Authority: IC 25-21.5-2-14

Affected: IC 25-21.5-4-2; IC 25-21.5-7-3

Sec. 3. (a) A registered land surveyor shall be personally responsible for planning and supervising the training, procedures, and daily activities of the nonregistered employees or subordinates involved in the surveys who are acting as exempt persons under IC 25-21.5-4-2. These activities will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:

1. (1) Client contact.
2. (2) Research.
3. (3) Collection of field data.
4. (4) Note reduction.
5. (5) Computation.
6. (6) Office analysis.
7. (7) Drafting.
8. (8) Preparation of certificates and reports.

(b) The daily activities by nonregistered employees or subordinates referred to in subsection (a) may not continue during any extended absences of the responsible registered land surveyor unless another registered land surveyor is in responsible charge during the land surveyor's absence.

(c) The procedures followed and the decisions made by persons under the registered land surveyor's supervision shall be regularly and systematically reviewed and approved by the registered land surveyor before signing the survey plat.

(d) "Supervision", as used in this section, shall be deemed to require the following:

1. (1) Such control by the registered land surveyor, that the registered land surveyor can certify that he or she:

   1. (A) is knowledgeable of; and
   2. (B) has reviewed and approved;
2. all actions pertaining to the surveys by persons not licensed who have participated in the survey.

3. (2) That all persons participating in the survey shall be regular employees of:

   1. (A) the registered land surveyor;
   2. (B) the registered land surveyor's employer; or
   3. (C) another registered land surveyor.

(e) In addition to the requirements in IC 25-21.5-7-3, each office of a firm, partnership, or corporation offering to perform land surveys must have a registered land surveyor in charge of the operations. The registered land surveyor must:

1. (1) be a full-time employee of the firm, partnership, or corporation and:

   1. (A) a principal of the partnership or firm; or
   2. (B) an officer of the corporation;
2. (2) have full responsible control of the survey operations; and

3. (3) maintain regular hours at that office:

   1. (A) convenient for client contact; and
   2. (B) adequate for employee supervision as defined in subsection (d).

(f) For purposes of this rule, an individual practices as a principal by being as follows:

1. (1) A registered land surveyor.

2. (2) The individual in charge of the organization's land surveying practice, either:

   1. (A) alone; or
   2. (B) with other registered land surveyors.

(g) A registered land surveyor shall not affix his or her seal on any surveying work unless the:

1. (1) registered land surveyor personally did the surveying work;

2. (2) surveying work was performed by:

   1. (A) a nonregistered employee or subordinate following the requirements of subsection (a); or
   2. (B) the employees of another registered land surveyor as allowed by subsection (d); or

3. (3) registered land surveyor is certifying additional survey work based on a survey:

   1. (A) executed according to this rule; and
   2. (B) certified by a registered land surveyor working on the same project.

(State Board of Registration for Professional Surveyors; 865 IAC 1-12-3; filed Jun 21, 1988, 4:05 p.m.: 11 IR 3909; filed Jul 17, 1991, 4:30 p.m.: 14 IR 2240; filed Oct 13, 1992, 5:00 p.m.: 16 IR 886; readopted filed May 22, 2001, 9:55 a.m.: 24 IR 3237; filed Jan 26, 2004, 11:00 a.m.: 27 IR 1883; filed May 4, 2006, 1:25 p.m.: 29 IR 3008; readopted filed Nov 9, 2012, 11:26 a.m.: 20121205-IR- 865120390RFA; readopted filed Nov 29, 2018, 10:35 a.m.: 20181226-IR-865180404RFA; readopted filed May 30, 2024, 9:42 a.m.: 20240626-IR-865230820RFA) NOTE: 864 IAC 1.1-13-3 was renumbered by Legislative Services Agency as 865 IAC 1-12-3.