House
Study
Bill
571
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Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
COMMERCE/BANKING
DIVISION
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
matters
under
the
purview
and
authority
of
1
the
professional
licensing
and
regulation
bureau
of
the
2
banking
division
of
the
department
of
commerce.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
354.2,
subsections
15,
18,
and
19,
Code
1
2011,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
15.
“Plat
of
survey”
means
the
graphical
representation
of
a
3
survey
of
one
or
more
parcels
of
land,
including
a
complete
and
4
accurate
description
of
each
parcel
within
the
plat,
prepared
5
by
a
registered
licensed
professional
land
surveyor.
6
18.
“Subdivision
plat”
means
the
graphical
representation
7
of
the
subdivision
of
land,
prepared
by
a
registered
licensed
8
professional
land
surveyor,
having
a
number
or
letter
9
designation
for
each
lot
within
the
plat
and
a
succinct
name
or
10
title
that
is
unique
for
the
county
where
the
land
is
located.
11
19.
“Surveyor”
means
a
registered
licensed
professional
land
12
surveyor
who
engages
in
the
practice
of
land
surveying
pursuant
13
to
chapter
542B
.
14
Sec.
2.
Section
354.4,
subsection
3,
paragraph
c,
Code
2011,
15
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
c.
The
plat
shall
be
signed
and
dated
by
a
surveyor,
bear
17
the
surveyor’s
Iowa
registration
license
number
and
legible
18
seal,
and
shall
show
a
north
arrow
and
bar
scale.
19
Sec.
3.
Section
355.1,
subsections
9,
11,
and
12,
Code
2011,
20
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
9.
“Plat
of
survey”
means
a
graphical
representation
of
a
22
survey
of
one
or
more
parcels
of
land,
including
a
complete
and
23
accurate
description
of
each
parcel
within
the
plat,
prepared
24
by
a
registered
licensed
professional
land
surveyor.
25
11.
“Subdivision
plat”
means
a
graphical
representation
26
of
the
subdivision
of
land,
prepared
by
a
registered
licensed
27
professional
land
surveyor,
having
a
number
or
letter
28
designation
for
each
lot
within
the
plat
and
a
succinct
name
or
29
title
that
is
unique
for
the
county
where
the
land
is
located.
30
12.
“Surveyor”
means
a
registered
licensed
professional
land
31
surveyor
who
engages
in
the
practice
of
land
surveying
pursuant
32
to
chapter
542B
.
33
Sec.
4.
Section
355.6,
subsection
1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
34
to
read
as
follows:
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1.
The
surveyor
shall
confirm
the
prior
establishment
of
1
control
monuments
at
each
controlling
corner
on
the
boundaries
2
of
the
parcel
or
tract
of
land
being
surveyed.
If
no
control
3
monuments
exist,
the
surveyor
shall
place
the
monuments.
4
Control
monuments
shall
be
constructed
of
reasonably
permanent
5
material
solidly
embedded
in
the
ground
and
capable
of
being
6
detected
by
commonly
used
magnetic
or
electronic
equipment.
7
The
surveyor
shall
affix
a
cap
of
reasonably
inert
material
8
bearing
an
embossed
or
stencil
cut
marking
of
the
Iowa
9
registration
license
number
of
the
surveyor
to
the
top
of
each
10
monument
which
the
surveyor
places.
11
Sec.
5.
Section
355.7,
subsection
15,
Code
2011,
is
amended
12
to
read
as
follows:
13
15.
The
plat
shall
contain
a
statement
by
a
surveyor
that
14
the
work
was
done
and
the
plat
was
prepared
by
the
surveyor
15
or
under
the
surveyor’s
direct
personal
supervision,
shall
be
16
signed
and
dated
by
the
surveyor,
and
shall
bear
the
surveyor’s
17
Iowa
registration
license
number
and
legible
seal.
18
Sec.
6.
Section
355.8,
subsection
21,
Code
2011,
is
amended
19
to
read
as
follows:
20
21.
The
plat
shall
be
accompanied
by
a
description
of
21
the
land
included
in
the
subdivision
and
shall
contain
a
22
statement
by
the
surveyor
that
the
work
was
done
and
the
plat
23
was
prepared
by
the
surveyor
or
under
the
surveyor’s
direct
24
personal
supervision
and
shall
be
signed
and
dated
by
the
25
surveyor
and
bear
the
surveyor’s
Iowa
registration
license
26
number
and
legible
seal.
