2016 Utah Code
Title 17 - Counties
Chapter 23 - County Surveyor
Section 14 - Disturbed corners -- County surveyor to be notified -- Coordination with certain state agencies.

Effective 5/10/2016
17-23-14. Disturbed corners -- County surveyor to be notified -- Coordination with certain state agencies.

• (1) As used in this section:
  • (a) "Committee" means the Monument Replacement and Restoration Committee created in Section 63F-1-510.
  • (b) "Corner" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17-23-17.5.
  • (c) "Monument" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17-23-17.5.

• (2) A person who finds it necessary to disturb any established corner for any reason, including the improvement of a road, shall notify the county surveyor at least five business days before the day on which the person disturbs the corner.

• (3) A person who finds a monument that needs rehabilitation shall notify the county surveyor within five business days after the day on which the person finds the monument.

• (4) The county surveyor or the county surveyor's designee shall:
  • (a) consistent with federal law or rule, reconstruct or rehabilitate the monument for the corner by lowering and witnessing the corner or placing another monument and witness over the existing monument so that the monument:
    • (i) is left in a physical condition to remain as permanent a monument as is reasonably possible; and
    • (ii) may be reasonably located at all times in the future; and
  • (b) file the record of each reconstruction or rehabilitation under Subsection (4)(a).

Amended by Chapter 171, 2016 General Session