Free Arkansas State Specific Examination — Part I, General Practice Questions

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1. 1When may an Arkansas boundary survey depart from the state's minimum standards?

   1. A. Whenever the client consents orally
   2. B. Only when the surveyor notes and explains the deviation on the plat
   3. C. Whenever the tract is rural
   4. D. Only when no monuments are found

   Answer: B

   Explanation: "the deviation shall be noted and explained by the surveyor on the plat" The Arkansas standards state: Any deviation from the Standards shall be noted and explained on the plat of survey. Thus a deviation must be disclosed and explained on the plat.

   Reference: Ar Minimum Standards (2020) — § 4.1

2. 2What status does an Arkansas professional surveyor license confer under Board rules?

   1. A. A transferable property right
   2. B. A nontransferable personal privilege
   3. C. A county franchise
   4. D. A perpetual business asset

   Answer: B

   Explanation: "certificate of licensure, which shall not be transferable" The rules state that a license is a personal privilege and shall not be transferable.

   Reference: Author: Stephen Haralson — 17 CAR § 285-102

3. 3What is the statutory name of Arkansas's current plane coordinate system?

   1. A. Arkansas Plane Coordinate System
   2. B. Arkansas Coordinate System 1983
   3. C. Arkansas Coordinate System 1927
   4. D. State Plane Coordinate System

   Answer: A

   Explanation: "Arkansas Plane Coordinate System" Act 214 designates the system as the Arkansas Plane Coordinate System.

   Reference: Arkansas Code § 15-21-311(a) — SECTION 2; Arkansas Code § 15-21-301, designation

4. 4Which Arkansas official is empowered to execute deeds to riparian owners for qualifying emerged lands in lakes or rivers?

   1. A. Commissioner of State Lands
   2. B. State Surveyor
   3. C. County Recorder
   4. D. Director of the Board of Licensure

   Answer: A

   Explanation: "The Commissioner of State Lands ... is empowered to execute deeds to riparian owners in certain circumstances." The Commissioner is therefore the authorized official.

   Reference: 26 CAR § 400-504(b)(2)(C)(i) — 26 CAR § 400-504(a)(1)

5. 5How do Arkansas minimum standards classify an incorporated municipality having a population of at least five hundred?

   1. A. Urban
   2. B. Suburban
   3. C. Rural
   4. D. Mountain or Marsh

   Answer: A

   Explanation: "Urban Area (Class A Property)" The standards define Urban as An incorporated municipality having a population of five hundred (500) or more.

   Reference: Ar Minimum Standards (2020) — § 1.2(A), Urban Area

6. 6Which Arkansas license examination must an initial professional-surveyor applicant have previously passed before the PS-exam stage?

   1. A. NCEES Fundamentals of Surveying
   2. B. NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering
   3. C. Arkansas contractor examination
   4. D. A county assessor examination

   Answer: A

   Explanation: "previously passed a NCEES examination in the fundamentals of surveying" The rule says: The applicant shall have previously passed the NCEES Fundamentals of Surveying examination.

   Reference: Author: Stephen Haralson — 17 CAR § 285-305(a)(3)

7. 7Which organization establishes the Arkansas Plane Coordinate System under current law?

   1. A. Each county assessor
   2. B. The National Geodetic Survey or its successors
   3. C. The U.S. Census Bureau
   4. D. The Arkansas Highway Commission alone

   Answer: B

   Explanation: "established by the National Geodetic Survey or its successors" The Act defines the system as one established by the National Geodetic Survey or its successors.

   Reference: Arkansas Code § 15-21-311(a) — SECTION 2; Arkansas Code § 15-21-301, National Geodetic Survey clause

8. 8For an Arkansas parcel adjoining a nonnavigable river, where does the owner's title ordinarily extend?

   1. A. To the high-water mark only
   2. B. To the middle or thread of the stream
   3. C. To the opposite high-water mark
   4. D. Only to the surveyed meander line

   Answer: B

   Explanation: "river’s thread" The official Arkansas sample asks this point and keys To the thread of the river. The federal handbook likewise recognizes ownership to the middle or thread of a nonnavigable stream.

   Reference: SAMPLE QUESTIONS — Sample Question 5 and answer

9. 9A tract is outside a city of three thousand residents. Which distance from the corporate limits independently places it in Arkansas's Suburban class?

   1. A. Within one mile
   2. B. Within three miles
   3. C. Within five miles
   4. D. Within ten miles

   Answer: B

   Explanation: "all that area within three miles of a city having a population of 2000 or more" Suburban includes land within three (3) miles of the corporate limits of a city having a population of two thousand (2,000) or more.

   Reference: Ar Minimum Standards (2020) — § 1.2(B), Suburban Area

10. 10Besides the NCEES surveying examinations, what examination must an Arkansas initial professional-surveyor applicant pass?

    1. A. Arkansas state surveying examination or examinations
    2. B. NCEES Fundamentals of Surveying examination
    3. C. NCEES Principles and Practice of Surveying examination
    4. D. NCEES Principles and Practice of Engineering examination

    Answer: A

    Explanation: "The applicant shall pass the Arkansas state surveying examination or examinations" The rule requires: The applicant shall pass the Arkansas state surveying examination(s).

    Reference: Author: Stephen Haralson — 17 CAR § 285-305(a)(5)