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Board issues letter of instruction and letter of warning after complaint reviews
Summary
The board reviewed several complaints, approved a consent slate of dismissals, and issued a letter of instruction in complaint 202601361 and a letter of warning in complaint 2026010271, choosing instructional remedies instead of civil penalties.
The Tennessee Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors addressed a series of enforcement matters May 21, 2026, approving a consent slate of staff-recommended dismissals and taking targeted disciplinary steps in three pulled matters.
Staff presented the legal report and members placed complaints 1, 2 and 13 on the discussion list while treating the remaining matters as a consent agenda. The board approved the consent agenda by voice vote, dismissing the listed complaints per staff recommendation.
In complaint 202601361, staff said a respondent used publicly available LiDAR and reported that they had "located 2 property corners" and produced contour data. Members debated whether that constituted unlicensed surveying or acceptable preliminary work. The board concluded the respondent had gone "one step too far" by calling monuments property corners and voted to issue a letter of instruction rather than pursue a civil penalty. Tommy Young moved for the letter of instruction and Justin Raines seconded.
On complaint 2026010271, which raised concerns about advertising and a business name that could be misleading, the board found the respondent was employed by a licensed surveyor and pursuing licensure but agreed the business naming posed a risk of public confusion. The board approved a letter of warning advising the respondent to clarify the limits of practice until licensure is complete.
The board accepted staff's recommendation to dismiss complaint 2026012731 after a brief discussion about limited information and the need to preserve the public's ability to file complaints. Legal staff will draft and send the letter of instruction and the letter of warning; the board recorded the decisions on the public record.
