§ 25-21.5-9-7 — Land surveyor entry on land, water, or property

Indiana § 25-21.5-9-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 21.5: LAND SURVEYORS
• Ch. 9: Authority of Land Surveyor

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(a) As used in this section, "public utility"
means a corporation, company, partnership, limited liability company,
political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13), individual,
association of individuals, or their lessees, trustees, or receivers
appointed by a court that own, operate, manage, or control any plant or
equipment within Indiana for the:
(1) conveyance of telephone messages;
(2) production, transmission, delivery, or furnishing of heat, light,
water, or power; or
(3) collection, treatment, purification, and disposal in a sanitary
manner of liquid and solid waste, sewage, night soil, and
industrial waste.
(b) Subject to section 8 of this chapter and except as provided in
subsection (c), a land surveyor and any personnel under the supervision
of a land surveyor may enter upon, over, or under any land, water, or
property within Indiana for the limited purpose of the practice of land
surveying. The land surveyor and any personnel under the supervision
of the land surveyor may not interfere with any construction, operation,
or maintenance activity being conducted upon the land, water, or
property by the owner or occupant.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a land surveyor and any
personnel under the supervision of a land surveyor may not enter:
(1) property owned or controlled by:
(A) the Indiana department of homeland security; or
(B) a public utility; or
(2) a building, dwelling, or structure on the land or property.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.83-2011, SEC.1.