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  1. 1An unlicensed person advertises that he can perform land-boundary surveys in New Hampshire and offers those services to the public. Apart from an applicable statutory exemption, how does RSA 310-A:53 classify that conduct?

    1. A. A class A misdemeanor
    2. B. A class B misdemeanor
    3. C. A civil violation only
    4. D. A licensing infraction with no criminal classification

    Answer: B

    Explanation: RSA 310-A:53, II states that it is "a class B misdemeanor for any person to practice or to offer to practice land surveying in this state" without the required license. The advertising and offer therefore fall within the class B misdemeanor rule.

    Reference: 310 a Mrg — RSA 310-A:53, II

  2. 2A surveyor is offered a specialized hydrographic assignment but lacks education and experience in that work. What does the New Hampshire conduct rule require?

    1. A. Undertake it after full disclosure to all parties
    2. B. Undertake it after the affected parties are informed and consent
    3. C. Undertake only work for which the surveyor is qualified
    4. D. Undertake it after making a reasonable effort to consult another licensee

    Answer: C

    Explanation: Lan 501.03(a)(1) directs a licensee to "undertake only work for which the licensee is qualified by education and experience." Client consent does not replace professional qualification.

    Reference: Lan100 500 — Lan 501.03(a)(1)

  3. 3Applying New Hampshire Lan 501.03(m)(3), a client asks a new surveyor to finish work already under contract with another licensee. What must the new surveyor first make a reasonable effort to do?

    1. A. Record an incomplete plat
    2. B. Obtain a new tax-map number
    3. C. Ask the board to set the fee
    4. D. Consult with the prior licensee

    Answer: D

    Explanation: Lan 501.03(m)(3) says a licensee shall "not contract for the completion of another licensee's contracted work unless reasonable effort has been made to consult with the prior licensee."

    Reference: Lan100 500 — Lan 501.03(m)(3)

  4. 4A New Hampshire surveyor accepts responsibility for a boundary survey. What related responsibility automatically accompanies it under Lan 502.01(a)?

    1. A. Conducting research but returning the complete file to the client
    2. B. Retaining available prior surveys without conducting new research
    3. C. Conducting research only when record calls fail to close
    4. D. Conducting and retaining sufficiently thorough boundary research

    Answer: D

    Explanation: Lan 502.01(a) says the surveyor "shall also assume responsibility for conducting and retaining research of adequate thoroughness to support the determination of the intended boundaries."

    Reference: Lan100 500 — Lan 502.01(a)

  5. 5Under New Hampshire RSA 472:1, adjoining owners dispute a boundary, but the boundary can still be determined from monuments named in their deeds. Does RSA 472:1 authorize them to use its statutory boundary-agreement procedure?

    1. A. Yes, whenever adjoining owners disagree
    2. B. Yes, if a surveyor recommends it
    3. C. No, because the deed monuments still determine the line
    4. D. No, unless the parcel exceeds ten acres

    Answer: C

    Explanation: RSA 472:1 applies when the deed-described location "cannot be determined by the monuments and boundaries named in any of said deeds." Because the monuments still determine the line, that statutory trigger is absent.

    Reference: 472 Mrg — RSA 472:1

  6. 6How many real-property survey classifications does Lan 503.04 establish for New Hampshire?

    1. A. Two
    2. B. Three
    3. C. Four
    4. D. Five

    Answer: B

    Explanation: Lan 503.04 states: "Every survey of real property in this state shall fall under one of 3 classifications."

    Reference: Lan100 500 — Lan 503.04

  7. 7When selecting field methods and equipment for a New Hampshire property survey, what capability must they have?

    1. A. Attain the precision stated in the oldest controlling deed
    2. B. Attain the precision requested in the client proposal
    3. C. Attain the applicable classification-table tolerances
    4. D. Attain the instrument manufacturer's default tolerance

    Answer: C

    Explanation: Lan 503.06(a) requires field work to use "methods of practice and equipment capable of attaining the tolerances as specified in Table 500.1."

    Reference: Lan100 500 — Lan 503.06(a)

  8. 8Under New Hampshire Lan 503.06(e), a crew searches for a possibly buried iron boundary marker that is not visible. Which instrument does Lan 503.06(e) require for the search?

    1. A. A magnetic or metal detector
    2. B. A total station
    3. C. A GNSS receiver
    4. D. An automatic level

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Lan 503.06(e) requires searches for possibly buried ferrous or magnetic evidence to be conducted "with a magnetic or metal detector."

    Reference: Lan100 500 — Lan 503.06(e)

  9. 9At completion of a New Hampshire boundary and subdivision survey, which locations must be physically monumented?

    1. A. Each property corner
    2. B. Each exterior angle other than points on curves
    3. C. Each corner represented by record evidence
    4. D. Each corner adjoining a public right-of-way

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Lan 503.08(a) states that "each corner of the property will be physically monumented" upon completion of the boundary and subdivision survey.

    Reference: Lan100 500 — Lan 503.08(a)

  10. 10Under New Hampshire Lan 503.09(a), what future-use standard must a prepared survey plat satisfy under Lan 503.09(a)?

    1. A. Enable a competent land surveyor to locate the boundaries with certainty in the future
    2. B. Enable an owner to reproduce the boundary without professional judgment
    3. C. Enable a register to assign recording information without reviewing other specifications
    4. D. Enable an assessor to identify the tax parcel from current visible occupation

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Lan 503.09(a) requires enough information so "the boundaries of the parcel of interest can be located with certainty in the future by a competent land surveyor."

    Reference: Lan100 500 — Lan 503.09(a)

Topics in this practice bank

These topics describe the available practice for New Hampshire Legal Aspects Examination. Review the examination outline and its sources for scope and allocation details.

  • 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

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