Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:8-30

  • board: as used in this chapter shall mean the State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. See New Jersey Statutes 45:8-28
  • land surveyor: as used in this chapter shall mean a person who is a professional specialist in the technique of measuring land, educated in the principles of mathematics, the related physical and applied sciences, and the relevant requirements of law, all requisite to the practice of land surveying as attested by his license as a land surveyor. See New Jersey Statutes 45:8-28
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Said board, when so appointed, shall be designated and known as the “State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.”

All persons appointed to the said board shall be citizens of the United States and residents of the State of New Jersey. Appointees, other than the two public members and the State executive department member appointed pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 1971, c. 60 (C. 45:1-2.1 et seq.) and the two appointees added pursuant to this 1985 amendatory act, shall have been licensed as professional engineers in New Jersey for a period of at least five years, at least one member of whom shall also be a licensed land surveyor and the two appointees added pursuant to this 1985 amendatory act and their successors shall have been licensed as professional land surveyors in this State for a period of at least five years.

The Governor may remove any member of the board after hearing, for misconduct, incompetency, neglect of duty or for any other sufficient cause.

Each member of the board shall receive $50.00 for each day of actual service in attending meetings of the board at which business is transacted, and not to exceed $1,000.00 a year for each member and, in addition, shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses, incidental to their duties as members of said board, incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.

L. 1938, c. 342, p. 854, s. 4. Amended by L. 1939, c. 339, p. 822, s. 2; L. 1950, c. 149, p. 314, s. 4; L. 1968, c. 80, s. 1, eff. June 21, 1968; L. 1985, c. 146, s. 2, eff. April 24, 1985.