Client's name.
D) North arrow.
E) Scale-written or graphic.
F) Date of completion of field work.
G) Legal description of the property.
H) Legend for all symbols and abbreviations used on the plat.
I) Monuments or witness corners, whether set or found, intended
to represent or reference corners of the survey, shall be shown and described
as to size, shape and material, and their positions noted in relation to the
survey corners.
J) Sufficient angles, bearings or azimuths, linear dimensions and
curve data must be shown on the plat to provide a mathematically closed figure
for the exterior of the survey. Where record angular dimensions, bearings or
azimuths, linear dimensions or curve data exist, such data shall be shown on
the plat and distinguished from measured dimensions or data. Area of the
survey is to be shown on the face of the plat unless otherwise requested by the
client.
K) Where bearing, azimuth or coordinate systems are used, the
basis or proper names of the system shall be noted on the plat.
L) If the survey is a parcel in a recorded subdivision, any adjacent
rights of way or easements and setback lines shown on the recorded plat that
affect the subject parcel shall be shown and dimensioned.
M) The character and location of evidence of possession or
occupation along the perimeter of the surveyed property and by adjoiners,
observed in the process of conducting the fieldwork.
N) Show visible evidence of improvements, rights of way,
easements, or use when requested by the client.
O) Exculpatory statements that attempt to restrict the uses of boundary
surveys shall not be affixed to any plat.
P) The following statement shall be placed near the professional
land surveyor seal and signature: "This professional service conforms to
the current Illinois minimum standards for a boundary survey."
10) Field Procedures. All field work shall be performed by a
professional land surveyor or a person under his/her direct control and
supervision in accordance with accepted methods of surveying theory, practice
and procedures. It is the responsibility of the professional land surveyor to ensure
conformance with the following specific requirements:
A) All surveying instruments shall be kept in proper adjustment
and calibration.
B) All corners or monuments called for in the information provided
or obtained under subsection (b)(4) that affect the location of the boundaries
of the land to be surveyed shall be physically searched for in a methodical and
meticulous fashion. Each corner or monument recovered shall be evaluated as to
its agreement by description and location with the information in subsection
(b)(4).
C) Other evidence that could influence the location of the lines
or corners of the survey shall be located and evaluated.
D) When the survey is of an aliquot or divisional part of a larger
tract, sufficient field work must be performed to ensure that the existence of
excess or deficiency, if any, in the parent tract can be determined and
distributed by the professional judgment of the surveyor.
E) All field data, including electronic field notes, shall be
retained in a legible and orderly fashion that will be understandable to other
surveyors.
11) It shall be the responsibility of each professional land
surveyor to monitor his/her work and that of those working under his/her
supervision, so that the methods used to perform the survey and produce the
plat and/or report will be of such quality that the accuracy, precision and
positional tolerance of the final product delivered to his/her client will
equal or exceed the “Positional Accuracy” requirements stated in subsection
(b)(7) and that which would be provided by another competent surveyor under
similar circumstances.
c) Condominium Surveys. Condominium surveys are a specialized
class of boundary surveys and are governed by the Condominium Property Act [765
ILCS 605]. The plat requirements referred to in Section 5 of that Act must be
the result of actual field measurements and are not to be transcribed from
plans or other informational materials. The exterior boundaries of a
condominium parcel shall be monumented as required by the Plat Act [765 ILCS
205]. Notes on the condominium plat must indicate whether the interior
measurements shown are referring to finished or unfinished surfaces or planes
and what data was used for any elevations depicted on the plat.
d) Subdivision Surveys
1) Subdivision surveys include subdivision plats, re-subdivision
plats, consolidation plats, and planned unit development (PUD) plats when used
to subdivide land; all of which are governed by and prepared in accordance with
local subdivision control ordinances, governmental regulations and the Illinois
Plat Act [765 ILCS 205]. A subdivision survey requires the retracement of the
boundary of the parent tract by the subdividing surveyor and becomes an
original survey upon the creation of new land parcels, blocks or “lots”. Monumentation
for subdivision surveys is mandatory according to the statute. All exterior
corners of the subdivision shall be monumented prior to recordation of the
subdivision plat. If, in the opinion of the subdividing surveyor, a disproportionate
number of interior monuments would be destroyed by grading, utility
installation, etc., monumentation of the interior corners may be delayed unless
local regulations or ordinances specify otherwise. Interior corners of the
subdivision shall be monumented prior to the conveyance of any lot, block,
parcel or unit within the subdivision and in all cases the monumentation shall
be in place within 12 months after the recording date of the subdivision plat.
All of the interior corners subject to delayed staking shall be denoted on the
record plat as "to be set", either by labeling or appropriate symbols
or notations. Upon completion of the monumentation the subdividing surveyor
shall file an affidavit with the Recorder of the county in which the
subdivision is located certifying that the monumentation of the subdivision has
been completed. The affidavit shall include the name of the subdivision, date
of plat recording and recording location information (book and page and/or
document number).
2) Vertical
subdivisions, i.e., subdivisions that divide property by horizontal, vertical,
and oblique planes, require that all exterior boundary corners of the
subdivision be monumented at its ground elevation prior to recordation of the
subdivision plat. The physical features, if any, controlling the limits of the
subdivided property must be defined on the subdivision plat. The datum used to
control the dividing horizontal planes must be defined on the subdivision plat
together with the benchmark used to determine the elevations of these planes.
The interior corners or any lot or block corners other than those that are
required for monumenting the exterior boundary corners do not require
monumentation.
e) Mortgage Inspection. A Mortgage Inspection does not approach
the standards of other survey categories, though by the provisions of Section 5
of the Illinois Professional Land Survey Act of 1989 [225 ILCS 330/5] the
services of an Illinois Professional Land Surveyor are required. A mortgage
inspection is not a type of boundary survey or ALTA/ACSM survey and does not
constitute a boundary survey of the subject real property. A mortgage
inspection includes field investigation, measurements and graphic
representation of improvements.
1) Purpose. The mortgage inspection is intended for use by a
mortgage lender and/or title insurer and is only a professional opinion of the
relationship of improvements with respect to the deed lines and the existence,
location and type of building on the property, the intent of which is to assist
in the determination of the property's suitability to serve as collateral for a
mortgage. It is not an opinion as to deed, title or platted lines. It is not
to be used in matters of boundary disputes, legal actions between landowners,
or for construction purposes. No new legal descriptions can be created from a
mortgage inspection.
2) Product. A complete mortgage inspection will produce a
drawing entitled "Mortgage Inspection" and, if required, a written
report of the surveyor's findings and determinations.
3) Information
A) The following information shall be furnished by the client
and/or his/her agent:
i) Legal description and address for the tract of land.
ii) Copy of commitment of title insurance for the tract of land,
if possible.
B) The following information shall be obtained by the surveyor:
i) Copy of recorded subdivision plats (if applicable).
ii) Recorded section corner tie monuments and original government
surveys (if applicable).
iii) Other necessary surveying information.
4) Monuments. No monuments shall be set.
