Apply for a Land Surveyor Registration Individual Land Surveyor Registration Important Before you complete a Professional Land Surveyor application, you must read the PLS Application Instructions. Please review R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-8.1-9 for the statutory requirements for PLS registration.The State of Rhode Island no longer issues LSIT certificates. You can go directly to NCEES to take the FS exam. Apply for an Individual Land Surveyor Registration Paper Application PLS Application Package PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes State Exam Reference Guide PLS State Exam (Updated 8/25/2020) PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Supplementary Forms for PLS Application Education Verification Form PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Verification of Registration Form PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Land Surveyors Experience Form.pdf PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes General Reference Form PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes PLS Core Curriculum Form PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes Certificate of Authorization (COA) Application Packages Apply for a Certificate of Authorization (COA) Registration Certificate of Authorization (COA) PLS Amendment Application PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes