Iowa Statutes
§ 314.8 — Government markers preserved
Iowa § 314.8
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Bluebook
Iowa Code § 314.8 (2026).
Text
1.If it is necessary in grading a highway to make a cut that will disturb, or fill that will
coverup, agovernmentorotherestablishedcornerorlandmonument, theengineerincharge
of the project shall establish permanent witness corners or monuments, and make a record of
thesame, thatshowthedistanceanddirectionthewitnesscornerisfromthecornerdisturbed
or covered up. When the construction work is completed the engineer shall permanently
reestablish the corner or monument.
2.If the duties in subsection 1 are not performed, the agency in control of the highway on
which a project described in subsection 1 has been or is being completed shall pay the costs
of restoring the original position of the established corner or land monument.
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Legislative History
[S13, §1527-s7; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4656; C46, §309.62; C50, §308A.17; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71,
73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §314.8]
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Bluebook (online)
Iowa § 314.8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ia/314.8.