5) Tolerances. Tolerances cannot be mandated for a mortgage
inspection since the very nature of recovering deed lines and other information
for that purpose precludes a rigid adherence to any standard value.
6) Field Procedures. The following procedures should generally
be considered as minimum, but deviations as dictated by specific conditions
shall be allowed:
A) Preliminary search and recovery of existing monument evidence.
B) Field location of tract through measurement from some
controlling locations, such as: street intersection, subdivision corner,
section corners, etc., sufficient to eliminate the possibility of gross error
in location of the premises.
C) Through field measurements, locate and dimension relevant
improvements.
D) If evidence of deed lines does not exist, the surveyor is
obligated to refuse to perform a mortgage inspection until satisfactory
evidence is obtained, either through a boundary survey or a land title survey.
E) If evidence exists of the possibility that the improvements on
the subject property or adjoining property are on or very near the apparent
deed lines, the surveyor is obligated to note his/her findings and recommend
that a boundary survey or land title survey be performed.
7) Drawing
A) Minimum size: 8½" x 11".
B) The drawing shall be entitled:
MORTGAGE INSPECTION
THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A BOUNDARY
SURVEY
(The above two
lines shall be of the same letter size and shall be twice the letter size of
all other lettering on the drawing.)
C) A North arrow, scale of drawing, date and drawing legend shall
be included.
D) Building dimensions and type of structure shall be shown.
E) Boundary dimensions shown shall be based on the public record
or description provided; field measurements do not need to be shown.
F) No dimensional ties from structures or other improvements to
apparent deed lines are required.
G) The legal description of the tract shall be given on the face
of the drawing.
H) Use of the word "survey" in the title, or any
implication in a certification that this drawing represents a
"survey", is prohibited.
I) Professional land surveyor seal, signature, date of signing,
and license expiration date. The licensee may provide, at his or her sole
discretion, an original signature in the licensee's handwriting, a scanned copy
of the document bearing an original signature, or a signature generated by a
computer.
J) Address of the tract.
K) No found corner, boundary line or other survey monumentation
shall be shown on the drawing.
L) Preceding the legal description and in the same size letters as
the legal description the following statement shall appear:
"This
mortgage inspection and drawing is not a boundary survey or plat of survey.
This mortgage inspection was prepared to assist the mortgage company and title
insurance company and is not to be used for any purposes of boundary disputes,
location of actual deed, title or platted lines, or for construction of new
improvements. Graphic representation shall be deemed approximate and no
reliance should be placed on the scale of the drawing."
M) The following statement shall be placed immediately above the
signature of the surveyor and in the same size letters as the legal description:
"This
professional service conforms to the current Illinois minimum standards of
practice for a mortgage inspection and is not a boundary survey."
f) Topographic Surveying and Mapping
1) A topographic survey or topographic map is a delineation of
horizontal and/or vertical locations of the existing natural or man-made
features of a portion of the earth's surface, subsurface or airspace and the
graphic representation of the results of the delineation. Topographic survey
and map are defined as below:
A) Topographic
Survey
A topographic
survey made using accepted terrestrial or GPS surveying methods or using
indirect surveying methods such as photogrammetry, light detection and ranging
(LIDAR) or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) performed in conjunction
with a boundary survey or ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey depicting land boundaries
shall be entitled "Boundary and Topographic Survey" or "ALTA/NSPS
Land Title and Topographic Survey", and shall be subject to the current
minimum standards established for the ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys or Boundary
Surveys by this Part, except where differing federal, State or local laws,
ordinances or rules may be more stringent.
B) Topographic
Map
When
topography is acquired using accepted terrestrial or GPS surveying methods, or
using indirect surveying methods such as photogrammetry, light detection and
ranging (LIDAR) or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) and is not
performed in conjunction with a boundary survey or ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey;
boundary lines and boundary data shall be shown as needed/or as deemed
necessary by the surveyor. The source of the land boundary information along
with the statement that “this professional service does not constitute a boundary
survey” shall be shown on the topographic map and placed near the surveyor’s
certificate and seal.
i) When the position and/or extent of a topographic map is not
defined by land boundaries, enough information must be shown on the survey to
enable the client to locate the topographic map on the ground.
ii) A licensed professional engineer knowledgeable in
topographical mapping may perform a topographic map specific to his/her design
project. A licensed professional engineer may not, however, offer topographic mapping
services independent of his/her specific design project.
2) Positional
Accuracy
The horizontal
and vertical positional accuracies for topographic surveys and topographic maps
shall be in accordance with the most current model standards for topographic surveys
or topographic maps as published by the National Society of Professional
Surveyors (NSPS).
3) Information Research Required. Sufficient information to
perform the topographic survey or topographic map shall be furnished by the
client or his/her agent or obtained by the surveyor by agreement with the
client. The following appropriate factors must be evaluated by the surveyor.
A) A specific description of the survey site, along with
designated areas outside the actual survey site where topographic information
is required.
B) The location, description, datum and elevation of all
benchmarks to be used for the survey. The datum should be based on a
nationally accepted datum whenever practical, unless instructed otherwise by
the client or as mandated by a governmental organization having jurisdiction in
the area the survey is located.
C) The location and description of all horizontal control points
to be used for the survey.
D) If contour lines are required by the client, the contour interval
should be agreed upon by the surveyor and client.
E) Location and elevations of utilities is often an important part
of a topographic survey. The surveyor and client shall agree which utilities
are to be located and what information on each utility is to be shown.
4) Field Requirements
A) All surveying instruments shall be kept in proper adjustment
and calibration.
B) The surveyor may apply procedures that most efficiently meet
the requirements of the client without sacrificing the accuracy of the acquired
information.
C) All field data, including electronic field notes, shall be
retained by the professional land surveyor in a legible and orderly fashion
that will be understandable to other surveyors.
5) Plats. On all topographic surveys and topographic maps, the
completed plat shall be drawn on a stable and durable medium with a minimum
size of 8½" by 11" and shall contain the following:
A) Firm name, address and registration number.
B) Professional land surveyor seal, signature, date of signing,
and license expiration date.
C) "This professional service conforms to the current
Illinois minimum standards for a topographic survey or topographic map." This
statement shall be placed near the professional land surveyor seal and
signature.
D) Client's name.
E) North arrow.
F) Date of completion of field work.
G) Scale as agreed upon by surveyor and client.
H) Location and elevation of any reference benchmarks or site benchmarks
at or near the survey shall be shown, and the datum noted.
I) Legend for all symbols and abbreviations used on the plat.
J) If elevation points are to be shown, such elevations shall be
shown to the nearest one-hundredth of a foot on hard surfaces and to the
nearest tenth of a foot elsewhere, unless requested otherwise by the client.
K) Location and description of horizontal control points used in
the survey, which shall be noted and shall be shown on the plat as requested by
the client.
L) The location of permanent structures, including buildings,
retaining walls, bridges, culverts, street or road paving and sidewalks as
requested by the client.
M) Existing contour lines indicating the relief of the entire
parcel, unless required otherwise by the client. Elevation points may be shown
at locations requested by the client.
