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LS License
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 7:36 am
by TTaylor
Does anyone else have a license that contains incorrect information? I received my license in 1999 and it states, "This is to certify that pursant to the provisions of Chapter 7, Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code Thomas Taylor is duly licensed as a Land Surveyor?
Chapter 7 is the PE Act. Our Act is Chapter 15.
Am I the only one?
TT, PLS
Retired
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:02 am
by Stephen Johnson
Tom,
I was licensed in 1990, received my certificate a year later. It says Chapter 15.
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:08 am
by Josh Tatman
TTaylor wrote:Does anyone else have a license that contains incorrect information? I received my license in 1999 and it states, "This is to certify that pursant to the provisions of Chapter 7, Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code Thomas Taylor is duly licensed as a Land Surveyor?
Chapter 7 is the PE Act. Our Act is Chapter 15.
Am I the only one?
TT, PLS
Retired
I'm looking at 4 different ones (1992, 1994, 1995, 1997) and they all state Chapter 7, Division 3 of B & P.
That's an interesting catch... Looking at the B & P Code for those eras they all should state Chapter 15, Division 3 of B & P Code if you're being licensed as a surveyor, is how I read the act. The 2011 certificates state Chapter 15.
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:38 am
by David Lanphear
TTaylor wrote:Does anyone else have a license that contains incorrect information? I received my license in 1999 and it states, "This is to certify that pursant to the provisions of Chapter 7, Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code Thomas Taylor is duly licensed as a Land Surveyor?
Chapter 7 is the PE Act. Our Act is Chapter 15.
Am I the only one?
TT, PLS
Retired
Also 1999, and you are not alone....
2000 and 2001 also appear to be Chapter 7.
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:45 am
by Ric7308
Sounds like you all need a new certificate with a different Executive Officer's signature on it :)
(Note: mine (1996) says Chapter 7 also. Ray's (1989) is Chapter 15)
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:55 am
by pls7809
Mine is Chapter 7, Division 3 (2001). So is my supervisor's (1995).
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:57 am
by pls7809
Looks like Rick corrected the error when he moved into the Ex. Director position, right? (I would take credit for it if I were you.)
Yep
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 10:13 am
by Dave Lindell
Chapter 15, Division 3 of the B&P Code issued 1972.
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 10:19 am
by Warren Smith
Chapter 15, Division 3, B & P - issued 1980
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:18 am
by Lehmann
My first pocket license states "LAND SURVEYORS ENGINEER"
Someone caught the mistake at the Board circa 2004
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:00 pm
by Steve Martin
One of my guys received his license in 2005 and it say Chapter 15, so someone caught it at the Board and corrected the mistake in the early 2000's
So Ric, fellow classmate of 1996, were are our corrected certificates?
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:22 pm
by E_Page
Mine was issued in 1996, but had to get a replacement certificate around 2000. It says Ch 15.
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:56 pm
by LA Stevens
Mine is from 1991 and states Chapter 7, Division 3.
And from the "Class of 90"
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 3:54 pm
by cals6406
They must have used all of the Chapter 15, Division 3 certificates on the 275+/- of us and ran out. Mine says 15 so they made it to the "S"s.
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 7:32 pm
by RAM
mmm, now I have to go look
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:16 am
by Jim Frame
Chapter 15, March 1984.
The only gripe I have about my license is that they used a calligrapher to write the names that year. The calligraphy lacks the gravitas and consistency of the other lettering on the document, and it's fading badly almost 30 years on, even though it's behind glass and not in direct sunlight.
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march 1970
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:51 am
by bruce hall
mine says chapter 15 and that I am "duly registered" as a land surveyor. Make that march 1979.
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:19 am
by Ric7308
(Bruce - did we have all 15 chapters way back then? :) )
Anyone that wishes to replace their current certificate that has the incorrect Chapter on it with a new one, please send in your current certificate (required) with this form:
http://www.bpelsg.ca.gov/pubs/forms/licreplace.pdf and we will waive the replacement fee.
Make sure you check the box entitled "Clerical Error" and write somewhere on the form "CHAPTER CORRECTION"
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:45 am
by Warren Smith
bruce hall wrote:mine says chapter 15 and that I am "duly registered" as a land surveyor. Make that march 1979.
And I am "duly licensed" in March 1980 ...
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 10:08 am
by Lee Hixson
I am also "duly licensed": 1980, Chapter 15.
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 10:15 am
by Stephen Johnson
Mine also says "Duly Licensed" 1990, Chapter 15
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 10:57 am
by JoeC
Does this mean you guys can practice engineering?
WOW - sounds to go to be true. How do I get mine to say that? :-)
LSITs too
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:41 pm
by Steve Martin
2001 LSITs were certified per Chapter 7 Division 3 too
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 2:29 pm
by RAM
June 1990 - Chap 15, Div 3.
Professional Engineer
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 10:01 pm
by LS 4722
I took the test the same day Bruce Hall did, I think he is the one that swiped my coffee when I fainted at all the questions I had to answer...
I forgive you Bruce..
I was sent a pocket license that was red/white/blue in color. On the front side it had L004722, and on the back, in big blue old english lettering.."Professional Engineer"..
I had a lot of fun with that pocket license.