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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (54.95 - 54.106) › R-S-1846-54-95-14 - Chapter 14 Chapter 14. of County Officers. (54.95...54.106) › R-S-1846-54-95-14-COUNTY-SURVEYORS. - County Surveyors. (54.95...54.106) › Section 54.105 - Residents' Corners and Lines; Re-Location, Perpetuation, Survey; Expenses, Allocation; Refusal to Pay, Lien.

54.105 Residents' corners and lines; re-location, perpetuation, survey; expenses, allocation; refusal to pay, lien.
Sec. 105.
Whenever the majority of the resident owners of any section or part or parts of any section of land in this state, after having given at least 10 days' notice to all other persons or their agents owning land in the same section, or part or parts of the section, as the case may be, who reside in the township, shall desire to have their corners and lines, or any of them established, re-located or perpetuated, such surveyor shall proceed to make the required surveys and the expense thereof shall be borne by all the persons benefited in proportion to the amount of work done for each, to be determined by the surveyor, and if any person thus benefited, whether a non-resident or otherwise, shall refuse or neglect to pay his share of such expense, such surveyor shall certify the same and to whom due, to the supervisor of the proper township, who shall assess it upon the land of such person to be collected and paid to the county treasurer in the same manner as state and county taxes; and paid by the said county treasurer on the order of the county surveyor.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 14 ;-- CL 1857, 453 ;-- Am. 1869, Act 140, Eff. July 5, 1869 ;-- CL 1871, 595 ;-- How. 624 ;-- Am. 1895, Act 240, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2627 ;-- CL 1915, 2488 ;-- CL 1929, 1400 ;-- CL 1948, 54.105
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (54.95 - 54.106) › R-S-1846-54-95-14 - Chapter 14 Chapter 14. of County Officers. (54.95...54.106) › R-S-1846-54-95-14-COUNTY-SURVEYORS. - County Surveyors. (54.95...54.106) › Section 54.105a - Residents' Corners and Lines; Re-Location, Perpetuation, Survey Requested; Refusal to Pay Surveyor's Charges, Assessment.

54.105a Residents' corners and lines; re-location, perpetuation, survey requested; refusal to pay surveyor's charges, assessment.
Sec. 105a.
If any person, after having requested the county surveyor to establish, relocate or perpetuate the corners and lines of land owned by such person, shall refuse or neglect to pay for such services after due performance thereof, such surveyor shall certify the lawful charges for the same and to whom due to the supervisor of the proper township, who shall assess it upon the land so surveyed, to be collected and paid to the county treasurer in the same manner as state and county taxes, and paid by the said county treasurer on the order of the county surveyor.
History:
Add. 1899, Act 248, Eff. Sept. 23, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 2489 ;-- CL 1929, 1401 ;-- CL 1948, 54.105a
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (54.95 - 54.106) › R-S-1846-54-95-14 - Chapter 14 Chapter 14. of County Officers. (54.95...54.106) › R-S-1846-54-95-14-COUNTY-SURVEYORS. - County Surveyors. (54.95...54.106) › Section 54.106 - County Surveyor and Deputy; Compensation; Determination; Expenses and Fees; Liability for Trespass.

54.106 County surveyor and deputy; compensation; determination; expenses and fees; liability for trespass.
Sec. 106.
(1) Each county surveyor and each deputy of the county surveyor shall be entitled to receive for his or her services, a compensation of not more than $8.00 per day, or the salary as the county board of commissioners fixes, including the time of traveling to and from the place of making the survey, together with all necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties, and 50 cents for recording each description, and 50 cents for each certificate or copy of a certificate, to be paid by the person for whom the services are rendered. The county surveyor or a deputy shall not be liable to prosecution in an action of trespass for entering upon land in the discharge of an official duty.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), for a county which has a county officers compensation commission, the compensation of the county surveyor of that county shall be determined by that commission.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 14 ;-- CL 1857, 454 ;-- Am. 1861, Act 260, Eff. June 15, 1861 ;-- Am. 1867, Act 108, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 1867 ;-- Am. 1869, Act 140, Eff. July 5, 1869 ;-- CL 1871, 596 ;-- How. 625 ;-- CL 1897, 2628 ;-- Am. 1915, Act 229, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 2490 ;-- CL 1929, 1402 ;-- Am. 1939, Act 119, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 54.106 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 489, Imd. Eff. Dec. 1, 1978
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 115 of 1976 - Right of Entry by Surveyors (54.121 - 54.124) › Section 54.121 - “Surveyor” Defined.

