North Carolina Ethics for Professional Land Surveyors
This online land surveying PDH course examines the statutory regulations, administrative rules, and ethical standards governing professional land surveying in North Carolina.
This course covers Chapter 89C of the North Carolina General Statutes (Engineering and Land Surveying Act) and Title 21, Chapter 56 of the North Carolina Administrative Code (21 NCAC 56). It analyzes the regulatory oversight of the North Carolina State Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors, separating administrative enforcement powers from civil court matters such as boundary disputes, service fees, and contract litigation. This course focuses on 21 NCAC 56 .0701 (Rules of Professional Conduct) and .0702 (Rules of Conduct of Advertising), detailing mandates for public safety paramountcy, competence boundaries, direct supervision for seal usage, qualification-based selection (G.S. 143-64.31), and the mandatory 30-day response window for board inquiries.
Furthermore, this course evaluates actual North Carolina board disciplinary case studies to illustrate the legal ramifications of seal misuse, practicing on a suspended license, practicing outside statutory scope, client misrepresentations, and failing to report felony convictions within 30 days.
This 1 PDH online course is applicable to professional land surveyors licensed in North Carolina who are required to demonstrate continuing professional competency in land surveying ethics 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 legislative mandates of G.S. Chapter 89C and 21 NCAC 56 to maintain compliance with North Carolina practice standards
- Differentiating administrative Board disciplinary jurisdiction under G.S. § 89C-22 from civil court remedies concerning boundary line disputes, fee disagreements, and financial damages
- Applying 21 NCAC 56 .0701 professional conduct rules regarding public health and safety paramountcy, competence boundaries, and conflict disclosures
- Enforcing direct supervision criteria and responsible charge protocols when affixing seals and signatures to surveying work products
- Evaluating documented North Carolina Board enforcement decisions to prevent common practice infractions, such as unauthorized firm associations, advertising misrepresentations, and unsealed or unsupervised deliverables
In this professional land surveying CEU course, you need to review the course document titled, “North Carolina Ethics for Professional Land Surveyors”.
Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of ten (10) questions to earn 1 PDH credits. The quiz will be based on the entire document.
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