(1) Licensed land surveyors from any state or territory or possession of the United States, or of any country, can apply for comity consideration. Comity applicants shall meet the minimum requirements of the law and rules established by the board. Applicants shall complete and send to the department the standard application and appropriate fees based on one of the following:

(a) Applicants who have a current National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) record must request a copy of their record be sent to the board office. In addition, they must complete only the following sections of the application for licensure as a professional land surveyor:

(i) general information;

(ii) licensure in other state;

(iii) affidavit; and

(iv) the land surveyor laws and rules questionnaire.

(b) If the comity applicant does not have a NCEES record, the entire application must be completed and submitted. The applicant shall submit the following within three months of the boards' receipt of a completed application:

(i) college or university transcripts when applicable;

(ii) five completed reference forms as required by ARM 24.183.503;

(iii) verification of licensure from state of original licensure which includes verification of passing the fundamentals of land surveying and principles and practices of land surveying examinations; and

(iv) the land surveyors laws and rules questionnaire.

(2) Once approved by the board, all comity applicants shall pass a closed book, state-specific, land surveying examination.