54.121 “Surveyor” defined.
Sec. 1.
As used in this act, "surveyor" means any of the following:
(a) A surveyor employed by the government of the United States of America or this state.
(b) A person who is a land surveyor registered in this state.
(c) A person who is under the direct supervision of a person who is a surveyor under subdivision (a) or (b), and carrying on his person sufficient identification as to employer.
History:
1976, Act 115, Imd. Eff. May 14, 1976
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 115 of 1976 - Right of Entry by Surveyors (54.121 - 54.124) › Section 54.122 - Right of Entry; Identification of Vehicle.

54.122 Right of entry; identification of vehicle.
Sec. 2.
(1) A surveyor may enter upon public or private lands or waters in this state except buildings, for the purpose of making a survey.
(2) A vehicle used for or during entry pursuant to this section shall be identified on the exterior by a proper and ethical sign listing name, address, and telephone number of the surveyor or firm.
History:
1976, Act 115, Imd. Eff. May 14, 1976
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 115 of 1976 - Right of Entry by Surveyors (54.121 - 54.124) › Section 54.123 - Liability.

54.123 Liability.
Sec. 3.
A surveyor making an entry pursuant to section 2 shall be liable only for actual damage to crops or other property, or for actual damage due to negligence of the surveyor during the entry.
History:
1976, Act 115, Imd. Eff. May 14, 1976
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 115 of 1976 - Right of Entry by Surveyors (54.121 - 54.124) › Section 54.124 - Forfeiture of Claim for Damage or Injury.

54.124 Forfeiture of claim for damage or injury.
Sec. 4.
The surveyor by his entry shall forfeit any and all claim for damage or injury to his person and equipment while on the lands or waters, unless the damage or injury is caused by the intentional tortious conduct of another.
History:
1976, Act 115, Imd. Eff. May 14, 1976
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 74 of 1970 - Corner Recordation Act (54.201 - 54.210d) › Section 54.201 - Short Title; Corner Recordation Act.

54.201 Short title; corner recordation act.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "corner recordation act".
History:
1970, Act 74, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1970
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 74 of 1970 - Corner Recordation Act (54.201 - 54.210d) › Section 54.203 - Original Public Land Survey Corner; Completion and Filing of Land Corner Recordation Certificate.

54.203 Original public land survey corner; completion and filing of land corner recordation certificate.
Sec. 3.
If an original public land survey corner is used by a surveyor, not more than 90 days after the original public land survey corner is used, the surveyor shall complete, sign, seal, and file with the register of deeds of the county where the original public land survey corner is situated, a land corner recordation certificate for the original public land survey corner, unless the original public land survey corner monument and its accessories are as described in an existing land corner recordation certificate that has been filed under this act.
History:
1970, Act 74, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1970 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2000 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 420, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 74 of 1970 - Corner Recordation Act (54.201 - 54.210d) › Section 54.203a - Protracted Public Land Survey Corner; Completion and Filing of Land Corner Recordation Certificate.

54.203a Protracted public land survey corner; completion and filing of land corner recordation certificate.
Sec. 3a.
If a protracted public land survey corner is monumented by a surveyor, or if a previously monumented protracted public land survey corner is used by a surveyor, not more than 90 days after the protracted public land survey corner is monumented or used, the surveyor shall complete, sign, seal, and file with the register of deeds of the county where the protracted public land survey corner is situated a land corner recordation certificate for the protracted public land survey corner, unless the protracted public land survey corner monument and its accessories are as described in an existing land corner recordation certificate that has been filed under this act.
History:
Add. 2014, Act 420, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 74 of 1970 - Corner Recordation Act (54.201 - 54.210d) › Section 54.203b - Property Controlling Corner; Recordation.

