Land surveyors: records of survey.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the potential costs and workloads for county surveyors.

Land Surveyors: Rules for Records

The bill changes how county surveyors handle records of land surveys and corner records, requiring more detailed checks and specific actions when these documents do not meet requirements.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the county surveyor to return a record of survey that does not meet requirements directly to the licensed land surveyor or registered civil engineer who submitted it with instructions on how to fix any issues.
• Revises rules for examining corner records, adding new requirements about monument identification and tagging.

Who It Names or Affects

• County surveyors who will have new responsibilities for reviewing and returning land survey documents.
• Licensed land surveyors and registered civil engineers whose records may need more detailed checks and corrections.

Terms To Know

Record of Survey

A document that shows the boundaries and details of a piece of land, checked by a county surveyor for accuracy.

Corner Record

A specific type of record that marks important points on a property boundary, signed and sealed by a professional.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how much extra work county surveyors will have to do or what the exact costs might be.
• It is unclear if this change will affect the time it takes for land surveys to be approved and recorded.

Official Summary Text

AB 1933, as amended, Hoover.
Land surveyors: records of survey.
Existing law establishes a record of survey review process, which requires a county surveyor to examine a record of survey for compliance with specified requirements, and authorizes the county surveyor to charge a reasonable fee for examining a record of survey, as provided, and not to exceed the cost of the service. Existing law requires that, if a record of survey complies with the specified requirements, the county surveyor must endorse a statement of examination on the record of survey and present it to the county recorder for filing. Existing law requires that, if the record of survey does not comply with the above requirements, the county surveyor must return it to the person who presented it with a written statement of the changes necessary to make it conform.
This bill would, instead, require the county surveyor to return the record of
survey to the licensed land surveyor or registered civil engineer who presented it with a written statement of the changes necessary to make it conform.
Existing law requires a corner record, as defined, to be examined for compliance with specified provisions, including that a corner record be signed and sealed by a land surveyor or civil engineer, as specified. Existing law requires that a monument set by a licensed land surveyor or registered civil engineer be permanently and visibly marked or tagged with the licensee’s certificate number, as specified.
This bill would revise the above corner record examination provisions to require a county surveyor or engineer, when examining a corner record for compliance, to include compliance with specified monument identification and tagging requirements, as specified. By requiring a higher level of service from a county surveyor, this bill would impose a state-mandated local
program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Current Bill Text

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