CHAPTER 404

An Act to amend and reenact § 54-17 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to definitions of architects, professional engineers and surveyors.

[H 402]
Approved March 29, 1958

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

P That § 54-17 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted as
ollows:

§ 54-17. The following terms, as used in this chapter, shall have the
meaning given in this section:

(1) “Architect” shall be deemed to cover an architect or an architec-
tural engineer.

(2) “Professional engineer’ shall be deemed to cover a civil engineer,
mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, mining engineer, metallurgical
engineer or a chemical engineer.

(3) (a) “Land surveying” * includes surveying of areas for their
correction, determination and description, and for the conveyancing, or
for the establishment and reestablishment of internal and external land
boundaries, and the plotting of land and subdivisions thereof. The plotting
of land and subdivisions thereof may include the laying out and plotting
of roads, streets and sidewalks, topography and contours setting forth road
grades and determining drainage on the surface.

(b) In addition to the work described above, a land surveyor may,
for subdivisions only, prepare plats, plans and profiles for roads, storm
drainage and sanitary sewer extensions where such work involves the use
and application of standards prescribed by local or State authorities, pro-
vided the land surveyor passes an examination given by the board in addi-
tion to that provided for the certification of land surveyor under para-
graph (a) above; provided, however, that any land surveyor who shall,
within one year from the effective date of this Act, submit satisfactory
proof to the Board that he has satisfactorily engaged in such work in the
past may continue to do such work without further examination.

Nothing contained in subsections (a) and (b) shall be construed to
include engineering design and the preparation of plans and specifications
for construction.