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Code · Utah · Title 17 — Counties · Chapter 73

17-73-505. Corner perpetuation and filing -- Establishment of corner file -- Preservation of map records -- Filing fees -- Exemptions.

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Effective 11/6/2025
17-73-505. Corner perpetuation and filing -- Establishment of corner file -- Preservation of map records -- Filing fees -- Exemptions.
(a)Any land surveyor making a boundary survey of lands within this state and utilizing a corner shall, within 90 days, complete, sign, and file with the county surveyor of the county where the corner is situated, a written record to be known as a corner file for every public land survey corner and accessory to the corner which is used as control in any survey by the surveyor, unless the corner and its accessories are already a matter of record in the county.
(b)Where reasonably possible, the corner file shall include the geographic coordinates of the corner.
(c)A surveyor may file a corner record as to any property corner, reference monument, or accessory to a corner.
(d)Corner records may be filed concerning corners used before the effective date of this section.
(2)The county surveyor of the county containing the corners shall have on record as part of the official files maps of each township within the county, the bearings and lengths of the connecting lines to government corners, and government corners looked for and not found.
(3)The county surveyor shall make these records available for public inspection at the county facilities during normal business hours.
(4)Filing fees for corner records shall be established by the county legislative body consistent with existing fees for similar services. All corners, monuments, and their accessories used before May 1, 1995 shall be accepted and filed with the county surveyor without requiring the payment of the fees.
(5)When a corner record of a public land survey corner is required to be filed under the provisions of this section and the monument needs to be reconstructed or rehabilitated, the land surveyor shall contact the county surveyor in accordance with Section 17-73-502 .
(6)A corner record may not be filed unless it is signed by a land surveyor.
(7)All filings relative to official cadastral surveys of the Bureau of Land Management of the United States of America performed by authorized personnel shall be exempt from filing fees.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13 , 2025 Special Session 1
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