27
Sec.
7.
Section
355.11,
subsection
2,
paragraph
f,
Code
28
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
f.
The
certificate
shall
contain
a
statement
by
the
surveyor
30
that
the
work
was
done
and
the
certificate
was
prepared
by
the
31
surveyor
or
under
the
surveyor’s
direct
personal
supervision
32
and
shall
be
signed
and
dated
by
the
surveyor
and
bear
the
33
surveyor’s
Iowa
registration
license
number
and
seal.
34
Sec.
8.
Section
468.3,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
the
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following
new
subsection:
1
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6A.
The
term
“land
surveyor”
shall
mean
2
a
person
licensed
as
a
professional
land
surveyor
under
the
3
provisions
of
chapter
542B.
4
Sec.
9.
Section
523I.314A,
subsection
2,
Code
2011,
is
5
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
2.
Prior
to
the
sale
of
interment
rights
in
an
undeveloped
7
area
of
a
cemetery,
internal
reference
markers
shall
be
8
installed
and
maintained
no
more
than
one
hundred
feet
apart.
9
The
internal
reference
markers
shall
be
established
with
10
reference
to
survey
markers
that
are
no
more
than
two
hundred
11
feet
apart,
have
been
set
by
a
licensed
professional
land
12
surveyor
and
mapper
,
and
have
been
documented
in
a
land
plat
13
of
survey.
Both
the
map
and
the
land
plat
of
survey
shall
be
14
maintained
by
the
cemetery
and
made
available
upon
request
to
15
the
commissioner
and
to
members
of
the
public.
16
Sec.
10.
Section
542B.1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
17
follows:
18
542B.1
Licensed
engineers
and
surveyors.
19
A
person
shall
not
engage
in
the
practice
of
engineering
or
20
land
surveying
in
the
state
unless
the
person
is
a
licensed
21
professional
engineer
or
a
licensed
professional
land
surveyor
22
as
provided
in
this
chapter
,
except
as
permitted
by
section
23
542B.26
.
24
Sec.
11.
Section
542B.2,
subsections
7
and
9,
Code
2011,
are
25
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26
7.
The
term
“land
surveyor”
as
used
in
this
chapter
shall
27
mean
a
person
who
engages
in
the
practice
of
professional
land
28
surveying
as
defined
in
this
section
.
Unless
the
context
29
otherwise
requires,
any
reference
in
this
chapter
to
“land
30
surveyor”
or
“land
surveying”
means
“professional
land
surveyor”
31
or
“professional
land
surveying”
.
32
9.
The
term
“professional
engineer”
as
used
in
this
chapter
33
means
a
person,
who,
by
reason
of
the
person’s
knowledge
34
of
mathematics,
the
physical
sciences,
and
the
principles
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of
engineering,
acquired
by
professional
education
or
1
practical
experience,
is
qualified
to
engage
in
the
practice
2
of
engineering.
Unless
the
context
otherwise
requires,
any
3
reference
in
this
chapter
to
“engineer”
or
“engineering
”
means
4
“professional
engineer”
or
“professional
engineering”
.
5
Sec.
12.
Section
542B.3,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
6
follows:
7
542B.3
Engineering
and
land
surveying
examining
board
8
created.
9
An
engineering
and
land
surveying
examining
board
is
created
10
within
the
professional
licensing
and
regulation
bureau
of
11
the
banking
division
of
the
department
of
commerce.
The
12
board
consists
of
four
members
who
are
licensed
professional
13
engineers,
one
member
who
is
a
licensed
professional
land
14
surveyor
or
a
professional
engineer
who
is
also
a
licensed
15
professional
land
surveyor,
and
two
members
who
are
not
16
licensed
professional
engineers
or
licensed
professional
land
17
surveyors
and
who
shall
represent
the
general
public.
Members
18
shall
be
appointed
by
the
governor
subject
to
confirmation
by
19
the
senate.
A
licensed
member
shall
be
actively
engaged
in
the
20
practice
of
engineering
or
land
surveying
and
shall
have
been
21
so
engaged
for
five
years
preceding
the
appointment,
the
last
22
two
of
which
shall
have
been
in
Iowa.
