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Conditional Land Surveyor License

Land-surveyor license with necessary practice-related conditions imposed by the executive director in consultation with the Board.

Licensing authority: New Hampshire Board of Licensure for Land Surveyors and Office of Professional Licensure and Certification · Application information

Endorsement with practice related conditions
Equivalent Examinations
Plc 313.31(a)(2)-(3) accepts an examination deemed equivalent to FS or PS by the licensing jurisdiction; an unidentified, foreign, or another jurisdiction’s examination is an applicant condition rather than an invented national leaf.
Existing License
Hold an active, non-temporary and unencumbered license in good standing from a jurisdiction with substantially similar requirements; supply primary-source verification under Plc 313.01 and 313.05.
Experience
The licensing jurisdiction must require a period of experience, which may include education, under Plc 313.31(a)(1).
Foreign Credentials
Where applicable, provide the foreign-credential evaluation specified in Plc 313.12.
License Conditions
Comply with the practice-related conditions imposed under Plc 311.06.
Prior Passage
FS and PS passing results may precede the application; the individual also must pass NH Legal Aspects under Plc 313.31(b).
Waiver
The January 2026 checklist directs applicants seeking waiver of an OPLC or Board rule to Plc 211; statutory requirements cannot be waived unless the statute authorizes it.
Initial licensure with practice related conditions
Application
Submit the universal initial application, profession-specific information, required attestations and application-related fees; arrange direct institution transcripts and examination-score verification when applicable.
Character
Disclose background and disciplinary history and satisfy the ethical and professional qualifications in the current practice and OPLC rules.
Experience
RSA 310-A:63 and Lan 302.03 require at least six years of accumulated surveying experience; qualifying surveying-related education may count for up to four years.
License Conditions
Meet the licensing qualifications or an officially granted rule waiver and comply with necessary practice-related conditions imposed under Plc 311.06.
Portfolio
Lan 302.04 requires a portfolio of three to six projects with supervisor-certified survey reports demonstrating the listed competencies.
Professional Experience
Lan 302.03(c) requires two years of demonstrated professional proficiency under direct full-time supervision; most experience must concern boundary determination.
References
RSA 310-A:65 and Lan 301.03 require five references, including at least three licensed land surveyors with detailed knowledge of the applicant’s experience.
Waiver
The January 2026 checklist directs applicants seeking waiver of an OPLC or Board rule to Plc 211; statutory requirements cannot be waived unless the statute authorizes it.
Reinstatement of expired conditional license within one year
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Expiry
Expired but not lapsed conditional licence; satisfy reinstatement and current continuing competence requirements and the licence conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of conditional license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit renewal application, fees, attestations and supporting documents by expiration; pay any assessed monetary penalties.
Continuing Education
Meet applicable continuing-competence requirements; Lan 403 requires eight CEUs per biennium, each equivalent to four hours, subject to the stated exemptions and waivers.
License Conditions
Comply with the licence order and any continuing restrictions or correction-plan conditions.
License Term
RSA 310:8 II supersedes conflicting terms: ordinary licences run for two years from issuance; the older Lan birth-month anniversary language does not control.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conditional restoration after suspension
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Deadline
Within the Plc 312.04 restoration/reinstatement window; satisfy suspension-order and correction-plan conditions, penalties, applicable competence requirements and any continuing licence conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensed Land Surveyor

Individual license authorizing land surveying in New Hampshire.

Licensing authority: New Hampshire Board of Licensure for Land Surveyors and Office of Professional Licensure and Certification · Application information

