Ind. Code ch. 25-21.5-9

Ind. Code ch. 25-21.5-9
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Ind. Code § 25-21.5-9-1 Seals; authorized use

Sec. 1. (a) The granting of registration extends to the professional surveyor the authority to use a seal of a design authorized by the rules of the board. The act of affixing the seal attests to the professional surveyor's acceptance of full professional responsibility for the sealed documents. A person may not stamp or seal a document with a seal while the certificate of the named professional surveyor is expired or revoked. (b) Collection of field data, note reduction, computation, office analysis, and preparation of certificates and reports for a survey, plan, specification, plat, drawing, or report sealed by a professional surveyor must be performed by a professional surveyor or an employee acting under the personal supervision and direction of the professional surveyor. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997, SEC.19; P.L.57-2013, SEC.72.

Ind. Code § 25-21.5-9-2 Plats; approval or acceptance

Sec. 2. A plat showing streets, lots, blocks, or any subdivision of land in Indiana may not be: (1) approved by a county planning or zoning authority; or (2) accepted for transfer or recording by a county auditor or recorder; that has not been prepared or certified and sealed by the responsible professional surveyor. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997, SEC.20; P.L.57-2013, SEC.73.

Ind. Code § 25-21.5-9-3 Maps; underground workings of mines

Sec. 3. All maps required to show the underground workings of any mine in Indiana must be prepared, certified, and sealed by a professional engineer or professional surveyor. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.57-2013, SEC.74.

Ind. Code § 25-21.5-9-4 Limitations on practice

Sec. 4. The practice of surveying does not permit a professional surveyor to design and construct sewage disposal stations, lift stations, or bridges or to prepare engineering plans for the construction of engineering projects other than those prescribed in IC 25-21.5-1-7. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997, SEC.21; P.L.57-2013, SEC.75.

Ind. Code § 25-21.5-9-5 Professional engineers; limitations on practice

Sec. 5. The practice of surveying does not prohibit a professional engineer from doing work that does not involve the activities described in IC 25-21.5-1-7(b)(4) through IC 25-21.5-1-7(b)(8). As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997, SEC.22; P.L.57-2013, SEC.76.

Ind. Code § 25-21.5-9-6 Employees

Sec. 6. (a) A professional surveyor: (1) is personally responsible for designing and directing the training, procedures, and daily activities of an employee participating in any part of the survey; and (2) shall maintain records that are reasonably necessary to establish that the responsibility of the professional surveyor for the employee that is required by this section has been fulfilled. (b) Before a professional surveyor completes, seals, or signs a survey, plan, specification, plat, drawing, or report, all procedures followed and the decisions made by the employee who participated in the survey, plan, specification, plat, drawing, or report must be reviewed and approved by the professional surveyor. As added by P.L.178-1997, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.57-2013, SEC.77.

Ind. Code § 25-21.5-9-7 Land surveyor entry on land, water, or property

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "public utility" means a corporation, company, partnership, limited liability company, political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13), individual, association of individuals, or their lessees, trustees, or receivers appointed by a court that own, operate, manage, or control any plant or equipment within Indiana for the: (1) conveyance of telephone messages; (2) production, transmission, delivery, or furnishing of heat, light, water, or power; or (3) collection, treatment, purification, and disposal in a sanitary manner of liquid and solid waste, sewage, night soil, and industrial waste. (b) Subject to section 8 of this chapter and except as provided in subsection (c), a land surveyor and any personnel under the supervision of a land surveyor may enter upon, over, or under any land, water, or property within Indiana for the limited purpose of the practice of land surveying. The land surveyor and any personnel under the supervision of the land surveyor may not interfere with any construction, operation, or maintenance activity being conducted upon the land, water, or property by the owner or occupant. (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a land surveyor and any personnel under the supervision of a land surveyor may not enter: (1) property owned or controlled by: (A) the Indiana department of homeland security; or (B) a public utility; or (2) a building, dwelling, or structure on the land or property. As added by P.L.83-2011, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 25-21.5-9-8 Identification before entry; liability for damage

Sec. 8. (a) To the extent practicable, before entering upon, over, or under any land, water, or property under section 7 of this chapter, a land surveyor and any personnel under the supervision of a land surveyor shall present written identification to the occupant of the land, water, or property. (b) A land surveyor and any personnel under the supervision of a land surveyor is liable for any damage that may occur to the land, water, or property as a result of entry upon, over, or under the land, water, or property under section 7 of this chapter. As added by P.L.83-2011, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 25-21.5-9-9 Real property descriptions in original or retracement surveys; required caption

Sec. 9. (a) This section does not apply to descriptions of lots in new subdivisions. (b) Any new or modified real property description prepared by a professional surveyor as a product of an original survey or a retracement survey must include a caption that identifies: (1) the name and professional surveyor registration number of the professional surveyor who prepared the description; and (2) the plat of survey produced as a part of the original survey or retracement survey, including the following information: (A) The date of the surveyor's certification. (B) The date of the last revision, if any, to the survey. (C) Any associated project or job number. (D) The name of the survey company, if any. As added by P.L.159-2018, SEC.3.
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