17-23-16. Resurveys.
In the resurvey of lands surveyed under the authority of the United States, the county surveyor or the county surveyor’s designee shall observe the following rules:
In the resurvey of lands surveyed under the authority of the United States, the county surveyor or the county surveyor’s designee shall observe the following rules:
- (1) Section and quarter-section corners, and all other corners established by the government survey, shall stand as the true corner.
- (2) Missing corners shall be reestablished at the point where existing evidence would indicate the original corner was located by the government survey.
- (3) In all cases, missing corners shall be reestablished with reference to the United States Manual of Surveying Instructions.
Amended by Chapter 297, 2011 General Session