§ 8731

California Business and Professions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A licensed civil engineer and a civil engineer exempt from licensure under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) are exempt from licensing under this chapter and may engage in the practice of land surveying with the same rights and privileges and the same duties and responsibilities as a licensed land surveyor, provided that for civil engineers who become licensed after January 1, 1982, they shall obtain a license as a land surveyor under the provisions of this chapter, before practicing land surveying as defined in this chapter.

(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 236, Sec. 22. (SB 1165) Effective January 1, 2017.)

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