Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 23-1-2 - DefinitionsAs used in this rule, the following terms have the following meanings unless the context or subject matter clearly requires a different interpretation:
2.1. Active Duty" means when a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the National Guard of this state or any other state or any other military reserve component is deployed outside this state, and for the following six months after discharge.2.2 "Active Status" means the licensee has met all the requirements for the current annual renewal period and is permitted to practice as a professional surveyor in West Virginia.2.3. "Certificate of Licensure" means a certificate issued to the applicant who has met the licensing requirements of W. Va. Code § 30-13A-1 et seq. and has been approved by the Board. The certificate will be signed as required by the Board and will show the license number and seal of the Board and shall be displayed conspicuously at the principal place of practice.2.4. "Comity Applicant" means a person who is applying to become a professional surveyor in West Virginia and is currently in possession of a professional surveyor license or certificate of licensure issued by a proper authority of a jurisdiction other than WV.2.5. "Continuing Education" means mandatory continuing education required by the Board as set forth in 23CSR2.2.6. "Delinquent Status" means the licensee has failed to meet the requirements for renewal or paid the renewal fee and is not permitted to practice as a professional surveyor in West Virginia. The licensee can remain in delinquent status up to thirty-six (36) months without submitting a new application.2.7. "Direct Supervision" means the responsible licensee is in direct control of all field and office surveying operations. Direct control does not necessarily require the actual physical presence of the responsible licensee at the site of the survey, nor prohibit the responsible licensee from maintaining simultaneous direct supervision of more than one survey.2.8. "Endorsement Applicant" means a person who is a current licensee of the Board and is applying to survey in a specialized field of practice.2.9. "Expired Status" means the licensee has failed to meet the requirement for renewal while in delinquent status and must reapply for a new license and meet all of the current experience, education, and examination requirements.2.10. "FS Examination" means the NCEES Fundamentals of Surveying Examination.2.11. "Inactive Status" means the licensee has met all the requirements for the current annual renewal period, except for continuing education, and has been granted inactive status and is not permitted to practice as a professional surveyor in West Virginia.2.12. "License" means a surveying license issued under the provisions of W. Va. Code § 30-13A-1 et seq. authorizing a licensee to practice as a professional surveyor for a designated period of time approved by the Board.2.13. "Low-income individual" means an individual in the local labor market as defined in W. Va. Code § 21-1C-2, whose household adjusted gross income is below 130 percent of the federal poverty line. This term also includes any person enrolled in a state or federal public assistance program including, but not limited to, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF), Medicaid, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).2.14. "Military families" means any person who serves as an active member of the armed forces of the United States, the National Guard, or a reserve component as described in 38 U. S. C. § 101, honorably discharged veterans of those forces, and their spouses. This term also includes surviving spouses of deceased service members who have not remarried.2.15. "NCEES" means the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.2.16. "Professional Charge" means a person who holds a current license in active status with the Board and is the lead professional responsible to directly supervise other professionals, technicians or support staff and to affix his or her signature and seal to survey documents.2.17. "PS" means a licensed Professional Surveyor who has met all of the examination and licensing requirements as set forth in W. Va. Code § 30-13A-1 et seq. and is an acronym used after the surveyor's name to indicate they are a current licensee with the Board.2.18. "PS Examination" means the NCEES Principles and Practice of Surveying Examination.2.19. "Responsible Charge" means direct control of work or projects under the direct supervision of a licensee or person licensed as a professional surveyor in a jurisdiction other than WV to engage in the practice of surveying.2.20. "Retired Status" means the licensee has applied for and been approved by the Board for retired status and is not permitted to practice as a professional surveyor in West Virginia.2.21. "SI" means a certified Surveyor Intern who has passed the FS examination.2.22. "SU" means "surface and underground" and is the designation following the license number of a licensee who has met the requirements to be endorsed by the Board as an underground surveyor pursuant to W. Va. Code § 30-13A-1 et seq.2.23. "Technician" means a person who performs technical work related to surveying under the direction of a designated field or office supervisor or a person in responsible charge or licensed professional. Examples of a technician may be, but are not limited to, an instrument person, rodperson, drafter or computer operator.2.24. "WV Examination" means the state-specific West Virginia Professional Surveyors Examination developed by the Board.