Free Idaho Professional Land Surveying Examination Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

Try these 10 sample questions from the Idaho Professional Land Surveying Examination practice bank. Each includes the answer and explanation. Continue with the interactive practice above to review the full question set.

1. 1An Idaho service establishes and marks a line between two ownerships. Which statutory category most specifically describes the service?

   1. A. Professional boundary land survey
   2. B. Nonauthoritative GIS maintenance
   3. C. Construction staking unrelated to boundaries
   4. D. General illustrative mapping

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Idaho Code § 54-1202(9) defines a professional boundary land survey to include establishing, reestablishing, marking, or locating property-boundary corners or lines.

   Reference: Corner Perpetuation and Filing — Idaho Code § 54-1202(9), pp. 15-16

2. 2What minimum rod monument does Idaho require at subdivision street centerline intersections, direction changes, and qualifying exterior-boundary points when ordinary conditions allow?

   1. A. 1/2 inch by 18 inches
   2. B. 5/8 inch by 2 feet
   3. C. 3/4 inch by 1 foot
   4. D. 1 inch by 18 inches

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Idaho Code § 50-1303 requires a magnetically detectable iron or steel rod at least five-eighths inch in least dimension and two feet long at the listed subdivision control points, unless special circumstances preclude it.

   Reference: Corner Perpetuation and Filing — Idaho Code § 50-1303, p. 38

3. 3A PLS establishes and monuments an Idaho public land survey corner that requires a corner record. When does the filing period begin under Board guidance?

   1. A. When the corner or monument is placed in the ground
   2. B. When the client pays the final invoice
   3. C. When the next county fiscal year begins
   4. D. When an adjoining owner requests a copy

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The Board interprets the corner-record filing period to begin when the survey point is established or reestablished and the monument is in the ground with permanent markings.

   Reference: Corner Perpetuation and Filing — pp. 120 and 127-128, Corner Record filing period

4. 4An Idaho survey meets a statutory record-of-survey trigger. What is the filing deadline after completion?

   1. A. 30 days
   2. B. 60 days
   3. C. 90 days
   4. D. 180 days

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Idaho Code § 55-1904 requires the record of survey to be filed within ninety days after completing a survey that meets a listed trigger.

   Reference: Corner Perpetuation and Filing — p. 13, Idaho Code § 55-1904

5. 5An Idaho highway right-of-way plat shows a right-of-way boundary meeting another corridor. Which intersection is specifically named among the points to be located and monumented?

   1. A. An intersection with a public street right-of-way
   2. B. An intersection with a private utility easement
   3. C. An intersection with a construction access easement
   4. D. An intersection with a private drainage easement

   Answer: A

   Explanation: "The location and monumentation of the points where the right-of-way changes direction by angle point or curvature and its intersection with any public highway, street or trail right-of-way and all witness corners and reference points." A public street right-of-way intersection is named. The other intersections concern different easements and are not the specified public highway, street, or trail right-of-way points.

   Reference: Idaho Code Title 40 Chapter 2 — Idaho Code § 40-209(1)(b)

6. 6The Idaho legislature orders the boundary between two counties established. How must the interested county boards arrange the professional survey?

   1. A. Jointly retain one PLS, or each retain a PLS to establish the line jointly
   2. B. Jointly retain two PLSs who establish separate versions of the line
   3. C. Each retain a PLS and use one county's independently surveyed line
   4. D. Let one board retain a PLS and file only that county's boundary plat

   Answer: A

   Explanation: "the board of county commissioners of each county interested in the boundary shall jointly select and retain the services of a professional land surveyor to establish said boundary line, or each county shall select and retain the services of a professional land surveyor who shall jointly establish said boundary" The boards must collaborate: they may retain one surveyor jointly, or each select a surveyor to establish the boundary jointly. Independent or unilateral establishment does not follow this route.

   Reference: Idaho Code Title 31 Chapter 27 — Idaho Code § 31-2705

7. 7An Idaho owner has prepared the required condominium ground map, floor plans, consent certificate, and an expression of intent to create a project under the act. Which documents must be recorded to invoke the act?

   1. A. A declaration together with a plat or plats
   2. B. A deed together with the association bylaws
   3. C. A building permit together with the floor plans
   4. D. A management agreement together with the tax map

   Answer: A

   Explanation: "there shall be recorded in the county in which such condominiums are located or to be located a declaration, as provided in this act, together with a plat or plats" The recorded declaration and plat or plats are required for the project's statutory qualification. The other document pairs do not substitute for that required recording.

   Reference: Idaho Code Title 55 Chapter 15 — Idaho Code § 55-1504

8. 8An Idaho PLS has a substantive change in professional status that no more specific law or rule addresses. What is the reporting deadline to the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses?

   1. A. Within 30 days, in writing
   2. B. Within 60 days, in writing
   3. C. Within 90 days, in writing
   4. D. Within 120 days, in writing

   Answer: C

   Explanation: "Unless otherwise specified by law or rule, all substantive changes in professional status must be reported to the division in writing within ninety (90) days." The default deadline is 90 days, and the notice must be written. The stated exception for a more specific provision is excluded by the facts.

   Reference: Idaho Code Title 67 Chapter 26 — Idaho Code § 67-2614(7)(b)

9. 9What historical information belongs in the current Idaho corner form's section for the original corner and subsequent history?

   1. A. Original surveyor and dates, original monument, later remonumentation, and prior corner-record references
   2. B. Only the current client's mailing address
   3. C. Only a list of nearby parcel tax values
   4. D. Only the current instrument model and serial number

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The required section "includes the name of the original surveyor and the date or dates on which the original survey was performed" plus monument, remonumentation, and prior-record details. Option A captures those categories.

   Reference: 243201 — IDAPA 24.32.01.200.06.b.i

10. 10Which applicant satisfies the licensure-status condition for Idaho's military endorsement procedure if each is a qualifying veteran?

    1. A. A veteran with current, valid, unrestricted surveying licensure in another U.S. state
    2. B. A veteran with expired surveying licensure formerly held in another U.S. state
    3. C. A veteran with suspended surveying licensure in another U.S. state
    4. D. A veteran with a pending surveying application in another U.S. state

    Answer: A

    Explanation: "a veteran, or a spouse of any such person, who possesses current, valid, and unrestricted licensure in another state, district, or territory of the United States" The qualifying veteran also needs current, valid, unrestricted outside licensure. An expired, suspended or merely pending credential fails that condition.

    Reference: Idaho Code Title 67 Chapter 94 — Idaho Code § 67-9406(1)–(2)