LSIT Legal and Ethical Issues 2

Question 1

A licensed surveyor discovers that a neighboring surveyor's recent boundary survey contains a significant mathematical error. What is the ethical obligation under NSPS and most state codes?

Accepted Answer

Report the error to the client and, if necessary, the state licensing board

Answer

Professional codes require surveyors to protect the public interest, which includes reporting known errors that could cause harm to clients or the public.

Question 2

Under the Statute of Frauds, which of the following documents MUST be in writing to be legally enforceable in a real property conveyance?

Accepted Answer

A deed transferring fee simple title

Answer

The Statute of Frauds requires that transfers of real property interests, including deeds, be in writing and signed to be enforceable.

Question 3

A surveyor is asked to stake a property line that he knows will encroach on a public easement. The client insists the work proceed. What should the surveyor do?

Accepted Answer

Refuse to perform work that violates applicable laws or regulations

Answer

Surveyors are ethically and legally prohibited from performing work that knowingly violates laws, regulations, or encumbers public rights.

Question 4

What legal doctrine holds that a long-term, open, notorious, hostile, and continuous use of another's land for a specific purpose can create a legal right to continue that use?

Accepted Answer

Prescriptive easement

Answer

A prescriptive easement grants the right of use (not ownership) after meeting the required elements of open, notorious, hostile, and continuous use for the statutory period.

Question 5

In most U.S. states, a surveyor's signed and sealed plat constitutes which type of professional output?

Accepted Answer

A legal document that can be recorded in public land records

Answer

A signed and sealed survey plat is a legal document that may be recorded in the public land records and carries the full professional responsibility of the surveyor.

(LSIT) Land Surveyor in Training Practice Test

(LSIT) Land Surveyor in Training Practice Test

LSIT Legal and Ethical Issues 2