Full licensure following a conditional license
Application
Submit the universal initial application, profession-specific information, required attestations and application-related fees; arrange direct institution transcripts and examination-score verification when applicable.
Character
Disclose background and disciplinary history and satisfy the ethical and professional qualifications in the current practice and OPLC rules.
Experience
RSA 310-A:63 and Lan 302.03 require at least six years of accumulated surveying experience; qualifying surveying-related education may count for up to four years.
Portfolio
Lan 302.04 requires a portfolio of three to six projects with supervisor-certified survey reports demonstrating the listed competencies.
Prior Conditional
Submit a complete initial application supplemented to confirm every conditional-licence requirement is met; passing scores or granted waivers are applicant conditions.
Professional Experience
Lan 302.03(c) requires two years of demonstrated professional proficiency under direct full-time supervision; most experience must concern boundary determination.
References
RSA 310-A:65 and Lan 301.03 require five references, including at least three licensed land surveyors with detailed knowledge of the applicant’s experience.
Waiver
The January 2026 checklist directs applicants seeking waiver of an OPLC or Board rule to Plc 211; statutory requirements cannot be waived unless the statute authorizes it.
Licensure by endorsement
Equivalent Examinations
Plc 313.31(a)(2)-(3) accepts an examination deemed equivalent to FS or PS by the licensing jurisdiction; an unidentified, foreign, or another jurisdiction’s examination is an applicant condition rather than an invented national leaf.
Existing License
Hold an active, non-temporary and unencumbered license in good standing from a jurisdiction with substantially similar requirements; supply primary-source verification under Plc 313.01 and 313.05.
Experience
The licensing jurisdiction must require a period of experience, which may include education, under Plc 313.31(a)(1).
Foreign Credentials
Where applicable, provide the foreign-credential evaluation specified in Plc 313.12.
Prior Passage
FS and PS passing results may precede the application; the individual also must pass NH Legal Aspects under Plc 313.31(b).
Waiver
The January 2026 checklist directs applicants seeking waiver of an OPLC or Board rule to Plc 211; statutory requirements cannot be waived unless the statute authorizes it.
Reinstatement of expired license within one year
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit renewal application, fees, attestations and supporting documents by expiration; pay any assessed monetary penalties.
Continuing Education
Meet applicable continuing-competence requirements; Lan 403 requires eight CEUs per biennium, each equivalent to four hours, subject to the stated exemptions and waivers.
Expiry
The license is expired but has not lapsed; practice is prohibited until reinstatement.
License Term
RSA 310:8 II supersedes conflicting terms: ordinary licences run for two years from issuance; the older Lan birth-month anniversary language does not control.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure by examination
Application
Submit the universal initial application, profession-specific information, required attestations and application-related fees; arrange direct institution transcripts and examination-score verification when applicable.
Character
Disclose background and disciplinary history and satisfy the ethical and professional qualifications in the current practice and OPLC rules.
Experience
RSA 310-A:63 and Lan 302.03 require at least six years of accumulated surveying experience; qualifying surveying-related education may count for up to four years.
Portfolio
Lan 302.04 requires a portfolio of three to six projects with supervisor-certified survey reports demonstrating the listed competencies.
Professional Experience
Lan 302.03(c) requires two years of demonstrated professional proficiency under direct full-time supervision; most experience must concern boundary determination.
References
RSA 310-A:65 and Lan 301.03 require five references, including at least three licensed land surveyors with detailed knowledge of the applicant’s experience.
Waiver
The January 2026 checklist directs applicants seeking waiver of an OPLC or Board rule to Plc 211; statutory requirements cannot be waived unless the statute authorizes it.
Reapplication after licence lapse
Application
Submit the universal initial application, profession-specific information, required attestations and application-related fees; arrange direct institution transcripts and examination-score verification when applicable.
Character
Disclose background and disciplinary history and satisfy the ethical and professional qualifications in the current practice and OPLC rules.
Experience
RSA 310-A:63 and Lan 302.03 require at least six years of accumulated surveying experience; qualifying surveying-related education may count for up to four years.
Portfolio
Lan 302.04 requires a portfolio of three to six projects with supervisor-certified survey reports demonstrating the listed competencies.
Prior License
Previously licensed but expired for more than one year; reapply for initial licensure, with additional applicable competence requirements; no additional late penalty beyond initial application-related fees.
Professional Experience
Lan 302.03(c) requires two years of demonstrated professional proficiency under direct full-time supervision; most experience must concern boundary determination.
References
RSA 310-A:65 and Lan 301.03 require five references, including at least three licensed land surveyors with detailed knowledge of the applicant’s experience.
Waiver
The January 2026 checklist directs applicants seeking waiver of an OPLC or Board rule to Plc 211; statutory requirements cannot be waived unless the statute authorizes it.
New application following missed suspension restoration deadline
Application
Submit the universal initial application, profession-specific information, required attestations and application-related fees; arrange direct institution transcripts and examination-score verification when applicable.
Character
Disclose background and disciplinary history and satisfy the ethical and professional qualifications in the current practice and OPLC rules.
Experience
RSA 310-A:63 and Lan 302.03 require at least six years of accumulated surveying experience; qualifying surveying-related education may count for up to four years.
Portfolio
Lan 302.04 requires a portfolio of three to six projects with supervisor-certified survey reports demonstrating the listed competencies.
