(a) An applicant for certification as a surveyor-in-training, registration as a registered professional land surveyor, or licensing as a licensed state land surveyor must file a written application with the board accompanied by an application fee in an amount determined by the board.
(b) An application must be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the board and contain statements that show the applicant’s education and experience. The application must contain a detailed summary of the applicant’s education and experience and references from at least three registered professional land surveyors having personal knowledge of the applicant’s surveying experience. The board shall accept an application that meets board requirements regardless of whether the application is notarized.

(c) After the board determines that the applicant is qualified to take the appropriate section of the examination under Section 1071.256, the board shall set the examination section the applicant is approved to take and notify the applicant of the examination section and of the time and place of the examination. The applicant may take the examination section on payment of an examination fee in an amount determined by the board.