) ) ) ) ) ) CONSENT ORDER. The Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board [hereinafter the

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1 Received LOUISIANA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING AND LAND SURVEYING BOARD 9643 BROOKLINE AVENUE, SUITE 121 BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA ( IN THE MATTER OF: C3E GEOMATICS LLC RESPONDENT MAR By LAPELS Enforcement CASE NO CONSENT ORDER The Louisiana Professiona Engineering and Land Surveying Board [hereinafter the "Board"], by and through its Executive Director, pursuant to authorization by the Board, and C3E Geomatics LLC [hereinafter "Respondent"], by and through its duy authorized undersigned representative, hereby agree to the foowing: At a times materia hereto, Respondent was not icensed in the State of Louisiana as a professiona and surveying firm and, therefore, was not authorized to practice and/or offer to practice and surveying in the State of Louisiana. An investigation was opened based upon the Board's receipt of information and documents which suggested that Respondent may have engaged in the unicensed practice of and/or offering to practice and surveying in Louisiana. The investigation discosed that since at east Juy 2016 Respondent has (a admittedy offered to provide and surveying services in Louisiana, incuding offering to provide and surveying services on a project for Beau Box Commercia Rea Estate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, (b represented on its website that it offers "quaity surveying services at competitive rates" and "surveying services for a variety of professionas" and that its "main surveying services" incude "topographic surveys", "boundary surveys", "ALTA/NSPS and tite survey", "division of property", "construction staking", "asbuit surveys", "food certificates", "ot stake outs", "sab surveys" and "no work affidavits", (c represented on its Facebook page that it offers "and surveying services throughout south Louisiana" and "fast, reiabe, high-quaity surveying and 3D modeing for machine contro services" and that it is "becoming Baton Rouge's eader in and surveying", (d conducted business in Louisiana and (e maintained an office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Page 1 of 5

2 La. R.S. 37:681 and La. R.S. 37:700(A(, (7 and (9, to wit LAC Tite 46:LXI 2301(B, prohibit the practicing of and/or offering to practice and surveying and the use of the words "and surveyor", "and surveying" or any modification or derivative thereof in a person's name or form of business or activity without proper icensure. La. R.S. 37:700(H permits the Board to take enforcement action against persons who vioate La. R.S. 37:681 and La. R.S. 37:700(A(, (7 and (9, to wit LAC Tite 46:LXI 230(B, upon a finding of guit foowing the preferra of charges, notice and hearing and a majority vote of its entire membership authorized to participate in the proceeding. La. R.S. 37:681, La. R.S. 37:700(A(, (7 and (9, La. R.S. 37:700(H and LAC Tite 46:LXI 2301(B were in effect at a times materia hereto. It is undisputed that Respondent has never been icensed to practice and/or offer to and surveying in Louisiana and since at east Juy 2016 Respondent has admittedy offered to practice and surveying and used the words "survey", "surveying", "and surveying" and modifications or derivatives thereof to describe its business activities and services in Louisiana without proper icensure. By etter dated February 20, 2018, the Board gave notice to Respondent that it was considering the preferra of charges against Respondent on the grounds that Respondent may have vioated La. R.S. 37:681 and La. R.S. 37:700(A(, (7 and (9, to wit LAC Tite 46:LXI 230(B, reative to offering to practice and surveying and using the words "and surveyor", "and surveying" or any modification or derivative thereof in a person's name or form of business or activity without proper icensure. Wishing to dispense with the need for further enforcement action and to concude the instant proceeding without further deay and expense, for the purpose of this proceeding ony, Respondent and the Board do hereby enter into this Consent Order, in which Respondent of its own free wi consents to the issuance of a Consent Order by the Board, wherein Respondent agrees to (a pay a fine of one thousand five hundred and no/100 ($1, doars, (b pay administrative costs of five hundred six and 58/100 ($ doars, (c immediatey cease and desist practicing and/or offering to practice and surveying and using the words "survey'', "surveyor", "surveying" or any modification or derivative thereof in referring to itsef or in Page 2 of 5

3 describing or promoting its business, activities or services in Louisiana unti such time as it is duy icensed by the Board and (d the pubication of this Consent Order on the Board's website and a summary of this matter in the Board's officia journa, the Louisiana Engineer and Surveyor Journa, and the reporting of this matter to the Nationa Counci of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES, identifying Respondent by name. Respondent admits that its conduct as set forth above constitutes vioations of the above referenced aws and/or rues as stated herein. Respondent acknowedges awareness of said aws and/or rues and states that it wi compy with a appicabe aws and rues henceforth. Respondent has been advised of its right to be represented by counse before the Board and/or to appear at any hearing personay or by counse and present witnesses and evidence in its own behaf, it hereby waives this right and its right to appea, and it states affirmativey that it has been afforded a administrative remedies due it under the aw. Respondent further acknowedges awareness of the fact that the signed origina of this Consent Order wi remain in the custody of the Board as a pubic record and wi be made avaiabe for pubic inspection and copying upon request. Therefore, in consideration of the foregoing and by signing this Consent Order, Respondent does hereby waive its right to a hearing before the Board, to the presenting of evidence and witnesses in its behaf, to Findings of Fact and Concusions of Law in this case, and to judicia review of this Consent Order. Respondent hereby represents that (a it fuy understands the meaning and intent of this Consent Order, incuding but not imited to its fina and binding effect, (b it has vountariy entered into this Consent Order and that no other promise or agreement of any kind has been made to or with it by any person whatsoever to cause the execution of this instrument and ( c the sanctions set forth in this Consent Order do not prevent the Board from taking further discipinary or enforcement action against Respondent on matters not specificay addressed in this Consent Order. WHEREFORE, the Louisiana Professiona Engineering and Land Surveying Board and Respondent agree that: Page 3 of 5

4 1. Respondent sha pay a fine of one thousand five-hundred and no/100 ($1, doars, which sha be tendered to the Board by certified check payabe to the Board, due upon the signing of this Consent Order; and 2. Respondent sha pay administrative costs of five hundred six and 58/100 ($ doars, which sha be tendered to the Board by certified check payabe to the Board, due upon the signing of this Consent Order; and 3. Respondent sha immediatey cease and desist practicing and/or offering to practice and surveying and using the words "survey", "surveyor", "surveying" or any modification or derivative thereof in referring to itsef or in describing or promoting its business, activities or services in Louisiana unti such time as it is duy icensed by the Board; and 4. This Consent Order sha be pubished on the Board's website and a summary of this matter sha be printed in the officia journa of the Board, the Louisiana Engineer and Surveyor Journa, and reported to the Nationa Counci of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES, identifying Respondent by name; and 5. This Consent Order sha not become effective uness and unti it is accepted and signed by and on behaf of the Board. Shoud the Board not accept and sign this Consent Order, it is agreed that presentation of this matter to the Board sha not prejudice the Board or any of its members, staff, attorneys or representatives from further participation, consideration, or resoution of any further proceedings herein. LOUISIANA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING AND LAND SURVEYING BOARD DATE: '-f I,(/ rt BY: DONNA D. SENTELL, Executive Director C3E GEOMATICS LLC, Respondent DATE: 3/_ / -----' '---='----- BY: PHILLIP J. LANDi: Page 4 of 5 ember

5 Witnesses to the signature of C3E Geornatics LLC. f_-( CL E. Aen Graves, Jr. Graves Carey / 2137 Quai Run Dri uiding B Baton Rouge, LA Teephone: ( Attorneys for C3E Geornatics LLC Page 5 of 5