Professional Land Surveyor License Details


Professional Land Surveyor License

General Info - Statewide License

The Board for Professional Land Surveyors qualifies and licenses individuals seeking licensure and issues permits to business entities through which land surveying is practiced.

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    Approval time

  • $76.00 - $126.00

    Application cost

Obtaining the License

Ready to get your license? - Steps, Requirements, and Documents

  1. A candidate must pass the Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) Examination; the Principles and Practice Examination (PS or P&P); and two state-specific examinations, Maryland Law and Storm Drain and Road Grade Design.

  2. To apply for any of the exams, see the Exams feature on the licensing website.

  3. Certain supporting documentation will have to be filed separately, such as transcripts and/or verification of licensure from another state, when appropriate. These forms can be mailed (with appropriate fees, if applicable) to the Board, and must be received by the application-filing deadline.

Apply for the License

  • Online Application

    Complete the form

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Maintaining Your License

Renewal and maintenance -

Maintaining your License (aka Related forms/requirements to maintain License/stay in good standing)

  1. A licensee shall complete, as a condition of a license renewal in each individual 2-year renewal cycle, a minimum of 24 CPC units earned from the participation in and upon completion of qualifying activities described in Regulation .04.

  2. A licensee may carry over no more than 12 CPC units earned in excess of 24 CPC units, provided that the CPC units intended for the carryover have been earned on or before December 31, 2018. No carryover shall be permitted for any excess CPC units earned after January 1, 2019.

  3. A minimum of 4 CPC units in every individual 2-year renewal cycle shall be earned from the participation in and upon completion of qualifying activities with content areas related to the following:

    Minimum standards of practice;

    Legal cases, commentaries, and other related materials as they apply to the law of land boundaries in Maryland;

    The awareness of ethical concerns and conflicts;

    An enhanced familiarity with the codes of conduct;

    An understanding of standards of practice or care; OR

    Similar topics aimed at maintaining, improving, or expanding the skills set and knowledge necessary to practice land surveying services or property line surveying services in the most ethical and responsible manner.

Agency/Contact

License Issuer - Information

Who issues the license?

Maryland Department of Labor

Contact Information

Melissa Coles, Administrative Specialist III

Email: DLOPLLandSurveyors-Labor@maryland.gov

Tel: (410) 230-6256

Work hours:

Address

Address: 500 N Calvert St, Baltimore, MD, 21202

Legal Authority

What laws and regulations give Maryland Department of Labor the legal authority to issue this approval?

Business Occupations and Professions Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, Title 15 and the Code of Maryland Regulations, Title 9, Subtitle 13.