One World Surveying · Pennsylvania · Exam 2

Boundary Retracement & Property Law

A second Pennsylvania PLS practice exam focused on Hermansen-style retracement reasoning: Land Office records, senior rights, evidence, historic measurements, roads, easements, riparian boundaries, possession doctrines, and integrated boundary scenarios.

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The current Pearson VUE bulletin lists 35 total items (30 scored + 5 pretest) and 120 minutes for the Pennsylvania State Land Surveying Examination. This tool does not reproduce confidential exam questions and does not simulate unidentified pretest items.

Important: This is an unofficial study aid. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Pennsylvania, Pearson VUE, NCEES, PennDOT, PSLS, or Knud Hermansen. Questions are original and are based on public legal authorities, the Pennsylvania exam outline, the PennDOT property-law study guide, State Archives materials, Pennsylvania cases, and Hermansen topic references. Verify current law before professional use.
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Boundary reasoning
Less memorization; more “what evidence controls and why?”
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Sources and study references used to build Exam 2
Pearson VUE — Pennsylvania Land Surveying Examination Candidate Information Bulletin
Current exam format: 35 total items, 30 scored + 5 pretest, 120 minutes.
Pearson VUE — Pennsylvania Land Surveying Examination Content Outline
Includes record research, retracement, senior rights, rights-of-way, easements, riparian rights, and boundary descriptions.
Pennsylvania Property Law Study Guide
PennDOT training guide that cross-references Hermansen sections on senior rights, proration, roads, riparian rights, easements, order of precedence, historic measurement, fences, estoppel, and more.
Pennsylvania State Archives — State Land Records
Applications, warrants, surveys, returns, patents, and research guidance.
Knud Hermansen — Boundary Surveying Articles Index
Record research, senior title, fences, estoppel, easements, parol testimony, possession boundaries, and retracement topics.
Yoho v. Stack · Pencil v. Buchart · Baker v. Roslyn Swim Club · Plott v. Cole
Pennsylvania boundary evidence, senior rights, monuments, intent, and consentable-line principles.
42 Pa.C.S. Chapter 55
Includes §§ 5527.1 and 5530 concerning the 10-year qualifying adverse-possession route and the general 21-year limitation.

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