Illinois Land Surveying Jurisdictional Examination — Information & Free Practice

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Illinois Land Surveying Jurisdictional Examination

Provider: Continental Testing Services, Inc. (CTS)
Format: Paper and pencil, closed book
Exam questions: 65 items; published section counts are 13, 8, 23, 10 and 10 (64 in total)
Time limit: Two hours

Examination outline

US Public Land Surveys (PLSS) -13 Qs
- History of PLSS
- Federal Instructions Related to Illinois
- PLSS Retracement
Standards and Practice Requirements - 8 Qs
- ALTA/NSPS Standard Detail Requirements
- Rules and Requirements for Illinois Land Surveyors
Legal Precedent and Procedures - 23 Qs
- Boundary Law
- Conveyances
- Deeds
- Legal Descriptions
- Monuments
- Apportionment
- Junior/Senior Rights
- Riparian Rights
- Water Boundaries
- Patent/Latent Ambiguities
- Acts of Owners
- Boundary Retracement
- Controlling Elements
Plats, Surveys and Legal Descriptions - 10 Qs
- Records Research for Plats and Surveys
- Title Commitments
- Legal Descriptions
- Survey Calculations
Illinois Statutes Related to Land Surveying - 10 Qs
- Cities, Counties, Municipalities and Townships
- Records, Recorders, Civil Procedure and Revenue Special Districts and Natural Resources
- Roads, Bridges and Fences
- Property and Liens
- Canals, Waterways and Drainage
- Utilities

Examination sources

This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.