Vermont Land Surveyor

Under 26 V.S.A. chapter 45, which Vermont entity is responsible for regulating the licensure of land surveyors?

• AThe Vermont Office of Professional Regulation and the Board of Land Surveyors
• BThe Vermont Agency of Transportation
• CThe Vermont Department of Taxes
• DThe county sheriff in each county

In addition to the state-specific Vermont examination, which national examinations must a Vermont land surveyor candidate generally pass?

• AOnly the NCEES PE Civil exam
• BThe NCEES Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) and Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) ex…
• CThe Land Surveyor In Training oral interview only
• DThe Vermont bar examination

Vermont is best described as which type of survey-system state?

• AA state using only the Lambert grid for all descriptions
• BA Public Land Survey System (PLSS) rectangular-township state
• CA metes-and-bounds, non-PLSS state
• DA state with no recognized land-description method

Statutory authority for licensing land surveyors in Vermont is found principally in which provision?

• A32 V.S.A. (Taxation and Finance)
• BTitle 9 V.S.A. (Commerce and Trade) only
• C23 V.S.A. (Motor Vehicles)
• D26 V.S.A. chapter 45

The Vermont Board of Land Surveyors administrative rules are codified under which Code of Vermont Rules citation?

• ACode Vt. R. 04-030-130
• BCode Vt. R. 13-140-001
• CCode Vt. R. 21-040-002
• DCode Vt. R. 80-010-100

Which activity most clearly constitutes the 'practice of land surveying' requiring a Vermont license?

• ASelling residential real estate as a licensed broker
• BDetermining and certifying the location of a property boundary line for a client
• CPreparing a municipal tax bill
• DOperating heavy equipment to clear a building site

Under Vermont practice, who may lawfully place a professional surveyor's seal and signature on a survey plat?

• AThe client who commissioned the survey
• BAny employee of the surveying firm
• COnly the Vermont-licensed land surveyor in responsible charge of the work
• DThe town clerk who records the plat

A Vermont land surveyor discovers a fundamental error in a recorded plat they previously sealed. What is the most ethically appropriate action?

• AWait until a future client complains before acting
• BIgnore it because the plat is already recorded
• CQuietly destroy the original field notes
• DPromptly notify affected parties and prepare a corrective survey or affidavit

Which is a recognized ground for disciplinary action against a Vermont-licensed land surveyor?

• AFraud, deception, or gross negligence in the practice of land surveying
• BCharging a competitive fee for services
• CBelonging to a professional surveying society
• DUsing GPS equipment instead of a total station

A Vermont surveyor is asked by a client to adjust a boundary line on the plat to favor the client's lot. The correct professional response is to:

• AMove the line as requested since the client is paying
• BRefuse to misrepresent the boundary and report only the evidence-based location
• CSplit the difference between the true line and the requested line
• DAdd a disclaimer and still draw the requested line

Vermont's continuing education requirement for land surveyors is intended primarily to:

• ALimit the number of practicing surveyors
• BGenerate additional licensing revenue for the state
• CEnsure licensees maintain competency and stay current with law and standards
• DReplace the need for the licensing examination

When a Vermont surveyor performs work outside their area of competence, professional rules require them to:

• AStamp the work and disclaim all liability
• BProceed and learn on the job at the client's expense
• CSubcontract to an unlicensed individual
• DDecline the work or associate with a qualified professional in that area

Under Vermont licensing law, a corporation offering land surveying services to the public must generally ensure that:

• AA Vermont-licensed land surveyor is in responsible charge of the surveying work
• BOnly its officers are bonded
• CIts name does not contain the word 'survey'
• DAll employees hold real estate licenses

A person who performs boundary surveys for the public in Vermont without a license is subject to:

• ANo consequence because surveying is unregulated
• BEnforcement action and penalties for unlicensed practice
• CAutomatic licensure after one year of practice
• DA warning only, with no possible penalties

Which document set best establishes a Vermont surveyor's ethical duty to the public versus the client?

• AThe surveyor's personal preferences
• BThe client's contract terms alone
• CThe unprofessional conduct provisions and Board rules requiring honesty and public protec…
• DMarketing materials of the surveying firm

Under the Vermont survey recording statute (27 V.S.A. §1403), a survey plat presented for recording must generally be:

• AA photograph of the property
• BAn unsigned sketch in pencil
• CA verbal description recited to the clerk
• DA reproducible plat meeting statutory format and bearing the surveyor's seal

In Vermont, recorded deeds and survey plats are maintained in the land records of which office?

• AThe town clerk of the municipality where the land lies
• BThe Vermont Supreme Court clerk
• CThe Secretary of State's corporate division
• DThe county forester

When researching a Vermont parcel, why are original town proprietors' records and lotting plans important?

• AThey set current property tax rates
• BThey establish the original charter lot layout and senior boundary evidence
• CThey control zoning permit fees
• DThey replace the need for a field survey

A Vermont plat shows a closure error far exceeding the applicable standard. The surveyor should:

• AIncrease the bearings until it closes mathematically
• BRecord it anyway and note the error in small print
• CInvestigate and resolve the error before certifying and recording the plat
• DDelete the closing line from the drawing

On a Vermont plat, the basis of bearing should be:

• ALeft to the reader to assume magnetic north
• BOmitted because it is obvious
• CDifferent on every sheet
• DClearly stated so others can relate the survey to prior records and true or grid north

In Vermont boundary retracement, when calls in a deed conflict, the generally accepted order of priority (highest first) is:

• ANatural monuments, then artificial monuments, then courses and distances, then area
• BArea, then distances, then monuments, then natural features
• CDistances first, then bearings, then monuments
• DWhatever the most recent deed states, ignoring earlier ones

A senior deed conveys a 5-acre parcel; a later junior deed from the same grantor purports to convey overlapping land. Under Vermont law the surveyor should:

• ASplit the overlap evenly between the two grantees
• BHonor the senior deed's grant first; the junior takes only what remained
• CGive priority to the junior deed because it is more recent
• DRefuse to survey either parcel

An original undisturbed iron pin set by the original surveyor is found, but it is 0.8 ft from the deed's recited distance. Generally the surveyor should:

• AAverage the monument position and the recorded distance
• BHold the recited distance and ignore the monument
• CHold the undisturbed original monument; it controls over the recited distance
• DSet a new pin at the deed distance and abandon the original

The Vermont period for acquiring title by adverse possession of private land is generally:

• ANo fixed period; it is decided case by case
• B6 years
• C30 years
• D15 years of open, notorious, hostile, continuous, and exclusive possession

Vermont's adverse possession statute contains a notable exception that generally prevents adverse possession against:

• ALands granted, given, or sold for public, pious, or charitable uses
• BAny parcel larger than 10 acres
• CLakefront parcels only
• DParcels owned by out-of-state residents

Under the Vermont doctrine of boundary by acquiescence, a long-recognized fence line may be held as the boundary when:

• AIt was built by a contractor without survey
• BAdjoining owners have treated and recognized it as the line for the statutory period
• CEither owner objects to it within one year
• DThe deed distance differs by any amount