Bus. & Prof. Code, § 8708 · Article 1. General Provisions
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 8708
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In order to safeguard property and public welfare, no person shall practice land surveying unless appropriately licensed or specifically exempted from licensure under this chapter, and only persons licensed under this chapter shall be entitled to take and use the titles “licensed land surveyor,” “professional land surveyor,” or “land surveyor,” or any combination of these words, phrases, or abbreviations thereof.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1006, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2001.
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=8708.
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