Prior Suspension
The request is outside the Plc 312.04 restoration or reinstatement window; apply for initial licensure and satisfy the suspension order.
Professional Experience
Lan 302.03(c) requires two years of demonstrated professional proficiency under direct full-time supervision; most experience must concern boundary determination.
References
RSA 310-A:65 and Lan 301.03 require five references, including at least three licensed land surveyors with detailed knowledge of the applicant’s experience.
Waiver
The January 2026 checklist directs applicants seeking waiver of an OPLC or Board rule to Plc 211; statutory requirements cannot be waived unless the statute authorizes it.
Facilitated initial licensure for active military and military spouses
Application
Submit the universal initial application, profession-specific information, required attestations and application-related fees; arrange direct institution transcripts and examination-score verification when applicable.
Character
Disclose background and disciplinary history and satisfy the ethical and professional qualifications in the current practice and OPLC rules.
Experience
RSA 310-A:63 and Lan 302.03 require at least six years of accumulated surveying experience; qualifying surveying-related education may count for up to four years.
Military Status
Active military personnel or military spouses applying through Plc 304.02(a) pay only applicable inspection and examination fees and supply proof of service and, for spouses, marriage.
Portfolio
Lan 302.04 requires a portfolio of three to six projects with supervisor-certified survey reports demonstrating the listed competencies.
Professional Experience
Lan 302.03(c) requires two years of demonstrated professional proficiency under direct full-time supervision; most experience must concern boundary determination.
References
RSA 310-A:65 and Lan 301.03 require five references, including at least three licensed land surveyors with detailed knowledge of the applicant’s experience.
Waiver
The January 2026 checklist directs applicants seeking waiver of an OPLC or Board rule to Plc 211; statutory requirements cannot be waived unless the statute authorizes it.
Reactivation from military inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Deadline
Request reactivation within one year of release from active duty.
Documentation
Provide the written reactivation request; if the prior license term has expired, pay the renewal fee and prove current continuing education.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Facilitated licensing for licensed military spouses
Equivalent Examinations
Plc 313.31(a)(2)-(3) accepts an examination deemed equivalent to FS or PS by the licensing jurisdiction; an unidentified, foreign, or another jurisdiction’s examination is an applicant condition rather than an invented national leaf.
Existing License
Hold an active, non-temporary and unencumbered license in good standing from a jurisdiction with substantially similar requirements; supply primary-source verification under Plc 313.01 and 313.05.
Experience
The licensing jurisdiction must require a period of experience, which may include education, under Plc 313.31(a)(1).
Foreign Credentials
Where applicable, provide the foreign-credential evaluation specified in Plc 313.12.
Prior Passage
FS and PS passing results may precede the application; the individual also must pass NH Legal Aspects under Plc 313.31(b).
Spouse Status
Provide active-duty orders, proof of marriage and verification of licensure/examinations; Lan 307.01 requires qualifications consistent with RSA 310-A:63 and Lan 302.03–302.04.
Waiver
The January 2026 checklist directs applicants seeking waiver of an OPLC or Board rule to Plc 211; statutory requirements cannot be waived unless the statute authorizes it.
License renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit renewal application, fees, attestations and supporting documents by expiration; pay any assessed monetary penalties.
Continuing Education
Meet applicable continuing-competence requirements; Lan 403 requires eight CEUs per biennium, each equivalent to four hours, subject to the stated exemptions and waivers.
License Term
RSA 310:8 II supersedes conflicting terms: ordinary licences run for two years from issuance; the older Lan birth-month anniversary language does not control.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial application after revocation
Application
Submit the universal initial application, profession-specific information, required attestations and application-related fees; arrange direct institution transcripts and examination-score verification when applicable.
Character
Disclose background and disciplinary history and satisfy the ethical and professional qualifications in the current practice and OPLC rules.
Experience
RSA 310-A:63 and Lan 302.03 require at least six years of accumulated surveying experience; qualifying surveying-related education may count for up to four years.
Portfolio
Lan 302.04 requires a portfolio of three to six projects with supervisor-certified survey reports demonstrating the listed competencies.
Professional Experience
Lan 302.03(c) requires two years of demonstrated professional proficiency under direct full-time supervision; most experience must concern boundary determination.
References
RSA 310-A:65 and Lan 301.03 require five references, including at least three licensed land surveyors with detailed knowledge of the applicant’s experience.
Revocation
Satisfy every revocation-order condition, applicable waiting period, required continuing competence, outstanding monetary penalties and any costs imposed; submit the initial application and correction plan.
Waiver
The January 2026 checklist directs applicants seeking waiver of an OPLC or Board rule to Plc 211; statutory requirements cannot be waived unless the statute authorizes it.
Timely restoration or reinstatement after suspension
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Assessment Slot
Any individualized order requiring an unnamed competence assessment is an applicant condition; the general restoration text names no separate examination.
Deadline
Request within 30 days after the suspension term ends; if the license expired, reinstatement must remain within one year of expiry.
Expired License
For an expired license, also satisfy Plc 312.02 reinstatement and pay the application-related fees.
Order Compliance
Demonstrate compliance with every suspension-order and correction-plan condition, including any extra continuing competence, penalties and imposed costs.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) Exam