Insofar
as
practicable,
23
licensed
engineer
members
of
the
board
shall
be
from
different
24
branches
of
the
profession
of
engineering.
Professional
25
associations
or
societies
composed
of
licensed
engineers
or
26
licensed
land
surveyors
may
recommend
the
names
of
potential
27
board
members
whose
profession
is
representative
of
that
28
association
or
society
to
the
governor.
However,
the
governor
29
is
not
bound
by
the
recommendations.
A
board
member
shall
not
30
be
required
to
be
a
member
of
any
professional
association
or
31
society
composed
of
professional
engineers
or
professional
land
32
surveyors.
33
Sec.
13.
Section
542B.11,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
34
follows:
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542B.11
Staff
——
duties.
1
The
staff
shall
keep
on
file
a
record
of
all
certificates
2
of
licensure
granted
and
shall
make
annual
revisions
of
the
3
record
as
necessary.
In
revising
the
record
the
staff
shall
4
communicate
biennially
by
mail
with
every
professional
engineer
5
and
surveyor
licensed
under
this
chapter
,
as
provided
in
6
section
542B.18
.
7
Sec.
14.
Section
542B.14,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
8
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
Each
applicant
for
licensure
as
a
professional
engineer
or
10
professional
land
surveyor
shall
have
all
of
the
following
11
requirements,
respectively,
to
wit:
12
Sec.
15.
Section
542B.14,
subsection
2,
unnumbered
13
paragraph
1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14
As
a
professional
land
surveyor:
15
Sec.
16.
Section
542B.16,
subsection
1,
Code
2011,
is
16
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
1.
Each
licensee,
upon
licensure,
shall
obtain
a
seal
of
a
18
design
approved
by
the
board,
bearing
the
licensee’s
name,
Iowa
19
license
number,
and
the
words
“professional
engineer”
or
“land
20
“professional
land
surveyor”
or
both,
as
the
case
may
be.
A
21
legible
rubber
stamp
or
other
facsimile
of
the
seal
may
be
used
22
and
shall
have
the
same
effect
as
the
use
of
the
actual
seal.
23
Sec.
17.
Section
542B.17,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
24
follows:
25
542B.17
Certificate
Engineer’s
certificate
.
26
The
board
shall
issue
a
certificate
of
licensure
as
a
27
professional
engineer
to
an
applicant
who
has
passed
the
28
examination
as
a
professional
engineer
and
who
has
paid
29
an
additional
fee.
The
certificate
shall
be
signed
by
the
30
chairperson
and
secretary
of
the
board
under
the
seal
of
the
31
board.
The
certificate
shall
authorize
the
applicant
to
engage
32
in
the
practice
of
engineering.
The
certificate
shall
not
33
carry
with
it
the
right
to
practice
land
surveying,
unless
34
specifically
so
stated
on
the
certificate,
which
permission
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shall
be
granted
by
the
board
without
additional
fee
in
cases
1
where
the
applicant
duly
qualifies
as
a
professional
land
2
surveyor
as
prescribed
by
the
rules
of
the
board.
3
Sec.
18.
Section
542B.18,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
4
follows:
5
542B.18
Expirations
and
renewals.
6
Certificates
of
licensure
shall
expire
in
multiyear
7
intervals
as
determined
by
the
board.
It
shall
be
the
8
duty
of
the
secretary
of
the
board
to
notify
every
person
9
licensed
under
this
chapter
,
of
the
date
of
expiration
of
the
10
certificate
and
the
amount
of
the
fee
that
shall
be
required
11
for
its
renewal;
such
notice
shall
be
mailed
at
least
one
month
12
in
advance
of
the
date
of
the
expiration
of
the
certificate.
13
Renewal
may
be
effected
by
the
payment
of
a
fee
the
amount
of
14
which
shall
be
determined
by
the
board.
The
failure
on
the
15
part
of
any
licensee
to
renew
a
certificate
in
the
month
of
16
expiration
as
required
above
shall
not
deprive
a
person
of
the
17
right
of
renewal.
A
person
who
fails
to
renew
a
certificate
18
by
the
expiration
date
shall
be
allowed
to
do
so
within
thirty
19
days
following
its
expiration,
but
the
board
may
assess
a
20
reasonable
penalty.