N) Location and water surface elevations of lakes, rivers, streams
and drainage courses on or near the surveyed parcel, and direction of flow if
any as requested by the client.
O) If topographic information is to be delivered via electronic
media, a suitable format shall be agreed upon with the client. In every case,
the surveyor shall also provide a signed and sealed hard copy drawing or
representation of the survey. This drawing shall be the official survey and
shall be deemed to be correct and superior to the electronic data.
g) Minimum
Standards for Writing Parcel Legal Descriptions. A description defining land
boundaries written for conveyance or describing the extent of a survey or for
other purposes shall be complete, providing definite and unequivocal
identification of the property lines or boundaries of a unique parcel. The
description shall be sufficient to be platted, located on the ground and, when
appropriate, mathematically closed. The description shall commence at or
relate to a physically monumented corner or boundary control line of record.
1) If
the land is located in a recorded subdivision, the description shall contain
the number or other description of the lot, block or other part of the
subdivision, or shall describe the parcel by reference to a known corner of the
lot, block or other recorded reference.
2) If
the parcel is not located within a recorded subdivision, the description shall
state the section, township, range, principal meridian and county, and shall
describe the parcel by reference to quarter section, quarter-quarter section,
government lot, or metes and bounds, beginning/commencing at a physically monumented
corner and if possible, referencing an established and monumented line in the
United States Public Land Survey System.
3) In
any case, when a new description is created or a previous description is
rewritten, enough of the original description should be maintained so as to
form a trail or chain to honor the calls of the existing parcel description.
4) A
description written for other purposes that do not define land boundaries for
land conveyances, or describe the extent of a survey, such as descriptions
written for leases, easements, zoning, annexation or political boundaries, are
not required to relate to a physically monumented corner.
(Source: Amended at 47 Ill.
Reg. 798, effective January 5, 2023)
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE 68: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1270 ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR ACT OF 1989
SECTION 1270.57 STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Section 1270.57 Standards of
Professional Conduct
To safeguard the health, safety,
and welfare of the public and to maintain integrity and high standards of skill
and practice of professional land surveying, the following standards of professional
conduct shall be binding on every licensee and on all professional design firms
authorized to offer or perform professional land surveying services in Illinois.
a) Licensee's Obligation
1) Licensees
shall be cognizant that their first and foremost responsibility is to safeguard
the health, safety, and welfare of the public when performing services for
clients and employers.
2) Licensees
shall sign and seal only those plans, surveys and other documents that conform
to accepted professional land surveying standards and that safeguard the
health, safety, and welfare of the public.
3) Licensees
shall notify their employer or client and such other authority as may be
appropriate when their professional judgment is overruled when the health,
safety, or welfare of the public endangered.
4) Licensees
shall, to the best of their knowledge, include all relevant and pertinent
information in an objective and truthful manner within all professional
documents, statements, and testimony.
5) Licensees
shall express a professional opinion publicly only when it is founded upon an
adequate knowledge of the facts and a competent evaluation of the subject
matter.
6) Licensees
shall issue no statements, criticisms, or arguments on professional land
surveying matters that are inspired or paid for by interest parties, unless
they explicitly identify the interest parties on whose behalf they are speaking
and reveal any interest they have in the matters.
7) Licensees
shall not partner, practice, or offer to practice with any person or firm that
they know is engaged in fraudulent or dishonest business or professional
practices.
8) Licensees
who have knowledge or reason to believe that any person or firm has violated
any rules or laws applying to the practice of professional land surveying shall
report it to the Division, may report it to appropriate legal authorities, and
shall cooperate with the Division and those authorities as requested.
9) Licensees
shall not knowingly provide false or incomplete information regarding an
applicant in obtaining licensure.
10) Licensees shall comply with the licensing laws and rules
governing professional land surveying profession in each of the jurisdictions
in which they practice.
b) Licensee's Obligation to Employer and Clients
1) Licensees shall undertake assignments only when qualified by
education or experience in the specific technical field of professional land
surveying involved.
2) Licensees shall not affix their signatures or seals to any
plans, specifications, or other documents dealing with subject matter in which
they lack competence, nor to any such plans, specifications, or other documents
not prepared under their direct supervisory control.
A) In circumstances where a licensee in responsible charge of the
work is unavailable to complete the work in instances such as death,
incapacity, termination of employment or relocation, a successor licensee may
take responsible charge by performing all professional services, including
design criteria, recalculations, code research and compliance, and any other
necessary and appropriate changes, in order to complete the project.
B) The successor licensee shall have control of and responsibility
for the work product and the signed and sealed originals of all documents.
3) Licensees may accept assignments and assume responsibility for
coordination of an assignment outside of their field of competence if each
technical segment is signed and sealed by the licensee responsible for
preparation of that technical segment.
4) Licensees shall not reveal facts, data, or information
obtained in a professional capacity without the prior consent of the client,
employer, or public body on which they serve except as authorized or required
by law or rules.
5) Licensees shall not solicit or accept gratuities, directly or
indirectly, from contractors, their agents, or other parties in connection with
work for employers or clients.
6) Licensees shall disclose to their employers or clients all
known or potential conflicts of interest or other circumstances that could
influence or appear to influence their judgment or the quality of their
professional service or engagement.
7) Licensees shall not accept compensation, financial or
otherwise, from more than one party for services pertaining to the same
project, unless the circumstances are fully disclosed and agreed to in writing
by all interested parties.
8) Licensees shall not solicit or accept a professional contract
from a governmental body on which a principal or officer of their organization
serves as a member. Conversely, licensees serving as members, advisors, or
employees of a government body or department, who are the principals or
employees of a private concern, shall not participate in decisions with respect
to professional services offered or provided by said concern to the
governmental body that they serve.
9) Licensees shall not use confidential information received in
the course of their assignments as a means of making personal profit without
the consent of the party from whom the information was obtained.
c) Licensee's Obligation to Other Licensees
1) Licensees shall not falsify or permit misrepresentations of
their, or their firm’s professional qualifications. They shall not
misrepresent or exaggerate their degree of responsibility in prior assignments
nor the complexity of said assignments. Presentations incidental to the
solicitation of employment or business shall not misrepresent pertinent facts
concerning employers, employees, associates, joint ventures, or past
accomplishments.
2) Licensees shall not offer, give, solicit, or receive, either
directly or indirectly, any commission, or gift, or other valuable
consideration in order to secure work, and shall not make any political
contribution with the intent to influence the award of a contract by public
authority.
3) Licensees shall not injure or attempt to injure, maliciously
or falsely, directly or indirectly, the professional reputation, prospects,
practice, or employment of other licensees, nor indiscriminately criticize
other licensees' work.
4) Licensees shall make a reasonable effort to inform another
licensee whose work is believed to contain a material discrepancy, error, or
omission that may impact the health, safety, or welfare of the public, unless
such reporting is legally prohibited.
(Source: Amended at 49 Ill.
