As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Board” means the state board of examiners for land surveyors, provided for by this part;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-18-102

  • Board: means the state board of examiners for land surveyors, provided for by this part. See Tennessee Code 62-18-102
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Land surveyor: means a person who is engaged in the practice of land surveying. See Tennessee Code 62-18-102
  • Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Practice of land surveying: means any service of work, the adequate performance of which involves the application of special knowledge of the principles of mathematics, the related physical and applied sciences and the relevant requirements of law for adequate evidence to the act of measuring and locating lines, angles, elevations, natural and man-made features in the air, on the surface of the earth, within underground workings and on the beds of bodies of water for the purpose of determining areas and volumes, for the monumenting of property boundaries and for the platting and layout of lands and subdivisions of land, including the topography, drainage, alignment and grades of streets, and for the preparation and perpetuation of maps, records, plats, field notes, records and property descriptions that represent these surveys. See Tennessee Code 62-18-102
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) “Land surveyor” means a person who is engaged in the practice of land surveying;
(3) “Practice of land surveying” means any service of work, the adequate performance of which involves the application of special knowledge of the principles of mathematics, the related physical and applied sciences and the relevant requirements of law for adequate evidence to the act of measuring and locating lines, angles, elevations, natural and man-made features in the air, on the surface of the earth, within underground workings and on the beds of bodies of water for the purpose of determining areas and volumes, for the monumenting of property boundaries and for the platting and layout of lands and subdivisions of land, including the topography, drainage, alignment and grades of streets, and for the preparation and perpetuation of maps, records, plats, field notes, records and property descriptions that represent these surveys; and
(4) A person shall be construed to “practice or offer to practice” land surveying within the meaning and intent of this part, who:

(A) Engages in land surveying;
(B) By verbal claim, sign, letterhead, card or in any other way represents that the person is a land surveyor; or
(C) Represents that the person is able to perform land surveying in this state.
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