For
the
duration
of
any
war
in
which
the
21
United
States
is
engaged
the
board
may,
in
its
discretion,
22
defer
the
collection
of
renewal
fees
without
penalty,
which
23
have
or
may
become
due
from
licensed
professional
engineers
24
who
are
employed
in
the
war
effort,
and
residing
outside
the
25
state,
or
who
are
members
of
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
26
States,
and
may
renew
the
engineering
certificates
of
licensed
27
professional
engineers.
28
Sec.
19.
Section
542B.19,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
29
follows:
30
542B.19
Land
surveyor’s
certificate.
31
To
any
applicant
who
shall
have
passed
the
examination
32
as
a
professional
land
surveyor
and
who
shall
have
paid
an
33
additional
fee
as
set
by
the
board,
the
board
shall
issue
34
a
certificate
of
licensure
signed
by
its
chairperson
and
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secretary
under
the
seal
of
the
board,
which
certificate
shall
1
authorize
the
applicant
to
practice
land
surveying
as
defined
2
in
this
chapter
and
to
administer
oaths
to
assistants
and
to
3
witnesses
produced
for
examination,
with
reference
to
facts
4
connected
with
land
surveys
being
made
by
such
professional
5
land
surveyor.
6
Sec.
20.
Section
542B.20,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
7
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
A
person
holding
a
certificate
of
licensure
as
a
9
professional
engineer
or
professional
land
surveyor
issued
to
10
the
person
by
a
proper
authority
of
a
state,
territory,
or
11
possession
of
the
United
States,
the
District
of
Columbia,
12
or
of
any
foreign
country,
based
on
requirements
and
13
qualifications,
in
the
opinion
of
the
board
equal
to
or
higher
14
than
the
requirements
of
this
chapter
,
may
be
licensed
without
15
further
examination.
16
Sec.
21.
Section
542B.24,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
17
follows:
18
542B.24
Injunction.
19
Any
person
who
is
not
legally
authorized
to
practice
in
this
20
state
according
to
the
provisions
of
this
chapter
,
and
shall
21
practice,
or
shall
in
connection
with
the
person’s
name
use
22
any
designation
tending
to
imply
or
designate
the
person
as
a
23
professional
engineer
or
professional
land
surveyor,
may
be
24
restrained
by
permanent
injunction.
25
Sec.
22.
Section
542B.26,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
26
follows:
27
542B.26
Applicability
of
chapter.
28
1.
a.
This
chapter
shall
not
apply
to
any
full-time
29
employee
of
any
corporation
while
doing
work
for
that
30
corporation,
except
in
the
case
of
corporations
offering
31
their
services
to
the
public
as
professional
engineers
or
32
professional
land
surveyors.
33
b.
Corporations
engaged
in
designing
buildings
or
works
for
34
public
or
private
interests
not
their
own
shall
be
deemed
to
be
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engaged
in
the
practice
of
engineering
within
the
meaning
of
1
this
chapter
.
With
respect
to
such
corporations
all
principal
2
designing
or
constructing
engineers
shall
hold
certificates
of
3
licensure
issued
under
this
chapter
.
This
chapter
shall
not
4
apply
to
corporations
engaged
solely
in
constructing
buildings
5
and
works.
6
2.
This
chapter
shall
not
apply
to
any
professional
engineer
7
or
professional
land
surveyor
working
for
the
United
States
8
government,
nor
to
any
professional
engineer
or
professional
9
land
surveyor
employed
as
an
assistant
to
a
professional
10
engineer
or
professional
land
surveyor
licensed
under
this
11
chapter
if
such
assistant
is
not
placed
in
responsible
charge
12
of
any
work
involving
the
practice
of
engineering
or
land
13
surveying
work,
nor
to
the
operation
or
maintenance
of
power
14
and
mechanical
plants
or
systems.
15
Sec.
23.
Section
542B.27,
subsection
1,
Code
2011,
is
16
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
penalties
provided
for
in
this
18
chapter
,
the
board
may
by
order
impose
a
civil
penalty
upon
a
19
person
who
is
not
licensed
under
this
chapter
as
a
professional
20
engineer
or
a
professional
land
surveyor
and
who
does
any
of
21
the
following:
22
a.
Engages
in
or
offers
to
engage
in
the
practice
of
23
professional
engineering
or
professional
land
surveying.
24
b.