Provider
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES); administered year-round in testing windows at NCEES-approved Pearson test centers
Format
Computer-based test, closed book with an electronic reference (NCEES FS Reference Handbook and the specified standards); includes alternative item types (AITs) in addition to traditional multiple-choice questions; uses both SI and U.S. Customary units
Exam questions
110 questions
Time limit
6-hour appointment: nondisclosure agreement (2 minutes), tutorial (8 minutes), exam (5 hours and 20 minutes), scheduled break (25 minutes)
Passing score
Results reported as pass or fail; failing examinees receive a diagnostic report by major topic
Exam fee
$225 exam fee payable directly to NCEES
Examination outline
  • 1. Surveying Processes and Methods (16–24 of 110 questions)
    • A. Instrumentation (e.g., GNSS/GPS, levels, total stations, robotic total stations, scanners, UAS)
    • B. GNSS/GPS surveys (e.g., static, kinematic, OPUS, real-time networks)
    • C. Control surveys (e.g., horizontal, vertical, network design, accuracy standards)
    • D. Cadastral (e.g., Public Land Survey System [PLSS], boundary, metes and bounds, land title)
    • E. Topographic surveys
    • F. Construction surveys (e.g., layout, as-built, quantity)
    • G. Land development (e.g., subdivision design/platting, land use, environmental, flood plains, wetlands)
    • H. Field record keeping and documentation (e.g., procedures, field books, raw data files)
  • 2. Mapping Processes and Methods (14–21 of 110 questions)
    • A. Basic mapping concepts (e.g., scaling, symbols, features, legend, contours, cartography)
    • B. Types of maps (e.g., plan and profile, cross section, plat, record of survey, ALTA, topographic, planimetric)
    • C. CAD (e.g., 2-D, 3-D, building information modeling [BIM])
    • D. GIS (e.g., feature collection, map projections, coordinate systems, metadata, database design and management, spatial data analysis, GIS applications)
    • E. Digital terrain model (e.g., machine control, triangulated irregular network [TIN], digital surface model, digital elevation model)
    • F. Photogrammetry and remote sensing (e.g., close range, conventional, softcopy, ground control, quality control, flight planning, project planning, UAS, drone, LiDAR, satellite, digital image analysis and processing)
  • 3. Boundary Law and Real Property Principles (19–29 of 110 questions)
    • A. Public records and descriptions (e.g., land descriptions, mineral rights, ownership rights, weighting evidence)
    • B. Common law principles (e.g., controlling elements, unwritten rights, adverse possession)
    • C. Easements (e.g., granted, implied/prescriptive)
    • D. Simultaneous and sequential conveyances
    • E. Metes and bounds
    • F. PLSS
    • G. Water law (e.g., riparian, littoral rights, water marks/levels)
    • H. Sources of law (e.g., federal/state/local, administrative, common, citations, legal research)
    • I. Encumbrances (e.g., restrictive covenants, mortgages, liens)
    • J. Real property law (e.g., deeds, chains of title)
  • 4. Surveying Principles (13–20 of 110 questions)
    • A. Basic surveying (e.g., horizontal surveys, vertical surveys, understanding of historical methods and instruments, route surveying, magnetic declination)
    • B. Geodesy (e.g., spherical trigonometry, geometric, physical, geodetic coordinates, orthometric corrections, convergence, geodetic reductions, gravity modeling, geoid modeling)
    • C. Applied geodesy (e.g., datums and datum conversions, latitude/longitude, coordinate transformations, state plane coordinate system [SPCS], map projections, control networks, reduction of observations, deflection of vertical, satellite coordinate systems)
  • 5. Survey Computations and Computer Applications (17–26 of 110 questions)
    • A. Coordinate geometry
    • B. Traverse closure and adjustments
    • C. Leveling (e.g., differential, trigonometric, reciprocal, precise)
    • D. Least squares adjustments
    • E. Area
    • F. Horizontal curves
    • G. Vertical curves
    • H. Volume (e.g., mass diagrams, earthwork)
    • I. Spreadsheets
    • J. Slopes and grades
  • 6. Business Concepts (11–17 of 110 questions)
    • A. Project planning (e.g., resource management, scheduling, cost estimation, tracking)
    • B. Safety (e.g., signage, basic first aid, safety equipment)
    • C. Liabilities (e.g., negligence, employee behavior, errors and omissions)
    • D. Contracts (e.g., basic elements, scope of work, specifications)
    • E. Supervision (e.g., survey team leadership, personnel management)
    • F. Project documentation and record management
    • G. Ethics
    • H. Communication (e.g., written communication, oral communication, alternate forms of communication, conflict resolution)
  • 7. Applied Mathematics and Statistics (10–15 of 110 questions)
    • A. College mathematics (e.g., trigonometry, analytical geometry and calculus, linear algebra and matrix theory)
    • B. Probability and statistics (e.g., mean, median, mode, hypothesis testing, normal distribution, linear regression)
    • C. Measurement science (e.g., error analysis, error propagation, positional tolerance, positional accuracy, random/systematic/blunder errors, unit conversions)
    • D. Quantitative reasoning (e.g., critical thinking, data analysis and validation, blunder detection, data quality, redundancy)
Examination sources

Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) Exam

Provider
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES); administered year-round via computer-based testing at approved Pearson test centers
Format
Computer-based, closed book with an electronic reference (NCEES PS Reference Handbook and the specified standards); U.S. Customary units; questions require a variety of approaches and methodologies, including design, analysis, and application
Exam questions
100 questions
Time limit
7 hours, including a tutorial and an optional scheduled break
Passing score
Results reported as pass or fail; failing examinees receive a diagnostic report by major topic
Exam fee
$375 exam fee payable directly to NCEES
Examination outline
  • 1. Legal Principles (18–27 of 100 questions)
    • A. Principles of Evidence — 1. How to search for data and for physical evidence to evaluate data; 2. How to evaluate data; 3. Parol evidence; 4. Prescriptive rights; 5. Adverse possession; 6. Acquiescence; 7. Controlling elements; 8. Easement rights
    • B. Common Law Boundary Principles — 1. Historical and current common law principles; 2. Riparian and littoral rights; 3. Sovereign rights, including both navigable waters and eminent domain; 4. Sovereign land grants
    • C. Sequential and Simultaneous Conveyance Concepts — 1. Types of conveyances; 2. Junior/senior rights; 3. Record and physical evidence
    • D. Legal Descriptions for Real Property Transactions — 1. Preparation and interpretation of legal descriptions; 2. Controlling elements and how they impact the description; 3. Unwritten rights and how they impact the description; 4. Encumbrances and how they impact the description; 5. Easements and how they impact the description
    • E. Evidence for the Perpetuation of the U.S. PLSS
  • 2. Professional Survey Practices (22–33 of 100 questions)
    • A. Public/Private Record Sources — 1. Resources for private and public records; 2. Local public records indexing and filing system; 3. Local survey office records
    • B. Documentation, Supervision, and Clear Communication of Field Procedures — 1. Field surveying techniques; 2. Field surveying practices; 3. Data collection protocols
    • C. GPS/GNSS including satellite constellations, static GPS, RTK, PPP, and virtual networks
    • D. Surveying Principles and Computations — 1. Technical computations; 2. Applicable software
    • E. Monumentation Standards — 1. Applicable monumentation criteria; 2. Monument types
    • F. Land Development Solutions — 1. Regulatory land development criteria; 2. Construction criteria; 3. Land development implementation procedures
    • G. Survey Maps/Plats/Reports — 1. Technical communications by schematic, platting, and mapping processes and procedures; 2. Communication options
    • H. GIS — 1. GIS spatial databases and metadata; 2. Datums and projections related to GIS
  • 3. Standards and Specifications (8–12 of 100 questions)
    • A. BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions
    • B. ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards — 1. Current ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards; 2. State statutes regarding boundary surveys in conjunction with ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys
    • C. FEMA Requirements — 1. FEMA specifications and instructions; 2. Horizontal and vertical datums related to FEMA flood zones; 3. Current FEMA elevation certificate; 4. FEMA Flood Insurance Study
  • 4. Business Practices (13–19 of 100 questions)
    • A. General Business Practices and Procedures — 1. Project planning and project management; 2. Deliverables; 3. Costs, budgets, and contracts; 4. Types of surveys; 5. Site features and conditions; 6. Scope of services; 7. Appropriate equipment and instruments
    • B. Risk Management Procedures — 1. Safety procedures; 2. QA/QC methods; 3. Risk management in contracts; 4. Insurance needs and requirements; 5. Potential liabilities
    • C. Professional Conduct
    • D. Communication with Clients, Staff, Related Professions, and the Public — 1. Different forms of communications; 2. Appropriate type of communication to convey concepts; 3. Related professions and their impact on client needs and deliverables
