S.B. 145 Enrolled

COUNTY SURVEYOR AMENDMENTS
2004 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Carlene M. Walker

LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies county surveyor provisions.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
. establishes criminal penalties for failure to file the map of a survey with the county
surveyor within 90 days;
. provides a definition of land surveyor; and
. clarifies that a land surveyor's professional license may be revoked for specified
failures.
Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
17-23-17, as last amended by Chapter 241, Laws of Utah 2001

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 17-23-17 is amended to read:
17-23-17. Map of boundary survey -- Procedure for filing -- Contents -- Marking
of monuments -- Record of corner changes -- Penalties.
(1) As used in this section, "land surveyor" means a surveyor who is licensed to practice
land surveying in this state in accordance with Title 58, Chapter 22, Professional Engineers and

Professional Land Surveyors Licensing Act.
[(1)] (2) (a) (i) Each [licensed professional] land surveyor making a boundary survey of
lands within this state to establish or reestablish a boundary line or to obtain data for constructing
a map or plat showing a boundary line shall file a map of the survey that meets the requirements
of this section with the county surveyor or designated office within 90 days of the establishment
or reestablishment of a boundary.
(ii) A land surveyor who fails to file a map of the survey as required by Subsection
(2)(a)(i) is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
(iii) Each failure to file a map of the survey as required by Subsection (2)(a)(i) is a
separate violation.
(b) The county surveyor or designated office shall file and index the map of the survey.
(c) The map shall be a public record in the office of the county surveyor or designated
office.
[(2)] (3) This type of map shall show:
(a) the location of survey by quarter section and township and range;
(b) the date of survey;
(c) the scale of drawing and north point;
(d) the distance and course of all lines traced or established, giving the basis of bearing
and the distance and course to two or more section corners or quarter corners, including township
and range, or to identified monuments within a recorded subdivision;
(e) all measured bearings, angles, and distances separately indicated from those of record;
(f) a written boundary description of property surveyed;
(g) all monuments set and their relation to older monuments found;
(h) a detailed description of monuments found and monuments set, indicated separately;
(i) the surveyor's seal or stamp; and
(j) the surveyor's business name and address.
[(3)] (4) (a) The map shall contain a written narrative that explains and identifies:
(i) the purpose of the survey;

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(ii) the basis on which the lines were established; and
(iii) the found monuments and deed elements that controlled the established or
reestablished lines.
(b) If the narrative is a separate document, it shall contain:
(i) the location of the survey by quarter section and by township and range;
(ii) the date of the survey;
(iii) the surveyor's stamp or seal; and
(iv) the surveyor's business name and address.
(c) The map and narrative shall be referenced to each other if they are separate
documents.
[(4)] (5) The map and narrative shall be created on material of a permanent nature on
stable base reproducible material in the sizes required by the county surveyor.
[(5)] (6) (a) Any monument set by a licensed professional land surveyor to mark or
reference a point on a property or land line shall be durably and visibly marked or tagged with the
registered business name or the letters "L.S." followed by the registration number of the surveyor
in charge.
(b) If the monument is set by a licensed land surveyor who is a public officer, it shall be
marked with the official title of the office.
[(6)] (7) (a) If, in the performance of a survey, a surveyor finds or makes any changes to
the section corner or quarter-section corner, or their accessories, the surveyor shall complete and
submit to the county surveyor or designated office a record of the changes made.
(b) The record shall be submitted within 45 days of the corner visits and shall include the
surveyor's seal, business name, and address.
[(c)] (8) The Utah State Board of Engineers and Land Surveyors Examiners may revoke
the license of any [licensed professional] land surveyor who fails to comply with the requirements
of this section, according to the procedures set forth in Title 58, Chapter 1, Division of
Occupational and Professional Licensing Act.
[(7)] (9) Each federal or state agency, board, or commission, special district, or municipal

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corporation that makes a boundary survey of lands within this state shall comply with this section.

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