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AB-1933 • 2026

Land surveyors: records of survey.

Land surveyors: records of survey.

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Sponsor
Hoover
Last action
Official status
Senate - Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Changes to Land Survey Record Rules

AB-1933 updates rules so that county surveyors, rather than engineers, handle the review and return of non-compliant land survey records and corner reports.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires county surveyors to return non-compliant survey records directly to licensed land surveyors or registered civil engineers with a written list of needed changes.
  • Expands filing rules so that every licensed civil engineer must file corner records, not just those authorized to practice land surveying.
  • Removes the option for professionals to file corner records with county engineers and requires all filings to go through county surveyors instead.
  • Updates the review process for corner records to include checks on whether monuments are properly marked or tagged with license numbers.
  • States that no state reimbursement is required by this act.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Licensed land surveyors
  • Registered civil engineers
  • County surveyors

Terms To Know

Record of Survey
A document showing property boundary measurements that must be reviewed by a county surveyor before filing.
Corner Record
A written report about finding, setting, or resetting a physical marker used to define land boundaries.
Monument
A permanent object placed on the ground to mark a specific point in a survey that must be visibly marked with a license number.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify an effective date.
  • The text states no reimbursement is required but only mentions it is for a 'specified reason' without detailing the specific justification in this summary.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Senate - Third Reading

Official Summary Text

Land surveyors: records of survey.