Alabama Land Surveying Standards, History, and Law — Information & Free Practice
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Alabama Land Surveying Standards, History, and Law
- Provider
- Alabama Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors
- Format
- Computer-based, remotely monitored, closed-book, best-answer questions
- Time limit
- 2 hours
Examination outline
Standards of Professional Practice - 13 Questions
- ASPLS Standards of Practice (SOP)
- AL Licensure Law & Administrative Code
- Administrative Code of Ethics
Boundary Control & Legal Principles - 11 Questions
- Research & Reconnaissance
- Monuments, Corners & Order of Calls
- Acquiescence, Practical Location, Estoppel, Repose Parol Agreement
- Junior/Senior Rights
- Adverse Possession & Prescription
Survey Systems - 9 Questions
- History in Alabama: Pure History, Re-establish & Miscellaneous
- Subdivisions
- Metes & Bounds
- State Plane Coordinate System
Statutes & Regulations - 8 Questions
- On-Site Sewage Disposal
- Platting
- FEMA Flood Insurance
- Cemetaries, Right-of-Entry & Eminent Domain
- Statues of Limitations
Conveyances & Title - 8 Questions
- Deeds, Descriptions & Rules of Construction
- Easements & Rights-of-way
- Recording Statutes
- Rules of Evidence
Case Law - 6 Questions
- Standard of Care (Paragon Engineering vs. Rhodes)
- PLSS (First Beat Entertainment vs. EEC)
- Evidence (Billingsly vs. Bates)
- Monuments (Jackson vs. Strickland)
- Adverse Possession (Strickland vs. Markos)
- Prescriptive Easements (Hanks vs. Spann)
- Easements (Chatham vs. Blount County)
- Water Boundaries (Wehby vs. Turpin)
- Water Boundaries (Spottswood vs. Reimer)
- Recording Statutes (Jefferson County vs. Mosely)
Water Boundaries - 5 Questions
- Definitions & Terms
- Riparian Rights
- Navigability
Examination sources
- alss-study-materials.pdf
ALSS Exam Blueprint, page 1, all published sections and topics
- alss-study-materials.pdf
ALSS Exam Blueprint, page 2, all published sections and topics
- alss-study-materials.pdf
ALSS Exam Blueprint, page 3, all published sections and topics
- alss-exam-requirements.pdf
ALSS Exam Requirements, Step 6, scored question-answer format
- alss-exam-requirements.pdf
ALSS Exam Requirements, After the Exam/Results, pass/fail results
- alabama-law-and-code-2025.pdf
Code of Alabama §34-11-6(a), passing grade of state examination
- alss-exam-requirements.pdf
ALSS Exam Requirements, introduction, computer-based independent exam and approval
- alabama-law-and-code-2025.pdf
Rule 330-X-8-.03(1), Board administration of ALSS
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