Reg. 10122, effective July 23, 2025)
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CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1270
ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR ACT OF 1989
SECTION 1270.58 SEAL AND SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS
Section 1270.58 Seal and
Signature Requirements
a) Every individual professional land surveyor shall have a
reproducible seal or facsimile, which may be computer generated, the impression
of which shall contain the name of the land surveyor, his or her place of
business, the license number of the professional land surveyor, and the words
"Professional Land Surveyor, State of Illinois". A professional land
surveyor shall seal all documents prepared by or under the direct supervision
and control of the professional land surveyor. Any seal on a plat of survey,
which bears the name of a professional design firm, rather than bearing the
name of the individual licensed professional land surveyor responsible for the
survey, shall be deemed an invalid seal. The individual licensee's written
signature and date of signing, along with the date of license expiration, shall
be placed adjacent to the seal. The licensee may provide, at his or her sole
discretion, an original signature in the licensee's handwriting, a scanned copy
of the document bearing an original signature, or a signature generated by a
computer.
b) It is unlawful to affix one's seal to documents if doing so
masks the true identity of the person who actually exercised direction, control
and supervision of the preparation of that work. A Professional Land Surveyor
who seals and signs documents is not responsible for damage caused by
subsequent changes to or uses of those documents when the subsequent changes or
uses, including changes or uses made by State or local government agencies, are
not authorized or approved by the Professional Land Surveyor who originally
sealed and signed the documents.
c) All technical submissions issued by a land surveying firm,
corporation, limited liability company, professional limited liability company,
or partnership are required to bear the corporate or assumed business name and
design firm registration number, in addition to the seal requirements.
d) A suggested facsimile of the design and lettering of the seal
is found in Section 1270.ILLUSTRATION A.
(Source:
Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 798, effective January 5, 2023)
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CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1270
ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR ACT OF 1989
SECTION 1270.59 CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
Section 1270.59 Certificate of Correction
The purpose of a certificate of correction is for the
surveyor of record to correct errors or omissions found on any map, plat,
exhibit or document prepared by him/her, that identifies legal lines or land
title lines of the United States rectangular survey system or any subdivision
thereof, which has been signed and certified by them and is of public record.
a) Only
the surveyor that signed and sealed the original recorded map, plat, exhibit or
document can file a certificate of correction to amend their erroneous data or
scrivener’s errors.
b) A
certificate of correction will clearly state the name or title and recording
information of the map, plat, exhibit or document and identify the specific
errors and/or omissions to be corrected.
c) The
certificate of correction shall be signed and sealed by the surveyor of the
original map, plat, exhibit or document to be corrected.
d) A
certificate of correction shall not be used to move, modify, vacate, dedicate,
alter or create easements, roadways or setback lines; add or detract lots or
land; relocate platted boundary or lot lines, or in any way affect the rights
or interests of third parties that were created by the original document.
e) The
certificate of correction shall be recorded in the same county or counties as
the original map, plat, exhibit or document was recorded.
(Source: Added at 47 Ill. Reg. 798,
effective January 5, 2023)
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CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1270
ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR ACT OF 1989
SECTION 1270.60 GRANTING VARIANCES
Section 1270.60 Granting
Variances
The Director may grant variances
from this Part in individual cases when he or she finds that:
a) the provision from which the variance is granted is not
statutorily mandated;
b) no party will be injured by the granting of the variance; and
c) the rule from which the variance is granted would, in the
particular case, be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.
(Source: Amended at 47 Ill.
Reg. 798, effective January 5, 2023)
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE 68: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1270 ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR ACT OF 1989
SECTION 1270.65 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Section 1270.65 Professional
Development
The professional development (PD)
required as a condition for license renewal under the Illinois Professional
Land Surveyor Act is set forth in this Section. All land surveyors shall meet
these requirements.
a) Professional Development Hours Requirements
1) Beginning
with the November 30, 2006, renewal and every renewal thereafter, in order to
renew a license as a land surveyor, a licensee shall be required to complete 20
professional development hours (PDHs) relevant to the practice of land
surveying or be exempt from the professional development requirements as
provided in subsection (h). All 20 PDHs may be earned through online programs
or courses. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in
non-renewal of the land surveyor's license or other disciplinary action, or both.
The professional development hours shall be in the following categories:
A) A
minimum of 4 hours of programs, courses or activities in the area of State of
Illinois statutes and rules that regulate professional land surveyors and
surveys.
B) A
minimum of 2 hours of programs, courses or activities in the area of
professional conduct.
C) A
minimum of 14 hours of programs, courses or activities in the area of land
surveying or related sciences.
2) Beginning
with the November 30, 2020 renewal and every renewal thereafter, the total
professional development hours shall include one hour of sexual harassment prevention
training which shall meet the requirements of 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1130.400 and
Section 2105-15.5 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (Department of
Professional Regulation Law) [20 ILCS 2105]. A licensee completing a course on
sexual harassment prevention developed or offered by the Illinois Department of
Human Rights pursuant to the Illinois Human Rights Act [775 ILCS 5], the
licensee's employer or an acceptable provider listed within this Section, may
count that course toward the one hour requirement under this Section (See Section
2105-15.5 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois [20 ILCS
2105/2105-15.5]).
3) A pre-renewal period is the 24 months preceding November of
each even-numbered year.
4) One professional development hour shall equal 50 minutes of
instruction or participation. If a program is taken that awards continuing
education units (CEU) rather than professional development hours, one
continuing education unit equals 10 professional development hours of class in
an approved continuing education course.
5) Land surveyors licensed in Illinois but residing and
practicing in other states shall comply with the PDH requirements set forth in
this Section.
6) Professional development units used to satisfy the PDH
requirements of another jurisdiction may be applied to fulfill the PDH
requirements of the State of Illinois if they are substantially equivalent.
b) Professional development activities shall include, but not be
limited to:
1) Successful completion of a college or university course in the
area of land surveying, related sciences and surveying ethics. One semester
credit hour of course work is equivalent to 15 PDHs and one quarter credit hour
of course work is equivalent to 10 PDHs;
2) Successful completion of land surveying courses or programs
offering professional development hours, including those offered online.
Credit will be given for self-study courses only if an examination has been
completed by the licensee and graded by the sponsor;
3) Active participation and successful completion of land
surveying programs, seminars, tutorials, workshops, short courses or in-house
courses;
4) Attending program presentations at related technical or
professional meetings;
5) Teaching or Instructing. Teaching or instructing a land
surveying course, seminar, lecture, presentation or workshop shall constitute 3
PDH hours for each hour spent in the actual presentation. Teaching credit
shall be valid for the initial presentation only. Teaching credit shall not
apply to faculty teaching regularly scheduled curriculum courses at a college,
university, or other educational institution;
6) Authoring papers or articles that appear in nationally
circulated journals or trade magazines. Credit is earned in the biennium of
publication. A maximum of 5 PDHs per renewal are allowed for this activity.
7) Active participation on a professional land surveyor board,
committee or holding an office in a professional or technical society.
A) 2 PDHs will be awarded per committee membership or office held.