  • 5. Areas of Practice (24–36 of 100 questions)
    • A. ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys — 1. Legal documents, such as deeds, easements, and agreements; 2. Zoning information as applied to ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys; 3. Title insurance commitment letters and policies; 4. Underground features as applied to ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys
    • B. Control Networks and Geodetic Network Surveys — 1. Datums and reference frames relative to control networks; 2. Differences between local datums and geodetic datums; 3. Equipment appropriate for control surveys; 4. The Federal Geographic Data Committee Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Standards; 5. The National Geospatial Programs (NGP) Standards and Specifications—Digital Data Standards
    • C. Construction Surveys — 1. Construction plan reading; 2. Construction calculations including slopes, grades, and plan details; 3. Construction techniques and activities; 4. Horizontal and vertical positioning relative to a plan or datum
    • D. Boundary Surveys — 1. Physical boundary evidence; 2. Boundary reconciliations; 3. Historical measurement accuracy, equipment, and techniques; 4. Legal principles related to boundary surveys
    • E. Route Surveys for Alignments and Utilities — 1. Route alignment stationing practices; 2. Reading and interpreting roadway and utility plans
    • F. Topographic — 1. Topographic/planimetric mapping and control standards; 2. Interpretation, reconciliation, and adjustment of topographic survey data; 3. QA/QC procedures as applied to topographic surveys; 4. Ground, hydrographic, and remote sensing equipment; 5. The U.S. National Map Accuracy Standards as applied to topographic surveys; 6. Tools and techniques required to perform hydrographic, bathymetric, and remote sensing surveys; 7. Nomenclature related to utilities
    • G. Surveys to Establish New Parcels, Lots, or Units — 1. Types of subdivisions; 2. Platting; 3. Condominiums and associations; 4. Deed restrictions and restrictive covenants; 5. Zoning and subdivision ordinances
    • H. As-Built/Record Drawing Surveys — 1. As-built/record drawing calculations including slopes, grades, and plan details; 2. As-built/record drawing techniques and activities; 3. Horizontal and vertical as-built/record drawing positions relative to a plan or datum
    • I. Consultation Services — 1. Site topography and slope for development purposes; 2. Site access for development purposes; 3. Zoning standards related to new projects; 4. Floodplains as related to land development
Examination sources

New Hampshire Legal Aspects Examination

Practice scope

The authority has not published an examination outline; the practice questions follow the scope of the existing question bank.

  • Licensure Scope, Business Organizations, and Seals
    • Authorized practice, entity responsibility, supervision, and professional seals
  • Client Relations, Conflicts, Contracts, and Fees
    • Competence, disclosure, conflicts, contracts, compensation, and client advice
  • Professional Responsibility and Regulatory Cooperation
    • Truthfulness, professional relations, board cooperation, reporting, and supervision
  • Boundary Research and Evidence
    • Record and field research, evidence evaluation, reconciliation, and retention
  • New Hampshire Boundary and Property Law
    • Boundary agreements, monuments, recording, and plat statutes
  • Survey Types, Classifications, Precision, and Accuracy
    • Defined survey types and U, R, and F classification requirements
  • Field Records, Equipment, and Quality Control
    • Field-note content, equipment care, redundancy, analysis, and documentation
  • Field Methods, Traverses, Leveling, and Control
    • Evidence searches, bearings, angular work, sideshots, benchmarks, and level-loop tolerances
  • Boundary Monumentation
    • Corner monumentation, reference and offset monuments, durability, dimensions, and replacement
  • Plats and GPS Documentation
    • Plat content and retained GPS field and processing records
Examination sources