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  1. 1An Indiana GIS parcel layer will be presented as an authoritative boundary product. When can that electronic map data be treated as authoritative?

    1. A. When prepared by or under a professional surveyor's supervision
    2. B. When maintained by a county assessor
    3. C. When published with annual tax records
    4. D. When derived from aerial imagery

    Answer: A

    Explanation: IC 25-21.5-1-2.5 says GIS data are not authoritative survey products except when "prepared by or under the supervision of a professional surveyor." The stated supervision is therefore required.

    Reference: Creator: PrintServer210 — IC 25-21.5-1-2.5

  2. 2Which descriptions are excluded from Indiana's special caption requirement for new or modified survey descriptions?

    1. A. Descriptions of easements
    2. B. Descriptions of lots in new subdivisions
    3. C. Descriptions from retracement surveys
    4. D. Descriptions from original surveys

    Answer: B

    Explanation: IC 25-21.5-9-9(a) states, "This section does not apply to descriptions of lots in new subdivisions."

    Reference: Creator: PrintServer210 — IC 25-21.5-9-9(a)

  3. 3A parcel has never been described in a conveyance document. How does Indiana law classify a survey performed to locate and describe it?

    1. A. Retracement survey
    2. B. Original survey
    3. C. Route survey
    4. D. Record document survey

    Answer: B

    Explanation: Indiana defines an original survey as one for property "not been previously described in one (1) or more documents conveying an interest." The parcel meets that definition.

    Reference: Creator: PrintServer210 — IC 25-21.5-1-6.5

  4. 4Who may place an object intended to demarcate a tract boundary point under Indiana's boundary-marker definition?

    1. A. A county surveyor or an appointed deputy
    2. B. A landowner or the landowner's attorney
    3. C. A professional surveyor or a directly supervised person
    4. D. A professional engineer or an engineering technician

    Answer: C

    Explanation: The definition covers an object placed by a professional surveyor or a "person acting under the direct supervision of a professional surveyor." That is the complete authorized pairing.

    Reference: Creator: PrintServer210 — IC 25-21.5-1-3.2

  5. 5A professional surveyor prepares a new description from an original survey. Which personal identifiers must its caption contain?

    1. A. Owner name and county parcel number
    2. B. Recorder name and recorded instrument number
    3. C. Surveyor name and professional registration number
    4. D. Client name and project reference number

    Answer: C

    Explanation: IC 25-21.5-9-9(b)(1) requires "the name and professional surveyor registration number" of the preparer.

    Reference: Creator: PrintServer210 — IC 25-21.5-9-9(b)(1)

  6. 6If Indiana establishes an inactive professional-surveyor certificate, what continuing-education treatment must its rules provide?

    1. A. Require the active-status education total
    2. B. Require only the mandatory-topic hours
    3. C. Waive continuing education during inactive status
    4. D. Require only the elective-topic hours

    Answer: C

    Explanation: IC 25-21.5-8-7(c)(2)(A) requires rules that "do not require the holder of an inactive certificate to obtain continuing education."

    Reference: Creator: PrintServer210 — IC 25-21.5-8-7(c)(2)(A)

  7. 7A client asks who may prepare a parcel, boundary, right-of-way, or easement description in Indiana. Which non-surveyor exception does the statute recognize?

    1. A. An Indiana county auditor
    2. B. An Indiana title producer
    3. C. An Indiana real estate broker
    4. D. An Indiana-licensed attorney

    Answer: D

    Explanation: IC 25-21.5-1-7(b)(7) includes description preparation in surveying, "except when prepared by an attorney who is licensed to practice law in Indiana."

    Reference: Creator: PrintServer210 — IC 25-21.5-1-7(b)(7)

  8. 8Which date must the caption of an Indiana survey-derived real-property description identify for the associated plat?

    1. A. Date the deed was signed
    2. B. Date the owner acquired title
    3. C. Date the plat was recorded
    4. D. Date of the surveyor's certification

    Answer: D

    Explanation: IC 25-21.5-9-9(b)(2)(A) requires identification of "The date of the surveyor's certification."

    Reference: Creator: PrintServer210 — IC 25-21.5-9-9(b)(2)(A)

  9. 9What implementation option may Indiana's continuing-education rules allow?

    1. A. County recorders may waive education
    2. B. NCEES may set renewal dates
    3. C. Private organizations may implement the requirement
    4. D. Employers may issue licenses

    Answer: C

    Explanation: IC 25-21.5-8-7(c)(1) permits rules to "Allow private organizations to implement the continuing education requirement."

    Reference: Creator: PrintServer210 — IC 25-21.5-8-7(c)(1)

  10. 10Which professional may determine a parcel's acreage without that act falling exclusively within Indiana's statutory practice of surveying?

    1. A. A lawyer admitted to practice in Indiana
    2. B. A licensed real estate broker
    3. C. A county assessor's contractor
    4. D. A title insurance producer

    Answer: A

    Explanation: The surveying statute includes acreage determination "except when determined by an attorney who is licensed to practice law in Indiana."

    Reference: Creator: PrintServer210 — IC 25-21.5-1-7(b)(8)

Topics in this practice bank

These topics describe the available practice for Indiana Specific Law Exam (Part 2B). Review the examination outline and its sources for scope and allocation details.

  • Principles and practice — Indiana Section B (IC 25-21.5-6-1(2)(B))
    • Federal laws and regulations
    • Practices pertaining to the establishment, description, and reestablishment of land boundaries
    • The platting of subdivisions
    • Ethical, economic, and legal principles relating to the practice of surveying
    • Principles of mathematics relating to the practice of surveying
    • Indiana laws and rules
    • Work that the professional surveyor is permitted to perform under IC 25-21.5
    • Writing and interpreting legal descriptions and solving narrative problems regarding the analysis and execution of surveys and survey problems
  • Legal description writing problem
    • No abbreviations
    • No symbols, other than for degrees, minutes and seconds
    • Correct spelling and punctuation
    • Adequate curve data
    • Designation of the basis of bearings
    • Appropriate reference to the Office of the County Recorder
    • Proper caption referencing the underlying original survey
    • Proper controlling calls to or along monuments, aliquot lines, adjoiners, water features, and other appropriate controls
    • Adequate and appropriate curve data
    • Proper reference to controlling physical monuments, including relationship to the surface of the ground
    • No conflicting or extraneous wording
    • Reference to and along a meander line, if appropriate
  • Multiple-choice questions — published general topics
    • Engineering Design
    • Indiana Rules and Regulations related to surveying
    • Indiana Survey Standards and IC 25-21.5-1-6.5
    • Indiana continuing education requirements
    • Geodesy
    • ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys
    • Surveyor General Edward Tiffin’s instructions for surveys of the public lands
    • The United States Public Land Surveys System
    • Legal Principles
    • Legal Descriptions

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