B) A
maximum of 8 PDHs may be accepted per pre-renewal period.
c) All programs or courses shall:
1) Contribute to the advancement, extension and enhancement of
the professional skills and scientific knowledge of the licensee in the
practice of land surveying;
2) Foster the enhancement of general or specialized practices and
values of land surveying;
3) Be developed and presented by persons with education and/or
experience in the subject matter of the program; and
4) Specify the course objectives and course content.
d) Auditing or Restoration
1) It shall be the responsibility of a licensee to maintain a
record of PDHs for 6 years that includes one of the following:
A) Documentation
consisting of the following items:
i) The
name and address of the sponsor or provider;
ii) A brief statement of the subject matter, printed program
schedules, registration receipts or other proof of participation;
iii) Certificate
of attendance;
iv) The
number of PDHs attended in each program; and
v) The
date and place of the program; or
B) Transcripts or records of professional development hours
maintained by an acceptable provider as set forth in subsection (e).
2) A log of activities by itself shall not be accepted as meeting
the requirements of this subsection.
e) Acceptable providers for structured educational activities
shall include, but not be limited to:
1) Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Association;
2) National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
(NCEES);
3) National Society of Professional Land Surveyors;
4) American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE);
5) Colleges, universities or other educational institutions;
6) Technical or professional societies or organizations relating
to professional land surveying.
f) The Division shall not pre-approve individual courses or
programs.
g) Certification of Compliance with PD Requirements
1) Each renewal applicant shall certify, on the renewal
application, full compliance with the professional development requirements set
forth in this Section.
2) The Division may require additional evidence demonstrating
compliance with the PD requirements (e.g., certificate of attendance). This
additional evidence shall be required in the context of the Division's random
audit. It is the responsibility of each renewal applicant to retain or
otherwise produce evidence of compliance.
3) When there appears to be a lack of compliance with PD
requirements, an applicant shall be notified in writing and may request an
interview with the Board. At that time the Board may recommend that steps be
taken to begin formal disciplinary proceedings as required by Section 10-65 of
the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100/10-65].
4) The Division may conduct random audits to verify compliance
with professional development requirements.
h) Waiver of PDH Requirements: A licensee shall be exempt from
the professional development requirements of this Section if one of the
following situations occurs. If an exemption is claimed, it is required that
the renewal fee and any documentation needed to support the exemption be
submitted for renewal of a license. Waiver requests must be made before the
end of the renewal period. Waiver requests sent after the end of the renewal
period shall not be considered.
1) A licensee shall not be required to report PDHs during the
first biennial renewal period in which the licensee obtained initial licensure
in Illinois, but shall be subject to the continuing education requirements for
all subsequent biennial renewal periods.
2) A licensee who is on full-time active duty in the military
service of the United States, or is a licensee who is called to temporary
active duty in the military service or Armed Forces of the United States for a
period of time exceeding 120 consecutive days during the renewal period, when
that activity or location restricts participation in a continuing education
program.
3) A licensee who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the
Division that meeting these requirements would be an undue hardship by reason
of disability, illness, or other clearly mitigating circumstances shall submit
supporting documentation.
A) The documentation shall be in the form of a sworn statement by
the licensee, statement from a physician, or medical record showing the
disability, illness, or circumstance preventing the licensee's participation in
the continuing education program during a substantial part of the renewal
period.
B) If the Division finds from the evidence that good cause has
been shown for non-compliance, the Division will waive enforcement, extend the
time within which the applicant shall comply, or establish a particular program
or schedule of continuing education for the renewal period in which the undue
hardship existed.
C) Consecutive waiver requests made for reasons of disability,
illness, or other circumstances may be prima facie evidence for non-renewal of
applicant's license based on inability to actively engage in licensed practice.
4) Any renewal applicant who, prior to the expiration date of the
license, submits a request for a waiver, in whole or in part, pursuant to the
provisions of this Section, shall be deemed to be in good standing until the
final decision on the request for a waiver is made by the Division.
(Source:
Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 10122, effective July 23, 2025)
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Section 1270.APPENDIX A Rules for the Perpetuation of Monuments Under the Land Survey Monuments Act
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CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1270
ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR ACT OF 1989
SECTION 1270.APPENDIX A RULES FOR THE PERPETUATION OF MONUMENTS UNDER THE LAND SURVEY MONUMENTS ACT
Section 1270.APPENDIX A
Rules for the Perpetuation of Monuments Under the Land Survey Monuments Act
a) The Land Survey Monuments Act [765 ILCS 220] requires a
licensed land surveyor to record a monument record when he/she conducts a
survey that uses as a control corner any public land survey monument, or when
he/she establishes, re-establishes, restores or rehabilitates any public land
survey monument, except when there exists a monument record and the monument is
found as described in the record. All licensed land surveyors who conduct
surveys pursuant to the Land Survey Monuments Act shall comply with standards
set forth in this Section. Violation of the Land Survey Monuments Act shall be
considered a Class A misdemeanor pursuant to Section 11 of the Act.
b) Every section corner and quarter section corner is a public
land survey monument. The monumentation of other points resulting from the
subdivision of a section is not a requirement of the Act. Only when a public
land survey monument is used for making a survey is recording of a monument
record a requirement of the Act. The licensed land surveyor may utilize
information from previous surveys providing it is sufficient to locate,
establish or re-establish the public land survey monument and is adequate for
preparing the monument record.
c) A monument record means a written and illustrated document describing
the physical appearance of a survey monument and its accessories. The monument
record shall be presented and recorded in accordance with the following
specifications:
1) It shall have an overall width of 8½ inches and an overall
length of 11 inches.
2) It shall have a clear one-half inch border on the top, bottom
and both sides.
3) A 3" x 5" block in the upper right corner shall be
reserved for the use of the County Recorder of Deeds.
4) Paper on which the form is printed shall have a minimum rag
content of 25 percent and shall be 20 pound weight.
5) The height of lettering or typing shall be one tenth of an
inch and shall have a clarity suitable for microfilming and reproducing. A
maximum of 4 sheets may be used as one document.
6) There shall be no more than 4 monuments shown on each record
and all monuments must be for a common section.
7) The surveyor may show geodetic position or other information
at his/her option, providing it does not detract from the clarity of the
requirements of the monument record.
8) The drawing shall be orientated with North at the top of the
form.
9) The monument record shall be recorded at the time of recording
the survey if the survey is placed on record, but in no case more than 40 days
after the survey is completed.
10) Each monument record shall describe at least 3 accessories or
reference points.
