West Virginia § 30-13A-11 Exemptions from licensing

West Virginia Statutes

§ 30-13A-11 — Exemptions from licensing

West Virginia § 30-13A-11

Ch. 30PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Art. 13ALAND SURVEYORS

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W. Va. Code § 30-13A-11 (2026).

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(a)The following persons are exempt from licensure under the provisions of this article:

(1)Any employee of a person or firm, when such employee is engaged in the practice of land surveying exclusively for the person or firm, by which employed, or, if a corporation, its parents, affiliates or subsidiaries, and such person, firm, association or corporation does not hold himself, herself or itself out to the public as being engaged in the business of land surveying.

(2)Any employee or officer of the United States, this state or any political subdivision thereof, or their agents, when such employee is engaged in the practice of land surveying exclusively for such governmental unit: Provided, That each county surveyor of lands first elected or first appointed after January 1, 2013, pursua

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(a) The following persons are exempt from licensure under the provisions of this article:

(1) Any employee of a person or firm, when such employee is engaged in the practice of land surveying exclusively for the person or firm, by which employed, or, if a corporation, its parents, affiliates or subsidiaries, and such person, firm, association or corporation does not hold himself, herself or itself out to the public as being engaged in the business of land surveying.

(2) Any employee or officer of the United States, this state or any political subdivision thereof, or their agents, when such employee is engaged in the practice of land surveying exclusively for such governmental unit: Provided, That each county surveyor of lands first elected or first appointed after January 1, 2013, pursuant to section 1, article IX of the West Virginia Constitution, shall be a surveyor licensed pursuant to the provisions of this article and such licensee shall be in good standing.

(b) The minimum standards for surveys, established by the board, apply notwithstanding the exemptions provided by this section.

Legislative History

2020 Reg. Sess., HB4011; 2019 Reg. Sess., HB2951; 2010 Reg. Sess., HB4450; 2009 Reg. Sess., HB3276; 2004 Reg. Sess., SB460; 1976 Reg. Sess., SB270; 1969 Reg. Sess., SB78