Section 54.201 – Short Title; Corner Recordation Act.

54.201 Short title; corner recordation act. Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “corner recordation act”. History: 1970, Act 74, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1970

Section 54.202 – Definitions.

54.202 Definitions. Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) “Accessory”, means any exclusively identifiable physical object whose spatial relationship to the corner is recorded on a land corner recordation certificate that has been filed under this act. (b) “Corner” means an original public land survey corner, a protracted public land survey corner, a property […]

Section 54.203 – Original Public Land Survey Corner; Completion and Filing of Land Corner Recordation Certificate.

54.203 Original public land survey corner; completion and filing of land corner recordation certificate. Sec. 3. If an original public land survey corner is used by a surveyor, not more than 90 days after the original public land survey corner is used, the surveyor shall complete, sign, seal, and file with the register of deeds […]

Section 54.203a – Protracted Public Land Survey Corner; Completion and Filing of Land Corner Recordation Certificate.

54.203a Protracted public land survey corner; completion and filing of land corner recordation certificate. Sec. 3a. If a protracted public land survey corner is monumented by a surveyor, or if a previously monumented protracted public land survey corner is used by a surveyor, not more than 90 days after the protracted public land survey corner […]

Section 54.203b – Property Controlling Corner; Recordation.

54.203b Property controlling corner; recordation. Sec. 3b. If a property controlling corner has been recorded or used as an original public land survey corner or protracted public land survey corner, the property controlling corner must be recorded on the same land corner recordation certificate required to be filed under section 3 or 3a. History: Add. […]

Section 54.204 – Corner Record; Completion and Filing of Land Corner Recordation Certificate.

54.204 Corner record; completion and filing of land corner recordation certificate. Sec. 4. If sections 3, 3a, and 3b do not apply, a surveyor who monuments or uses a corner may complete, sign, seal, and file with the register of deeds of the county where the corner is situated a land corner recordation certificate for […]

Section 54.205 – Land Corner Recordation Certificate; Information to Be Included; Promulgation of Rules.

54.205 Land corner recordation certificate; information to be included; promulgation of rules. Sec. 5. (1) The department, by rule, shall prescribe the information that must be included in a land corner recordation certificate and the form in which a land corner recordation certificate must be presented and filed. (2) The department shall promulgate rules pursuant […]

Section 54.206 – Preservation of Completed Land Corner Recordation Certificate; Numerical Order; Placement of Book and Page Number on Index; Public Inspection; Filing Fee.

54.206 Preservation of completed land corner recordation certificate; numerical order; placement of book and page number on index; public inspection; filing fee. Sec. 6. (1) A register of deeds shall receive for filing a completed land corner recordation certificate and preserve it in a hardbound book. The books must be numbered in numerical order as […]

Section 54.207 – Monumenting Corner and Each Accessory to Corner; Physical Condition; Witness Monument; Reference Monuments; Report.

54.207 Monumenting corner and each accessory to corner; physical condition; witness monument; reference monuments; report. Sec. 7. (1) If a land corner recordation certificate is required to be filed under this act, the surveyor shall monument the corner, record and identify each accessory to the corner, and leave the monument in such a physical condition […]

Section 54.208 – Signing, Dating, and Sealing Land Recordation Certificate.

54.208 Signing, dating, and sealing land recordation certificate. Sec. 8. A land corner recordation certificate may not be filed unless it is signed, dated, and sealed by the surveyor. However, for a certificate prepared by or on behalf of an agency of the United States government or this state, the certificate must be approved, signed, […]

Section 54.209 – Repealed. 2000, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2000.

54.209 Repealed. 2000, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2000. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to corners previously established.

Section 54.210 – Monuments; Placement; Magnetic Field.

54.210 Monuments; placement; magnetic field. Sec. 10. (1) When set, a monument shall possess a magnetic field, be at least 1/2 inch in diameter and a minimum of 18 inches in length, and be legibly capped showing the license number of the surveyor. (2) Unless it is to be set in a public roadway, a […]

Section 54.210a – Repealed. 2000, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2000.

54.210a Repealed. 2000, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2000. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to monuments furnished by county.

Section 54.210b – Repealed. 1988, Act 26, Eff. May 1, 1988.

54.210b Repealed. 1988, Act 26, Eff. May 1, 1988. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to coding, indexing, and transfer of corner records.

Section 54.210c – Effect of Noncompliance.

54.210c Effect of noncompliance. Sec. 13. Failure to comply with the provisions of this act is sufficient grounds for the suspension or revocation of the license of a surveyor. History: Add. 1975, Act 313, Eff. Mar. 31, 1976 ;– Am. 1988, Act 26, Eff. May 1, 1988 ;– Am. 2000, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. […]

Section 54.210d – Defacing, Destroying, Altering, or Removing Monument, Accessory, Witness Monument, or Reference Monument; Penalty; Temporary Removal; Resetting and Rewitnessing; Report.

54.210d Defacing, destroying, altering, or removing monument, accessory, witness monument, or reference monument; penalty; temporary removal; resetting and rewitnessing; report. Sec. 14. (1) Except as provided in this subsection or subsection (2), a person who defaces, destroys, alters, or removes a monument, accessory, witness monument, or reference monument is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by […]