North Carolina
NC State
Board of Examiners for Engineers & Surveyors
Board Rules (Title 21, Chapter 56, NCAC)
NC Surveying Licensure Law
SI: HS+10(6) or AAS(SurvTech)+4(2) or senior in 4yr program
PLS (SI BEF 2013): HS+7(6) or AAS(SurvTech)+4(3) or BS+2(1)
PLS (SI AFT 2013): HS+16(9) or AAS(SurvTech)+8(4) or BS+2(2)
Survey Ties Guidelines
Report of Survey Project Documentation
NC General Statutes
Chapter 1 Definitions and General Provisions
1 Article 4 Limitations, Real Property
Chapter 8C Evidence Code
Chapter 14 Crimimal Law
14 Article 22 Damages and Other Offenses to Land and Fixtures
14-147 Removing, altering or defacing landmarks.
Chapter 22 Contracts Requiring Writing
(Statute of Frauds)
Chapter 22 Section 2 Contract for sale of land; leases
Chapter 38 Boundaries
Chapter 39 Conveyances
39 Article 5A Control Corners in Real Estate Developments
Chapter 40A Eminent Domain
(See 40A-11)
Chapter 40A Section 11 Right of entry prior to condemnation.
Chapter 43 Land Registration
Chapter 47 Probate and Registration
Chapter 47 Article 2 Registration
Chapter 47 Section 18 Conveyances, contracts to convey, options and leases of land.
(Conner Act)
Chapter 47 Section 30 Mapping Requirements
NCGS 47-30
Chapter 47 Section 30.1 Plats and Subdivisions; Alternative Requirements
Chapter 47 Section 30.2 Review Officer
Chapter 47B Real Property Marketable Title Act
Chapter 47C (Condominium Act) 2-109 Plats and plans
Chapter 47C Article 1 Section 103 Definitions
Chapter 47C Article 2 Creation, Alteration, and Termination of Condominiums
Chapter 47C Section 109 Plats and plans
(Condo Plats)
Chapter 55B Professional Corporation Act
Chapter 77 Rivers, Creeks, and Coastal Waters
77 Article 3 Lands Adjoining Coastal Waters
Chapter 89C NC Engineering and Land Surveying Act
Chapter 102 Official Survey Base
Chapter 104 United States Lands
Chapter 136 Roads and Highways
136 Section 19.4 Registration of right-of-way plans
136 Article 2E Transportation Corridor Official Map Act
136 Article 7 Miscellaneous Provisions
136 Section 102.6 Compliance of subdivision streets with minimum standards ...
136 Article 9 Comdenation
136 Section 106 Answer, reply and plat
136 Section 120 Entry for surveys
Chapter 141 State Boundaries
Chapter 153A Counties
Chapter 146 State Lands
146 Section 64 Definitions
(4) Navigable Waters
153A Section 332 Ordinance to contain procedure for plat approval ... statement by owner
153A Section 335 "Subdivision" defined
Chapter 160A Cities and Towns
160A Section 373 Ordinance to contain procedure for plat approval ... statement by owner
160A Section 376 Definition (of subdivision)
Chapter 161 Register of Deeds
South Carolina
SC
State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
Laws/Policies of the Board
Licensure requirements:
SI: 4yrDeg+1 , (12 sem hours surveying & mapping courses)
PLS TIER-A: 4yrDeg+4
PLS TIER-B: TIER-A , (15 sem hours surveying, mapping, hydraulics & hydrology courses)
Standards of Practice Manual
for Surveying in South Carolina (COR Chap 49, Article 4) Revised June 2009
Engineering and Land Surveying Regulations
Engineering and Land Surveying Code of Laws
Comprehensive booklet of laws and regulations
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