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Board of Land Surveyors approves education item, issues warnings and dismissals in complaint docket
Summary
At its Aug. 28 meeting the Tennessee Board of Land Surveyors adopted routine business, approved an education course addition and issued a mix of letters of warning/instruction and dismissals across 10 complaint files; the board also deferred a high‑profile drone/LiDAR enforcement matter for additional review.
The Tennessee Board of Land Surveyors on Aug. 28 adopted its meeting agenda and approved minutes from May before taking action on an education item and a docket of disciplinary complaints.
The board voted to add a US Fish and Wildlife-sponsored course delivered by Carlson Software to its approved continuing-education list. It also considered 10 complaint matters brought to the board’s legal review and issued a range of dispositions including letters of warning, letters of instruction and dismissals. One complaint involving an unlicensed drone/LiDAR firm was deferred to the next regular meeting for further review.
Why it matters: The board’s actions mix regulatory enforcement with routine professional governance. Letters of warning and instruction place surveyors on formal notice about technical or professional shortcomings without escalating to license suspension; dismissals close matters where board staff and experts found no violation. The deferred…
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