Fla. Stat. 472.031
Prohibitions; penalties


(1)

No person shall:Practice or offer to practice surveying and mapping unless such person is registered pursuant to ss. 472.001-472.037;Use the name or title “registered surveyor and mapper,” “surveyor and mapper,” “professional surveyor and mapper,” “land surveyor,” “surveyor,” or any combination thereof when such person has not registered pursuant to ss. 472.001-472.037;Present as his or her own the registration of another;Knowingly give false or forged evidence to the board or a member thereof; orUse or attempt to use a registration that has been suspended or revoked.

(a)

Practice or offer to practice surveying and mapping unless such person is registered pursuant to ss. 472.001-472.037;

(b)

Use the name or title “registered surveyor and mapper,” “surveyor and mapper,” “professional surveyor and mapper,” “land surveyor,” “surveyor,” or any combination thereof when such person has not registered pursuant to ss. 472.001-472.037;

(c)

Present as his or her own the registration of another;

(d)

Knowingly give false or forged evidence to the board or a member thereof; or

(e)

Use or attempt to use a registration that has been suspended or revoked.

(2)

Any person who is found to be in violation of any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

Source: Section 472.031 — Prohibitions; penalties, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0472.­031 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

472.001
Purpose
472.003
Persons not affected by ss
472.005
Definitions
472.006
Department
472.007
Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers
472.008
Rules of the board
472.009
Board headquarters
472.011
Fees
472.013
Examinations, prerequisites
472.015
Licensure
472.016
Members of Armed Forces in good standing with the board
472.017
Renewal of license
472.018
Continuing education
472.019
Reactivation
472.021
Certification of partnerships and corporations
472.023
Surveyors and mappers and firms of other states
472.025
Seals
472.027
Standards of practice
472.029
Authorization to enter lands of third parties
472.031
Prohibitions
472.033
Disciplinary proceedings
472.034
Mediation
472.036
Unlicensed practice of professional surveying and mapping
472.037
Application of ss
472.0075
Contacting board through department
472.0101
Foreign-trained professionals
472.0131
Examinations
472.0132
Penalty for theft or reproduction of an examination
472.0135
Education
472.0165
Qualification of immigrants for examination to practice a licensed profession or occupation
472.0201
Public inspection of information required from applicants
472.0202
Inactive and delinquent status
472.0203
Renewal and cancellation notices
472.0204
Address of record
472.0335
Classification of disciplinary actions
472.0337
Power to administer oaths, take depositions, and issue subpoenas
472.0345
Authority to issue citations
472.0351
Grounds for discipline
472.0355
Disciplinary guidelines
472.0365
Unlicensed activities
472.0366
Elevation certificates
472.02011
Disclosure of confidential information

Current through Fall 2025

§ 472.031. Prohibitions; penalties's source at flsenate​.gov