§ 38-53-104 — Submission of monument record required

(1) (a) If a
professional land surveyor conducts a survey that uses any monument representing
a public land survey monument location, quarter section corner, sixteenth section
corner, government land office or bureau of land management (government) lot
corner as defined by the nomenclature of the United States public land survey
system, or any United States geological survey or United States coast and geodetic
survey (also known as the national ocean service/national geodetic survey)
monument as a control corner, the professional land surveyor shall submit a
monument record describing such monument with the board if the monument and
its accessories are not substantially described in an existing monument record
previously submitted pursuant to this section or its predecessor.

(b) If a professional land surveyor establishes, restores, or rehabilitates any
public land survey monument corner location or section corner, quarter section
corner, or sixteenth section corner as defined by the nomenclature of the United
States public land survey system, the professional land surveyor shall submit a
monument record.

(c) Any monument record submitted pursuant to this section must describe
at least two accessories or reference points.

(2) A professional land surveyor shall submit a monument record within six
months after the date on which the monument was used as control or was
established, restored, or rehabilitated.

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire article R&RE, p. 1525, � 48, effective July 1. L. 2006: (1)(a) and (1)(b) amended, p. 338, � 1, effective August 7. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-161), ch. 356, p. 2094, � 39, effective July 1.