HOUSE BILL No. 1651 – Civil penalty bill for unregistered practice. This bill has been referred to the Committee on Labor and Employment.

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The rule below goes into partial effect June 3, 2006 and partially on August 1, 2006.

Final Rule - LSA Document #05-82(F) (PDF)

The rule changes below went into effect February 25, 2004.

State Board of Registration for Land Surveyors - LSA Document #03-22 (PDF)

Amends 865 IAC 1-7-3 to revise what a registered land surveyor may include in the registrant's plans. Amends 865 IAC 1-12 to revise the standards for the competent practice of land surveying. Repeals 865 IAC 1-10-23 and 865 IAC 1-10-24.

The Indiana Board of Registration for Land Surveyors recently adopted changes to two of its administrative rules. These rules, which took effect in January, 2003, affect Surveyor Location Reports and the number of exam attempts an applicant is allowed when taking the land surveyor-in-training (SIT) examination.

Previously 865 IAC 1-12-28 required a land surveyor to briefly describe and show the location of "any monuments found" when performing a Surveyor Location Report (SLR). The revised rule eliminates the requirement to show any found monuments. While finding and weighing the reliability of found monuments is still critical to the surveyor in determining the approximate location of boundary lines and their relationship to improvements on the premises, the Board of Registration felt that actually showing such monuments on the face of the SLR drawing could be mistaken by the public as representing a boundary line opinion which goes far beyond the scope and purpose of an SLR.

Secondly, the number of exam attempts that a surveyor-in-training candidate is permitted under rule 865 IAC 1-4-8 has been increased to three (3) attempts. Any individual who took the examination the first time after January 1, 2002, shall be entitled to the third attempt.

The revised rules have been posted to the Board's website which can be viewed and downloaded at www.in.gov/legislative/iac/title865.html