Illinois Standards of Practice for Professional Land Surveyors
This online land surveying PDH course examines the statutory frameworks, professional standards, and disciplinary rules governing land surveying practice in the State of Illinois.
This course explores the regulatory authority of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) and the Land Surveyors Licensing Board, including their roles in professional licensure, enforcement, and disciplinary actions. It examines the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989 (225 ILCS 330) and 68 Ill. Adm. Code Part 1270, with particular emphasis on the minimum standards governing boundary surveys, professional conduct, surveying documentation, monumentation, plats, seals, and professional responsibilities.
Furthermore, this course examines the requirements applicable to boundary surveys and other land surveying services, including the collection and evaluation of evidence, field procedures, preparation of plats and legal descriptions, monumentation, accuracy requirements, and compliance with Illinois minimum standards of practice. By reviewing actual Illinois disciplinary actions and enforcement cases, the course provides practitioners with practical insight into common violations and the professional and regulatory consequences of non-compliant surveying practices.
This 4 PDH online course is applicable to professional land surveyors licensed in Illinois who are required to demonstrate continuing professional competency in land surveying standards as a condition for their license renewal.
This PLS continuing education land surveying course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Interpreting the regulatory authority of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) and the Land Surveyors Licensing Board under the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989
- Navigating 225 ILCS 330 and 68 Illinois Administrative Code Part 1270 to identify the statutory and administrative requirements governing professional land surveying practice in Illinois
- Applying the Illinois Minimum Standards of Practice for boundary surveys, including requirements for evidence, monumentation, field procedures, plats, legal descriptions, and survey accuracy
- Managing compliance with Illinois requirements for professional conduct, surveying documentation, professional seals, signatures, and professional design firm practice
- Evaluating Illinois disciplinary and enforcement cases to identify common surveying violations and understand the potential professional and regulatory consequences of non-compliant practice
In this professional land surveying CEU course, you need to review the course document titled “Illinois Standards of Practice for Professional Land Surveyors ”.
Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty (20) questions to earn 4 PDH credits. The quiz will be based on the entire document.
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