New York State Education Department - Office of the Professions - State Board for Land Surveying

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Phone: (518) 474-3817
Fax: (518) 473-6282

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Email: Survey@nysed.gov

Licenses

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New York Certificate of Authorization to Provide Land Surveying Services

Agency:New York State Education Department - Office of the Professions - State Board for Land Surveying
Law:

Licensing Statute – N.Y. Education Law, Article 145, Engineering et. seq. (“Ed. Law”)

Eligible Entity Types:
  • Professional Corporations
  • Professional Limited Liability Companies
  • Design Professional Corporations
  • Limited Liability Partnerships
  • Limited Partnerships
  • Partnerships
Ownership Requirements:
  • Professional Corporations:
    • For domestic PCs, all of the shareholders, officers, and directors must be land surveyors licensed in New York.
    • For foreign PCs, only the individual(s) actually providing professional services must be licensed in New York State. All other officers, directors, and shareholders must be licensed design professionals in the original jurisdiction in which the foreign professional service corporation is licensed to do business.
  • Professional Limited Liability Companies:
    • For domestic PLLCs, all of the members and managers must be land surveyors  licensed in New York.
    • For foreign PLLCs, at least one of the members or managers must be a New York licensed land surveyor and all of the members and managers must be land surveyors  licensed in any state.
  • Design Professional Corporations:
    • Greater than 75% of the outstanding shares of stock of the DPC must be owned by design professionals
    • Greater than 75% of the directors must be design professionals
    • Greater than 75% of the of the officers must be design professionals
    • The president, the chairperson of the board of directors and the chief executive officer or officers must be design professionals
    • An ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), either in part or in its entirety, may not constitute part of the greater than 75% owned by design professionals
  • Limited Liability Partnerships:
    • All of the partners must be land surveyors  licensed in New York.
  • Limited Partnerships:
    • All of the partners must be land surveyors  licensed in New York

Initial Registration

Form:

Application for Certificate of Authorization

Filing Method:

Mail

Agency Fee:

$125

Turnaround:

At least 12 weeks. Applicants will be notified and certificate sent via mail.

Notes:
  • All shareholders, directors, and officers must be licensed surveyors. Foreign entities must have at least one New York licensed surveyor.
  • Notify the Education Department within 30 days of a change of address or name.
How to Apply:

Domestic Applicants:

  1. File entity formation documents, a contact information form, and the required fee with the Professional Corporations Unit.
  2. The Professional Corporations Unit will approve the entity formation documents and send a Certificate of Authority back to the applicant.
  3. File the approved entity formation documents and the Certificate of Authority with the Department of State to form your business entity.
  4. Submit a certified copy of the entity formation document and the required fee to the Education Department.

Foreign Applicants:

  1. File foreign qualification documents; a contact information form; entity formation documents from home state; an affidavit listing all shareholders, directors, officers, or members and managers of the entity; proof of licensure for all shareholders, directors, officers, or members and managers of the entity; proof that at least one shareholder, director, officer, or member or manager of the entity is licensed in New York; and the required fee to the Professional Corporations Unit.
  2. The Professional Corporations Unit will approve the document and send a Certificate of Authority back to the applicant.
  3. File the approved foreign qualification documents and the Certificate of Authority with the Department of State to foreign qualify your business entity.
  4. Submit a certified copy of the entity qualification document from the Department of State and the required fee to the Education Department

Registration Renewal

Form:

Renewal applications are sent in the mail.

Agency Fee:

$75. Late fees are $10 per month of uncertified practice.

Due:

Triennially

New York Land Surveyor Intern Certification

Agency:New York State Education Department - Office of the Professions - State Board for Land Surveying

Initial Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$70

Renewal Not Required

Not required



New York Land Surveyor License

Agency:New York State Education Department - Office of the Professions - State Board for Land Surveying

Initial Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$377

Reciprocal Registration

Form:

Online Form 1 and Form 3 Verification of Out-of-State Licensure

Filing Method:

Mail or online.

Agency Fee:

$377

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$287

Due:

Triennially by the end of the licensee's month of birth.

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