Montana § 70-22-115 Monument Preservation

Montana Statutes

§ 70-22-115 — Monument Preservation

Montana § 70-22-115

Title 70PROPERTY

Ch. 22CORNER RECORDATION ACT SURVEYS AND COORDINATES

Part 1Corner Recordation Act

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Mont. Code Ann. § 70-22-115 (2026).

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70-22-115 . Monument preservation.

(1)A public or private entity or person shall, before engaging in activity that will or is likely to disturb or destroy a monument or the accessories to a monument, require the following activities to be performed by a professional land surveyor, as defined in 37-67-101 , or a qualified person under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor:

(a)locate and reference the monument or the accessories to the monument; and

(b)file a corner record showing the location of the references to the monument or to the accessories to the monument as required in 70-22-104 and 70-22-105 .

(2)A public or private entity or person shall, within 30 days of completing activity that has disturbed or destroyed a monument or the accessories to a monument, require

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70-22-115 . Monument preservation. (1) A public or private entity or person shall, before engaging in activity that will or is likely to disturb or destroy a monument or the accessories to a monument, require the following activities to be performed by a professional land surveyor, as defined in 37-67-101 , or a qualified person under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor:
(a) locate and reference the monument or the accessories to the monument; and
(b) file a corner record showing the location of the references to the monument or to the accessories to the monument as required in 70-22-104 and 70-22-105 .
(2) A public or private entity or person shall, within 30 days of completing activity that has disturbed or destroyed a monument or the accessories to a monument, require the following activities to be performed by a professional land surveyor, as defined in 37-67-101 , or a qualified person under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor:
(a) restore or replace the monument or the accessories to the monument, using the references established in subsection (1)(b); and
(b) file a new corner record as required in 70-22-104 and 70-22-105 .