§ 355.13 — Surveys authorized by the United States government

Iowa § 355.13

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IX: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 355: STANDARDS FOR LAND SURVEYING

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1. A person employed in the execution of a survey authorized by the United States
government may enter upon lands within this state for the purpose of exploring,
triangulating, leveling, surveying, and doing any other work necessary to carry out the
objects of laws relative to surveys, and may establish permanent station marks, and erect
the necessary signals and temporary observatories, doing no unnecessary injury thereby.
2. If the parties interested cannot agree upon the amount to be paid for damages caused
by entry upon lands pursuant to subsection 1, either of them may petition the district court
in the county in which the land is situated and the district court shall appoint a time for a
hearing. The district court shall order at least twenty days’ notice to be given to all interested
parties, and, with or without a view of the premises as the court may determine, hear the
parties and their witnesses and assess damages.
3. The person entering upon land, pursuant to subsection 1, may tender to the injured
party damages caused thereby, and if, in case of petition or complaint to the district court,
the damages finally assessed do not exceed the amount tendered, the person entering shall
recover costs. Otherwise, the prevailing party shall recover costs.
4. The costs to be allowed in cases taken pursuant to this section shall be the same as
allowed according to the rules of the court and provisions of law relating to costs.