Local Guide · Land surveyors · Florida
How do you check a surveyor's license in Florida?
Florida licenses surveyors and mappers through the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, not DBPR. Here is what the law requires and how to verify.
Florida surveyors and mappers are licensed by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services through the Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers. No one may practice or offer surveying, or use titles like surveyor, without registration. Violations are first-degree misdemeanors. Check registration through FDACS.
Who licenses land surveyors providers in Florida
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers. Florida Statutes 472.031 bars practicing or offering surveying and mapping without registration and bars titles such as surveyor, land surveyor and professional surveyor and mapper. FDACS licenses surveyors through the Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers under Section 472.007.
Go to FDACS surveyors and mappers →Key facts for Florida
- Florida's surveying law defines the department as the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
- FDACS licenses and regulates professional surveyors and mappers through the Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers.
- Florida says no person may practice or offer to practice surveying and mapping unless registered.
- Florida bars unregistered people from using titles such as surveyor, land surveyor and professional surveyor and mapper.
- Violating Florida's surveying prohibitions is a first-degree misdemeanor.
- Florida created the Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, with nine members.
Who licenses Florida surveyors?
Not DBPR. Florida Statutes 472.005 names the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which licenses surveyors through the Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers. The department licenses applicants the board certifies as qualified (472.015).
What does Florida prohibit?
Florida Statutes 472.031 bars practicing or offering surveying without registration, using surveyor titles without registration, and using a suspended or revoked registration. Violations are first-degree misdemeanors.
How do you verify one?
Check through the FDACS surveyors and mappers program, and ask for the surveyor's registration number.
How to choose a provider in Florida
- Ask what survey type you need.
- Ask for the surveyor's registration number and verify with FDACS.
- Get scope, deliverables and timeline in writing.
- Ask whether corners will be marked.
Questions people ask
Who licenses surveyors in Florida?
The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, through the Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers.
Is surveying licensed by DBPR in Florida?
No. FDACS handles it.
Can someone unregistered call themselves a surveyor in Florida?
No. It's a first-degree misdemeanor.
Can a suspended surveyor keep working?
Florida bars using a suspended or revoked registration.
How do I verify a Florida surveyor?
Through the FDACS surveyors and mappers program.
Who decides who is qualified?
The board certifies applicants and the department issues licenses.
Sources
This guide was written by our editorial team from the public sources listed above. It is general information, not legal advice; confirm licensing and terms directly with any provider.
