The Board's rules provide that Land Surveyors must adhere to the Arizona Boundary Survey Minimum Standards and with state laws pertaining to the surveyor's area of practice. (A.A.C.R4-30-301(4) and(13), effective August 7, 2004) The Arizona Boundary Survey Minimum Standards at Section 13 provides standards to ensure the recordation of appropriate survey drawings.  Section 13 (C) concerns the requirement to  record a survey drawing whenever ANY land boundary monuments are set in conjunction with a "new" survey.

The Board's rules provide that Land Surveyors must adhere to the Arizona Boundary Survey Minimum Standards and with state laws pertaining to the surveyor's area of practice. A.A.C.  R4-30-301(4) and (13) (effective August 7, 2004). The Arizona Boundary Survey Minimum Standards at section 9 provides standards for establishing, replacing or setting boundary monuments. Section 9(A) concerns setting monuments at Public Land Survey System Section or Quarter Section corners by referring to "applicable state statutes" relative to monumenting those positions.

This policy was rescinded February 26, 2019.

Questions have been received concerning to the dating of a registrant’s seal on professional documents when original documents are sealed and when revisions are made to professional documents after they have been sealed and signed by the registrant.   After reviewing Board statutes and rules, including R4-30-304, as well as A.R.S. § 32-125, the Board developed this substantive policy statement.  This substantive policy statement is offered as guidance to persons interpreting Board statutes and rules.

Substantive Policy Statement

To comply with R4-30-304:

Questions have been brought forward relating to language that will be acceptable to the Board, for use in issuing bonds as financial assurance for home inspectors as provided in A.R.S. § 32-122.02.  The certification of home inspectors is currently being conducted under Emergency Rules approved by the Attorney General on August 14, 2002, and home inspectors are mandated to provide proof of financial assurance within 60 days of receipt of certification.

Questions have been brought forward relating to the use of electronic seals and signatures on professional documents. After reviewing Board statutes and rules, including R4-30-304, as well as A.R.S. § 32-125 (E), A.R.S. § 41-132 and A.R.S. § 44-7001 through A.R.S. § 44-7043, the Board developed this substantive policy statement.  This substantive policy statement is offered as guidance to persons interpreting Board statutes and rules.

Questions have been brought forward relating to the legality of a registrant signing and sealing standard details and specifications formally adopted by a political jurisdiction, to show they have been reviewed and accepted by the registrant. After reviewing Board statutes and rules, the Board has determined that placing a signature and seal on the document, along with a written disclaimer, is an acceptable practice.  This substantive policy statement is offered as guidance to persons interpreting Board statutes and rules.

Questions have been brought forward relating to roles of registrants and non-registered persons in preparing design documents for fire sprinkler, fire alarm, and other code regulated alarm systems.  This substantive policy statement is offered as guidance to persons interpreting Board statutes and rules.

Questions have been brought forward relating to the term "total cost of such construction", as contained in A.R.S. § 32-144(A)(6), and what the Board of Technical Registration (Board) has interpreted this term to encompass.  After reviewing its statutes, the Board developed this substantive policy statement.  This substantive policy statement is offered as guidance to persons interpreting Board statutes and rules.

Questions have also been brought forward relating to the altering of sealed plans by building officials during the plan review check process.  After reviewing its statutes and rules, the Board developed this substantive policy statement.  This substantive policy statement is offered as guidance to persons interpreting Board statutes and rules.