Tex. Occ. Code § 1071.256 · Subchapter F. REGISTRATION, LICENSING, AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
EXAMINATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The board shall prescribe the scope of the written examination and examination procedures with special reference to the applicant's ability in order to protect the public safety, welfare, and property rights.
(a-1) The board by rule shall prescribe the fundamentals of surveying examination required for an applicant for certification as a surveyor-in-training under Section 1071.253.
(b) The board by rule shall prescribe the principles and practice of surveying examination required for an applicant for registration as a registered professional land surveyor under Section 1071.254 to determine the knowledge and ability of the applicant.
(b-1) The board by rule shall prescribe the Texas specific surveying examination required for an applicant for registration as a registered professional land surveyor under Section 1071.254.
(c) The examination for an applicant for licensing as a licensed state land surveyor must be developed under board rules and include examination on:
(1) the theory of surveying;
(2) the law of land boundaries;
(3) the history and functions of the General Land Office; and
(4) other matters pertaining to surveying as determined by the board.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 812 (S.B. 1259), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1071.htm
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Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Occ. Code § 1071.256. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Occupations Code
- Tex. Occ. Code § 1071.252APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.Printed as Section 1071.256
- Tex. Occ. Code § 1071.253SURVEYOR-IN-TRAINING CERTIFICATE.Printed as Section 1071.256
- Tex. Occ. Code § 1071.254QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION AS REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR.Printed as Section 1071.256
- Tex. Occ. Code § 1071.255QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSING AS LICENSED STATE LAND SURVEYOR; OATH.Printed as Section 1071.256
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