Engineers before 1982

What's so special about 1982 that they can do land surveying work? Why did the PEA cut if off at that date? Can't find the answer anywhere...

cal91 said:

What's so special about 1982 that they can do land surveying work? Why did the PEA cut if off at that date? Can't find the answer anywhere...

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For many years Professional Civil Engineers, by power of their license, were authorized to practice Land Surveying (Survey, Establish property lines, Prepare Maps and Legals, etc.) but it was eventually deemed important enough to allow only Licensed Surveyors to do these things.  And there are probably good reasons for this.  So, the new law went into effect January 1982.  From that point on, all Registered PEs could not practice (all) Land Surveying with their PE license.  But those who were already Licensed CEs prior to the law being implemented in 1982, were grandfathered in.  There is nothing "special" about 1982 (though that was the year my wife was born   ), that's just the year the new law took effect.