1110 Department of Consumer Affairs, Boards
Program Descriptions

75 - BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS

The Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors licenses and regulates engineers and land surveyors. The planning and design of public or private utilities, structures, machines and projects, and the determination of property lines and preparation of official maps require adequate education and technical expertise. The Board ensures that engineers and land surveyors meet professional standards. It examines, licenses, and registers these individuals and enforces the Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors' Act.

Effective October 23, 2009, the Board for Geology and Geophysicists was abolished, and the duties of the Board were transferred to the Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors pursuant to Chapter 18, Statutes of 2009 (AB X4 20).

The Geologists and Geophysicists Program within the Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors examines and licenses qualified geologists and geophysicists; develops policies, rules and regulations; handles complaints and violations of the law by licensees and nonlicensees; and provides education about environmental cleanups, site assessments, real estate development, and seismic issues to the public through an extensive web-based Public Outreach program.