Florida Statutes § 472.027 — Standards of practice.
Search Florida StatutesFrom the Legislature's 2026 edition, which includes changes effective through January 1, 2027. Later effective dates are retained in each section's source notes.
The board shall adopt rules establishing standards of practice for the profession of surveying and mapping to:
(1) Assure competence in the practice of the profession;
(2) Assure accuracy, completeness, and quality in the products provided;
(3) Assure adequate and defensible real property boundary locations; and
(4) Govern the following professional matters:
(a) Conflicts of interest.
(b) Client confidentiality.
(c) Misuse, reuse, unauthorized use, or alteration of another professional’s product.
(d) Fair dealing in all professional relationships and private and public sector contracts.
(e) Retention of work products in hard copy or electronic or digital formats.
(f) Transfer and storage of files and file materials upon discontinuance of the practice of surveying and mapping.
History
History.—ss. 36, 42, ch. 79-243; s. 344, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 5, 7, ch. 89-137; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 93, ch. 94-119; s. 10, ch. 2001-63; s. 1, ch. 2014-147.
Source captured on 2026-10-10. Read the official chapter.