Surveyor Stamp on Each Sheet
BOARD EXPRESSES OPINION ON SEALING OF PLATS
A professional land surveyor, who reviews plats on behalf of a county in Idaho inquired recently whether all sheets of a subdivision plat need be sealed, signed and dated by the professional land surveyor in responsible charge of the preparation of the plat. The Board expressed the opinion that the "map" sheet(s) of the plat must be sealed, signed, and dated as well as the "Surveyors Certificate". The Board based its opinion on Idaho Code §54-1215(3)(c) which states, in pertinent part, "Each plan or drawing sheet shall be sealed and signed by the registrant or registrants responsible for each sheet", and on Idaho Code §50-1309 which states, in pertinent part, "The professional land surveyor making the survey shall certify the correctness of said plat and he shall place his seal, signature and date on the plat."
(Excerpt from the 33rd Edition of the Idaho Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors, October of 2002)
Local practice has under certain circumstances been to place the map portion of the plat on the first sheet of the plat, the Certificate of Owners, Acknowledgements and Certificate of Surveyor on the second sheet of the plat and the remaining jurisdictional certificates on the last sheet of the plat.
As of January 31, 2008, it is the policy of the Ada County Recorders Office to NOT ACCEPT for recording, any plat that does not have ALL of the sheets sealed and signed by the PLS in responsible charge.
Review
· Did the Surveyor seal and sign all of the sheets of the plat, for which he had responsible charge, and are all of the seals and signatures the same on each sheet of the plat? We are looking for the same name on the stamp here.
Last revised: 1/31/2008 3:21:58 PM
Surveyor Stamp on Each Sheet
BOARD EXPRESSES OPINION ON SEALING OF PLATS
A professional land surveyor, who reviews plats on behalf of a county in Idaho inquired recently whether all sheets of a subdivision plat need be sealed, signed and dated by the professional land surveyor in responsible charge of the preparation of the plat. The Board expressed the opinion that the "map" sheet(s) of the plat must be sealed, signed, and dated as well as the "Surveyors Certificate". The Board based its opinion on Idaho Code §54-1215(3)(c) which states, in pertinent part, "Each plan or drawing sheet shall be sealed and signed by the registrant or registrants responsible for each sheet", and on Idaho Code §50-1309 which states, in pertinent part, "The professional land surveyor making the survey shall certify the correctness of said plat and he shall place his seal, signature and date on the plat."
(Excerpt from the 33rd Edition of the Idaho Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors, October of 2002)
Local practice has under certain circumstances been to place the map portion of the plat on the first sheet of the plat, the Certificate of Owners, Acknowledgements and Certificate of Surveyor on the second sheet of the plat and the remaining jurisdictional certificates on the last sheet of the plat.
As of January 31, 2008, it is the policy of the Ada County Recorders Office to NOT ACCEPT for recording, any plat that does not have ALL of the sheets sealed and signed by the PLS in responsible charge.
Review
· Did the Surveyor seal and sign all of the sheets of the plat, for which he had responsible charge, and are all of the seals and signatures the same on each sheet of the plat? We are looking for the same name on the stamp here.
Last revised: 1/31/2008 3:21:58 PM