11) All monument records shall be signed by a licensed land
surveyor or by the chief of a survey party in an agency of the United States
government.
d) It is recommended that, in addition to the monument record
requirements set forth above, additional data to add to the monument record to
aid in future recovery may include the following:
1) the company's job number of the survey project;
2) the date the survey plat was completed;
3) the name of the firm, surveyor's name and field book with page
number;
4) distances and bearings to the nearest quarter or section
corner monument;
5) general location of ties (i.e., in ditch line, 5' east of edge
of pavement, etc.);
6) the amount of cover, if any, over the monument;
7) the proper or government township name;
8) that distances are slope or horizontal;
9) any known history of the monument (e.g., the monument was
shown on a plat of survey by Super Surveyors, Inc., dated August 16, 1937, and
recorded in Surveyors Book 2, page 29, in the County Recorder's Office).
e) The Land Survey Monuments Act states that a monument shall be
in such a physical condition that it remains as permanent a monument as is
reasonably possible and, if practical, the Illinois license number of the land
surveyor who records the monument record shall be affixed securely to the top
of the monument at the public land survey corner. When it is not practical to
affix the land surveyor's Illinois license number on the monument, the number
may be affixed to one of the reference points.
f) As a minimum the monument must be a standard weight steel
pipe, one-half inch diameter, 30 inches long or a solid steel rod one-half inch
diameter, 30 inches long.
g) Should the monument fall on a concrete surface, a survey
marker permanently anchored into the concrete is acceptable. Should a stone be
found and the size is such to make it reasonably permanent, it should remain
and ferrous material be placed over or adjacent to the monument to facilitate
its recovery.
h) Pursuant to Section 3.04 of the Land Survey Monuments Act,
"accessory" is defined as any physical evidence in the vicinity of
a survey monument or position thereof, the relative position of which is of
public record and which is used to perpetuate the location of the monument....
Ties are considered accessories.
1) If monument record ties are found to have a questionable
future, make an effort to establish permanent ties and file a new monument
record.
2) In an area void of nearby physical tie points, resort to
angular ties such as building corners, the centers or faces of chimneys,
steeples, water towers or other structures.
3) A description of a tie point shall be as specific as possible
and may include such things as:
A) The exact location on a right of way marker or other square
shaped tie, such as apex, northeast corner or center of east face at ground
level;
B) Chiseled cross on northwest cap bolt of hydrant;
C) Back of concrete curb at joint of radius return;
D) Chiseled cross on south side of rim on sanitary sewer manhole;
E) Southwest corner of concrete foundation; or
F) Punch mark on top of west end of 15 inch corrugated metal pipe
culvert.
i) Other considerations when conducting a survey to establish a
monument record:
1) Lower the monument if it appears to be in danger of being
destroyed due to grading, road improvement, cultivation, etc.
2) Make an attempt to contact adjoining property owners to ascertain
if the monument is generally recognized and accepted to be the corner in
question.
3) Make an attempt to show the adjoining property owners, road
commissioner or highway official the location of the monument and supply them
with a copy of the monument record for future use.
4) Maintain respect for private property. Do not paint or put
nails in or survey ribbon on private property without permission.
j) The Division is cognizant of the long range public benefit
derived by the perpetuation of the public land survey monuments. The Act has no
provision that would exempt a particular type of survey from complying with the
Act if a public land survey monument is used. Therefore, strict adherence is a
legal requirement.
(Source: Amended at 31 Ill.
Reg. 1832, effective January 8, 2007)
| TITLE 68: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1270
ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR ACT OF 1989
SECTION 1270.APPENDIX B: SIGNIFICANT DATES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACT
Section 1270.APPENDIX B: Significant Dates for the
Administration of the Act
a) May
10, 1901. An Act to provide for the permanent survey of lands. Repealed July
8, 1957.
b) July
21, 1937. An Act entitled “An Act to provide for the registration of land
surveyors” was filed. This Act was repealed in 1939.
c) July
29, 1939. The Illinois Land Surveyors Act was enacted. The requirements for
examination were: 21 years of age, citizen of the US, good moral character,
graduated from a high school or secondary school, has 5 years' experience. The
examinations were state-constructed and given by the Department of Registration
and Education. Partnerships regulated. Committee of Examiners established.
Surveyors in other States may be licensed if requirements are substantially
equal to the requirements in this State.
d) July
16, 1963. Act amended to allow temporary permit: no more than one project and
does not exceed in the aggregate more than 30 days in any calendar year.
Experience granted for each one-fourth of the total hours of academic credit
required for the awarding of a baccalaureate degree in civil engineering by an
accredited engineering college shall be considered as equivalent to one year of
Land Surveying experience; provided that undergraduate academic credit shall
not be accepted in lieu of more than 3 years of Land Surveying experience when
such credit does not result in the granting of a baccalaureate degree in civil
engineering. Committee of Examiners increased from three to five members with
new members appointed as of September 1, 1963.
e) April
27, 1967. Examinations will consist of questions in the following area
relating to land surveying: (a) The statutes of the United States and the
State of Illinois as they relate to land surveying, (b) The subdivision of land
and (c) Practical surveying and the mathematics of land surveying. The
applicant must make an average grade of not less than 75 percent with no grade
below 60 to successfully complete the examination. Applicants for registration
through reciprocity must appear before the Examining Committee and submit
evidence of his qualifications. Discrimination: It is unprofessional and
unethical conduct on the part of a registrant who refuses to render land surveyor
services to a person solely on account of that person’s race, color, creed, or
national origin.
f) August
7, 1969. Minimum age for licensure was increased to 25 years of age with a
total of 8 years of experience and 4 years of responsible charge. Adds
corporations to be regulated that offer land surveying. The portion of
examination taken to be enrolled as a Land Surveyor in Training is waived when
taking the portion of the Registered Land Surveyor examination.
g) August
14, 1980. Time limit established by Act: A Certificate of Registered Land
Surveyor in Training is valid for 10 years and may not be renewed.
h) July
21, 1982. The creation of the Design Professionals Administration and
Investigation Fund. Effective July 1, 1985, all fees collected will be
deposited in the Design Professionals Administration and Investigation Fund and
no longer into the General Revenue Fund.
i) January
1, 1982. Effective January 1, 1986, such experience in responsible charge must
be subsequent to receiving a certificate of registration as a Registered Land
Surveyor in Training. Responsible charge of land surveying operations under
this Act means the direct control and supervision of such operations but
subject to overall supervision of a Registered Land Surveyor. Qualifications
for examination for registered land surveyor in training: (1) A baccalaureate
degree in Land Surveying from an accredited college or university, or (2) A
Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university and 2 years
of land surveying experience, or (3) An Associate degree in Land Surveying
Technology from an accredited junior college and 3 years land surveying
experience, or (4) An Associate degree in Engineering Technology from an
accredited junior college and 4 years land surveying experience, or (5) A high
school diploma or its equivalent and 8 years land surveying experience.
j) January
1, 1984. Inactive status and restoration established. The temporary permit
for Land Surveying was repealed by P.A. 83-1017.
k) April
1984. Illinois first administered the NCEE Fundamentals of Surveying, a 4-hour
examination (FLS) for enrollment as a LSIT, and the NCEE Principles and
Practice of Surveying, a 4-hour examination (PLS 1) for licensure. This
replaces the State constructed examinations.
l) August
10, 1984. Five references are required for either the LSIT or Registered Land
Surveyor. Establishment of the requirement to take the Illinois Jurisdictional
Examination in addition to the NCEE exams.
m) October
1986. NCEE changed the PLS 1 (4-hour exam) to the PLS 2a (3-hour exam) with an
additional 1-hour Public Domain portion. The Illinois Jurisdictional
Examination was 1-hour.
n) January
6, 1987. Definitions of Related Sciences
1) A
baccalaureate degree in a Related Science is a four-year curriculum that
includes core courses in at least the following subjects for the noted semester
hours or their equivalent:
A) Mathematics (beyond
trigonometry) – 15 hours.
