47-20.2-06. North Dakota coordinate system - Use of term.
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The use of the North Dakota coordinate system of 1927 north zone or south zone, the North Dakota coordinate system of 1983 north zone or south zone, the North Dakota statewide coordinate system of 2022, or the North Dakota low-distortion coordinate system of 2022 on any map, report of survey, or other document must be limited to coordinates based on the North Dakota coordinate systems as defined in this chapter. The map, report, or document must include a statement describing the standard of accuracy, as defined by the national ocean survey/national geodetic survey, maintained in developing the coordinates shown therein. The coordinates must be established in conformity with these standards:
1. No coordinates based on the North Dakota coordinate system, purporting to define the
position of a point on a land boundary, may be presented to be recorded in any public
records or deed records unless the point is connected to the national spatial reference
system and established in conformity with the standards prescribed in this chapter.
2. Coordinate values used in land descriptions under this section must be certified by a
duly registered professional land surveyor under the laws of this state.