Uses
or
employs
the
words
“professional
engineer”
or
25
“land
“professional
land
surveyor”,
or
implies
authorization
26
to
provide
or
offer
professional
engineering
or
professional
27
land
surveying
services,
or
otherwise
uses
or
advertises
any
28
title,
word,
figure,
sign,
card,
advertisement,
or
other
symbol
29
or
description
tending
to
convey
the
impression
that
the
person
30
is
a
professional
engineer
or
professional
land
surveyor
or
31
is
engaged
in
the
practice
of
professional
engineering
or
32
professional
land
surveying.
33
c.
Presents
or
attempts
to
use
the
certificate
of
licensure
34
or
the
seal
of
a
professional
engineer
or
professional
land
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surveyor.
1
d.
Gives
false
or
forged
evidence
of
any
kind
to
the
board
2
or
any
member
of
the
board
in
obtaining
or
attempting
to
obtain
3
a
certificate
of
licensure.
4
e.
Falsely
impersonates
any
licensed
professional
engineer
5
or
professional
land
surveyor.
6
f.
Uses
or
attempts
to
use
an
expired,
suspended,
revoked,
7
or
nonexistent
certificate
of
licensure.
8
g.
Knowingly
aids
or
abets
an
unlicensed
person
who
engages
9
in
any
activity
identified
in
this
subsection
.
10
Sec.
24.
Section
542B.35,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
Code
11
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
c.
A
person
who
completes
the
real
property
inspection
13
report
shall
not
claim
to
be
a
licensed
professional
land
14
surveyor
or
a
licensed
professional
engineer
for
purposes
of
15
the
report.
16
Sec.
25.
Section
543C.2,
subsection
5,
Code
2011,
is
amended
17
to
read
as
follows:
18
5.
The
complete
description
of
the
land
offered
for
19
subdivision
by
lots,
plots,
blocks,
or
sales,
with
or
without
20
streets,
together
with
plats
certified
to
by
a
duly
registered
21
professional
land
surveyor
accompanied
by
a
certificate
22
attached
thereto
showing
the
date
of
the
completion
of
the
23
survey
and
of
the
making
of
the
plat
and
the
name
of
the
24
subdivision
for
the
purpose
of
identification
of
the
subdivided
25
land
or
any
part
thereof.
26
Sec.
26.
Section
544A.10,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
27
follows:
28
544A.10
Renewals.
29
Certificates
of
registration
expire
in
multiyear
intervals
30
as
determined
by
the
board.
Registered
architects
shall
renew
31
their
certificates
of
registration
and
pay
a
renewal
fee
in
32
the
manner
prescribed
by
the
board.
The
board
shall
prescribe
33
the
conditions
and
reasonable
penalties
for
renewal
after
a
34
certificate’s
expiration
date.
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Sec.
27.
Section
544B.12,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
544B.12
Seal.
3
Every
professional
landscape
architect
shall
have
a
seal,
4
approved
by
the
board,
which
shall
contain
the
name
of
the
5
landscape
architect
and
the
words
“Professional
Landscape
6
Architect,
State
of
Iowa”,
and
such
other
words
or
figures
as
7
the
board
may
deem
necessary.
All
landscape
architectural
8
plans
and
specifications,
prepared
by
such
professional
9
landscape
architect
or
under
the
supervision
of
such
10
professional
landscape
architect,
shall
be
dated
and
bear
the
11
legible
seal
of
such
professional
landscape
architect.
Nothing
12
contained
in
this
section
shall
be
construed
to
permit
the
seal
13
of
a
professional
landscape
architect
to
serve
as
a
substitute
14
for
the
seal
of
a
registered
architect,
a
licensed
professional
15
engineer,
or
a
licensed
professional
land
surveyor
whenever
the
16
seal
of
an
architect,
engineer,
or
land
surveyor
is
required
17
under
the
laws
of
this
state.
18
Sec.
28.
Section
544B.13,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
19
follows:
20
544B.13
Renewals.
21
Certificates
of
licensure
shall
expire
in
multiyear
22
intervals
as
determined
by
the
board.
Professional
landscape
23
architects
shall
renew
their
certificates
of
licensure
and
pay
24
a
renewal
fee
in
the
manner
and
amount
prescribed
by
the
board.
25
A
person
who
fails
to
renew
a
certificate
by
the
expiration
26
date
shall
be
allowed
to
do
so
within
thirty
days
following
its
27
expiration,
but
the
board
may
assess
a
reasonable
penalty.