B) Basic Sciences (physics,
chemistry, geology) – 15 hours.
C) Additional Sciences – 15
hours.
2) An
associate degree in a Related Science is a two-year curriculum that includes
core courses in at least the following subjects for the noted semester hours or
their equivalent:
A) Mathematics (beyond
trigonometry) – 3-6 hours.
B) Basic Sciences (physics,
chemistry, geology) – 4-6 hours.
C) Additional Sciences –
4-6 hours.
o) January
8, 1987. Applicants for licensure on the basis of reciprocity must hold a
valid certificate of Registration as a Land Surveyor issued under the laws of
another jurisdiction and must provide proof satisfactory to the Department that
they met the requirements equivalent to those in force in Illinois at the time
of his licensure by examination, including certification of education,
affidavits of experience, certification by the jurisdiction of the original
licensure date and descriptions of examinations; those who qualify shall write
the Illinois Jurisdictional Examination. Candidates from another jurisdiction
for whom the Examining Committee has questions shall appear for an oral
interview. All other candidates will be reviewed upon the documents
submitted. The requirement for all applicants by reciprocity to appear for an
oral interview was eliminated.
p) January
1, 1989. The Act was sunsetted and revised and may be cited as the Illinois
Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989. The Examining Committee was
reestablished as the Land Surveyor Examining Board consisting of 7 members
appointed by the Director, one of which is a public member, the others
Professional Land Surveyors, all residents of Illinois. Requirements for
licensure as a Land Surveyor were 1) applied in writing, 2) citizen of the US,
3) good moral character, 4) has acquired an Illinois license as a Land
Surveyor-in-Training, 5) has at least 4 years of experience subsequent to
licensure as a LSIT verified by a Professional Land Surveyor in responsible
charge of land surveying operations and then, 6) passes an examination
authorized by the Department to determine his fitness as a Professional Land
Surveyor (PLS and Illinois Jurisdictional exams). Experience is required to be
completed after passage of the FS and prior to submitting an application for
approval to sit for the PS and Jurisdictional examination. The requirements
for enrollment by examination for Land Surveyor-in-Training: (1) A
baccalaureate degree in Land Surveying from an accredited college or
university, or (2) A Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or
university and 2 years of land surveying experience, or (3) An Associate degree
in Land Surveying Technology from an accredited junior college and 3 years land
surveying experience, or (4) An Associate degree in Engineering Technology from
an accredited junior college and 4 years land surveying experience or (5) A
high school diploma or its equivalent and 8 years land surveying experience.
Deadlines for submitting the completed applications (either for the FS or the
PS exams) were established as December 15 for the spring examination and June
15 for the fall examination.
q) January
1, 1989. The Act specified that as of January 1, 1998, an applicant must have
a baccalaureate degree in land surveying from an accredited college or
university, or a baccalaureate degree in a related science including at least
24 semester hours of land surveying courses from a Board approved curriculum of
an accredited institution, to be eligible for licensing as a Land
Surveyor-in-Training.
r) January
1, 1989. Endorsement of licensure replaces reciprocity. Requirements are
based upon those extant in Illinois at the time of original licensure
(education, experience and examinations) and passing the Illinois
Jurisdictional examination.
s) January
1, 1989. The Act specified that the seal of the Professional Land Surveyor
will contain the name of the land surveyor, his place of business, the license
number, and the words “Professional Land Surveyor, State of Illinois”.
t) April
2, 1991. Definitions of Related Sciences
1) A
baccalaureate degree in a Related Science is a four-year curriculum that
includes core courses in at least the following subjects for the noted semester
hours or their equivalent:
A) Mathematics (beyond
trigonometry) – 15 hours.
B) Basic Sciences (physics,
chemistry, geology) – 15 hours.
C) Additional Sciences – 15
hours.
2) An
associate degree in a Related Science is a two-year curriculum that includes
core courses in at least the following subjects for the noted semester hours or
their equivalent:
A) Mathematics (beyond
trigonometry) – 3 hours.
B) Basic Sciences (physics,
chemistry, geology) – 4 hours.
C) Additional Sciences – 4
hours.
u) April
2, 1991. Examination requirements: 1) NCEES Fundamentals of Land Surveying Examination
(for enrollment as a LSIT), 2) NCEES Principles and Practice of Land Surveying
Examination, 3) NCEES Public Domain (Jurisdictional Principles and Practice)
examination and 4) Illinois Jurisdictional Examination.
v) April
2, 1991. Section 1270.35 Inactive Status was added to the administrative rules
allowing a Licensed Professional Land Surveyor with an active license to place
his license on inactive status.
w) April
2, 1991. Reciprocity replaced by “Endorsement” which requires all applicants
from another jurisdiction to have met the education, experience and
examinations (State constructed or NCEES examinations) required in Illinois at
the time of original licensure and to pass the Illinois Jurisdictional
Examination in order to be licensed.
x) October
1992. NCEES changed the PLS 2a exam to the PLS (6-hour exam) and eliminated
the Public Domain examination.
y) April
5, 1994. Experience defined in the administrative rules consisting of
two-thirds to be either A) locating land boundaries and land boundary corners
including the following services: i) Researching public and private records;
ii) Relocation lost or obliterated corners, iii) Establishing, reestablishing
or perpetuating survey monuments; iv) Subdividing sections; v) Establishing or
retracing property lines to determine length and bearing; vi) Reestablishing
obliterated property lines; vii) Preparing descriptions of real property from
data acquired by field measurements; viii) Conducting resurveys; and ix)
Writing and interpreting land descriptions, and B) Preparing maps including, i)
Maps of sections or portions of sections or townships as established by the
original public land survey and subdivisions of those sections in accordance
with the manuals of surveying instructions by the federal government and the
State of Illinois; ii) Subdivision plans prepared in accordance with the
Illinois statutes or local ordinances; iii) Certified survey maps prepared in
accordance with the Illinois statutes or local ordinances; iv) Maps showing other
divisions of land not controlled by statute or ordinance; and v) Official plats
or maps of land in this State. No more than one-third of a
Surveyor-in-Training applicant’s experience may be acquired in A) Drafting
highway and railroad rights-of-way plans; B) Construction stating for highways,
roads, streets or similar projects within the boundaries of established rights
of way; C) Performing topographical surveys; D) Developing control networks for
aerial photography unless property lines are used for control; and E)
Performing new building layout or construction surveys or other design related
surveys.
z) November
15, 1995. Section 1270.55 establishing the Land Surveyor Complaint Committee
was added to the administrative rules.
aa) April
3, 1996. Section 1270.APPENDIX A Rules for the Perpetuation of Monuments under
the Land Survey Monuments Act was added to the administrative rules.
ab) August
1, 1996. Act required: Any professional services corporation, sole
proprietorship, or professional land surveying firm offering land surveying
services must have a resident land surveyor overseeing the land surveying
practices in each location in which land surveying services are provided.