28
Sec.
29.
Section
544B.20,
subsection
4,
Code
2011,
is
29
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
4.
To
affect
or
prevent
the
practice
of
land
surveying
by
a
31
professional
land
surveyor
registered
licensed
under
the
laws
32
of
this
state.
33
Sec.
30.
Section
558A.4,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
34
Supplement
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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b.
The
disclosure
statement
may
include
a
report
or
written
1
opinion
prepared
by
a
person
qualified
to
make
judgment
based
2
on
education
or
experience,
as
provided
by
rules
adopted
by
3
the
commission,
including
but
not
limited
to
a
professional
4
land
surveyor
licensed
pursuant
to
chapter
542B
,
a
geologist,
a
5
structural
pest
control
operator
licensed
pursuant
to
section
6
206.6
,
or
a
building
contractor.
The
report
or
opinion
on
a
7
matter
within
the
scope
of
the
person’s
practice,
profession,
8
or
expertise
shall
satisfy
the
requirements
of
this
section
or
9
rules
adopted
by
the
commission
regarding
that
matter
required
10
to
be
disclosed.
If
the
report
or
opinion
is
in
response
11
to
a
request
made
for
purposes
of
satisfying
the
disclosure
12
statement,
the
report
or
opinion
shall
indicate
which
part
of
13
the
disclosure
statement
the
report
or
opinion
satisfies.
14
Sec.
31.
Section
568.15,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
15
follows:
16
568.15
How
constituted.
17
The
members
of
the
commission
shall
be
selected
with
18
reference
to
their
fitness
for
the
duties
required
and
at
least
19
one
of
them
shall
be
a
competent
licensed
professional
land
20
surveyor
and
competent
licensed
professional
civil
engineer.
21
Sec.
32.
Section
622.42,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
22
follows:
23
622.42
Field
notes
and
plats.
24
A
copy
of
the
field
notes
of
any
licensed
professional
25
land
surveyor,
or
a
plat
made
by
the
surveyor
and
certified
26
under
oath
as
correct,
may
be
received
as
evidence
to
show
the
27
shape
or
dimensions
of
a
tract
of
land,
or
any
other
fact
the
28
ascertainment
of
which
requires
the
exercise
of
scientific
29
skill
or
calculation
only.
30
Sec.
33.
Section
633.249,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
31
follows:
32
633.249
Mode
of
setting
off
share
in
real
estate.
33
The
referees
may
employ
a
licensed
professional
land
34
surveyor,
and
may
cause
the
shares
in
real
estate
to
be
set
off
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by
legally
sufficient
land
descriptions.
They
shall
make
a
1
report
of
their
proceedings
to
the
court
as
early
as
reasonably
2
possible.
3
Sec.
34.
Section
650.7,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
4
follows:
5
650.7
Commission.
6
The
court
in
which
said
the
action
is
brought
shall
appoint
7
a
commission
of
one
or
more
disinterested
licensed
professional
8
land
surveyors,
who
shall,
at
a
date
and
place
fixed
by
the
9
court
in
the
order
of
appointment,
proceed
to
locate
the
lost,
10
destroyed,
or
disputed
corners
and
boundaries.
11
EXPLANATION
12
This
bill
relates
to
matters
under
the
purview
of
the
13
professional
licensing
and
regulation
bureau
of
the
banking
14
division
of
the
department
of
commerce.
15
The
bill
updates
provisions
relating
to
land
surveyors
and
16
the
practice
of
land
surveying.
The
bill
deletes
outdated
17
references
to
“registered”
land
surveyors,
substituting
instead
18
the
more
current
and
accurate
“licensed”
land
surveyors.
19
Additionally,
to
ensure
consistency
regarding
references
to
20
“professional
engineers”
or
“licensed
professional
engineers”,
21
the
bill
makes
corresponding
references
to
“professional
land
22
surveyors”
or
“licensed
professional
land
surveyors”
where
23
appropriate.
24
The
bill
removes
provisions
relating
to
staff
communication
25
by
mail
with
professional
engineers
and
land
surveyors
26
regarding
licensure
status
and
removes
references
to
27
license
expiration
in
multiyear
intervals
in
connection
28
with
professional
engineers
and
land
surveyors,
registered
29
architects,
and
landscape
architects.
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