ac) August
2, 1996. The requirements for evaluation of foreign degree were established in
the Act. The requirement for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
and the Test of Spoken English (TSE) were established in the Act. Effective
January 1, 1997, TOEFL with a score of 550 and TSE with a score of 50 were
required by rule. Dates for completed application to the Department for review
by Board were established as November 15 for the spring examination and May 15
for the fall examination.
ad) January
1, 1998. As of this date, all applicants applying for the LSIT must have
either: (1) a baccalaureate degree in Land Surveying from an accredited
college or university; or (2) a baccalaureate degree in a related science
including at least 24 semester hours of land surveying courses from a Board
approved curriculum of an accredited institution. Applicants who were approved
prior to this date for the LSIT would not be required to have the education reviewed
unless they did not apply for and acquire licensure before the LSIT expired
(valid only for 10 years). Anyone who re-applied for the FS must meet the new
education requirements.
ae) December
31, 1999. Section 1270.52 Fees was added to the administrative rules and taken
out of the Act.
af) January
1, 2000. The name was changed from the land Surveyor Examining Board to the
Land Surveyor Licensing Board. The Act eliminated the requirements that the
managing agent for a Professional Design Firm be one of the
officers/members/partners and that a majority of the officers/members/partners
be licensed land surveyors. The Act still required the managing agent to be a
full-time employee.
ag) January
1, 2000. Continuing education was added to the Act: the Department may
promulgate rules of continuing education for persons licensed under this Act.
ah) November
20, 2000. Section 1270.56 Minimum Standards of Practice was added to the administrative
rules.
ai) November
20, 2000. Section 1270.57 Standards of Professional Conduct was added to the administrative
rules.
aj) March
1, 2001. Section 1270.15 – Definition of Related Science – education
requirements reduced to:
A baccalaureate degree in a
Related Science is a four-year curriculum that includes core courses in at
least the following subjects for the noted semester hours or their equivalent:
1) Mathematics (college algebra
and beyond) – 15 hours.
2) Basic Sciences (physics
and/or chemistry) – 8 hours.
3) Additional
Basic Sciences (including, but not limited to: geology, geography, dendrology,
astronomy, biology, soil mechanics, and engineering sciences) – 20 hours.
ak) July
2, 2002. Section 1270.85 Professional Development was added to the rules.
The professional development required as a condition for license renewal under
the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act: All Land Surveyors shall meet
these requirements beginning with the November 30, 2004 renewal and every
renewal thereafter, in order to renew a license as a land surveyor, a licensee
shall be required to complete 20 professional development hours (PDH) relevant
to the practice of land surveying. Failure to comply with these requirements
may result in non-renewal of the land surveyor’s license or other disciplinary
action, or both.
al) November
10, 2004. Section 1270.85 amended to specify that hours be in the following
categories:
1) A
minimum of 4 hours of programs, courses or activities in the area of State of
Illinois statutes and rules that regulate professional land surveyors and
surveys.
2) A
minimum of 2 hours of programs, courses or activities in the area of
professional conduct.
3) A
minimum of 14 hours of programs, courses, or activities in the area of land
surveying or related sciences.
4) No
more than half (10) of the hours may be obtained from on-line, distance
learning or video courses; however, the 4 hours required in subsection
(a)(1)(A) may not be obtained in this manner.
am) August
29, 2009. Act was amended to allow an applicant to sit for the Fundamentals of
Surveying and be enrolled as an LSIT meeting one of the following: 1)
Accredited Land Surveying baccalaureate degree, 2) baccalaureate degree in
Related Science with at least 24 semester hours of land surveying courses, 3)
an Associate of Science degree in surveying or a related sciences with at least
24 semester hours of land surveying courses and at least 2 years of experience
or 4) a high school diploma or equivalent with at least 24 semester hours of
land surveying courses and at least 4 years of experience. As no administrative
rules were put in place before the Act changed again in 2012, no applicants for
the FS were reviewed to meet the educational requirements of Section 1270.15
except for the 24 semester hours of land surveying courses.
an) August
29, 2009. The minimum requirements to sit for the Principles and Practice
examination and the Illinois Jurisdictional exam were changed from having an
active LSIT to having an active LSIT with either a 1) accredited Land Surveying
baccalaureate degree or 2) a baccalaureate degree in a Related Science with at
least 24 semester hours of land surveying courses, with the degree meeting the
Related Science course requirements in Section 1270.15. A LSIT was no longer
sufficient to be approved to sit for the PS and Illinois Jurisdictional
examinations.
ao) In
March of 2010, the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Test
of Spoken English (TSE) ceased to be offered as the TOEFL-iBT (Internet Based
Test) was established and superseded this exam. While in effect, the TOEFL and
TSE requirements were a minimum score of 550 or 213 for the computer based-test
and that TSE was a minimum score of 50.
ap) April
27, 2010. Section 1270.56 Minimum Standards of Practice was amended to include
the standards for a topographic survey.
aq) January
1, 2012. Act was amended back to requiring either a 1) land surveying
baccalaureate degree, or 2) a Related Science degree meeting the specific
requirements of Section 1270.15 (24 semester hours of land surveying courses,
15 hours math, 8 hours physics or chemistry and 20 hours of additional basic
sciences) in order to sit for the FS and be enrolled as a LSIT. The
qualifications for sitting for the PS and the Illinois Jurisdictional examination
were kept to be either 1) accredited Land Surveying baccalaureate degree or 2)
a baccalaureate degree in a Related Science with at least 24 semester hours of
land surveying courses, with the degree meeting the specifications of Section
1270.15. Any applicant who had been previously approved to sit for the FS exam
was required to have the new application reviewed in order to determine that
they met the current education requirements for licensure.
ar) January
1, 2014. NCEES changed the Fundamentals of Surveying examination from a 6-hour
paper exam to a Computer Based Test (CBT) which became available to be taken up
to a maximum of three times in a year, available through Pearson Vue testing
centers once a quarter.
as) January
1, 2014. Written signature no longer required: Licensee may provide, at his
or her sole discretion, an original signature in the licensee’s handwriting, a
scanned copy of the document bearing an original signature or signature
generated by a computer.
at) November
13, 2015. Section 1270.5, 1270.10, and 1270.30 allow evaluation to be
completed by NCEES.
au) October
2016. The PLS examination was changed from a 6-hour paper exam to a Computer
Based Test (CBT) available continuously throughout the year for those approved
to sit. The applicant could take the exam up to 3 times a year, with a maximum
of once per quarter. NCEES stopped registering applicants to take state
constructed exams. CTS is to increase the administering of the Illinois
Jurisdictional examination to four times a year from twice a year.
av) January 1, 2018. Changes
to Act took place.
1) The term Land
Surveyor-in-Training was changed to Surveyor Intern.
2) The
Fundamentals of Engineering examination and SIT(SI) enrollment no longer
expire.
(Source: Added at 47 Ill. Reg. 798,
effective January 5, 2023)
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CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1270
ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR ACT OF 1989
SECTION 1270.ILLUSTRATION A PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SEAL AND SIGNATURE
Section 1270.ILLUSTRATION A
Professional Land Surveyor Seal and Signature
(Source: Added at 47 Ill. Reg. 798,
effective January 5, 2023)
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