54.203b Property controlling corner; recordation.
Sec. 3b.
If a property controlling corner has been recorded or used as an original public land survey corner or protracted public land survey corner, the property controlling corner must be recorded on the same land corner recordation certificate required to be filed under section 3 or 3a.
History:
Add. 2014, Act 420, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 74 of 1970 - Corner Recordation Act (54.201 - 54.210d) › Section 54.204 - Corner Record; Completion and Filing of Land Corner Recordation Certificate.

54.204 Corner record; completion and filing of land corner recordation certificate.
Sec. 4.
If sections 3, 3a, and 3b do not apply, a surveyor who monuments or uses a corner may complete, sign, seal, and file with the register of deeds of the county where the corner is situated a land corner recordation certificate for the corner.
History:
1970, Act 74, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1970 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 420, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 74 of 1970 - Corner Recordation Act (54.201 - 54.210d) › Section 54.205 - Land Corner Recordation Certificate; Information to Be Included; Promulgation of Rules.

54.205 Land corner recordation certificate; information to be included; promulgation of rules.
Sec. 5.
(1) The department, by rule, shall prescribe the information that must be included in a land corner recordation certificate and the form in which a land corner recordation certificate must be presented and filed.
(2) The department shall promulgate rules pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, to implement this act.
History:
1970, Act 74, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1970 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 420, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 74 of 1970 - Corner Recordation Act (54.201 - 54.210d) › Section 54.206 - Preservation of Completed Land Corner Recordation Certificate; Numerical Order; Placement of Book and Page Number on Index; Public Inspection; Filing Fee.

54.206 Preservation of completed land corner recordation certificate; numerical order; placement of book and page number on index; public inspection; filing fee.
Sec. 6.
(1) A register of deeds shall receive for filing a completed land corner recordation certificate and preserve it in a hardbound book. The books must be numbered in numerical order as filed.
(2) A register of deeds shall number land corner recordation certificates in numerical order as they are filed.
(3) A register of deeds shall place the book and page number in which a land corner recordation certificate is filed on an index provided by the register of deeds for that purpose.
(4) A register of deeds shall make the records described in this section available for public inspection during all usual office hours.
(5) A register of deeds shall determine the fee for filing a land corner recordation certificate as provided in section 2567(1)(a) of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2567.
History:
1970, Act 74, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1970 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 313, Eff. Mar. 31, 1976 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 26, Eff. May 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2000 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 420, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 74 of 1970 - Corner Recordation Act (54.201 - 54.210d) › Section 54.207 - Monumenting Corner and Each Accessory to Corner; Physical Condition; Witness Monument; Reference Monuments; Report.

54.207 Monumenting corner and each accessory to corner; physical condition; witness monument; reference monuments; report.
Sec. 7.
(1) If a land corner recordation certificate is required to be filed under this act, the surveyor shall monument the corner, record and identify each accessory to the corner, and leave the monument in such a physical condition that it remains as permanent a monument as is reasonably possible.
(2) If a witness monument is set, the surveyor may monument the corner and shall set the witness monument as follows:
(a) In a secure location.
(b) On a line of survey or protracted line of survey as shown on the general land office plats that intersects the corner.
(c) As close to the corner as practicable.
(3) A surveyor who sets a witness monument under subsection (2) shall report on the land corner recordation certificate the relation between the witness monument and the true corner and the direct connecting course and distance from the corner to the witness monument.
(4) If a surveyor sets reference monuments, the surveyor shall install at least 4 reference monuments interrelated and visible with the corner and each other by angular and linear measurements. If a surveyor sets reference monuments, the surveyor is not required to set the corner.
(5) A surveyor who sets reference monuments under subsection (4) shall report all of the following on the land corner recordation certificate:
(a) The relation between the reference monuments and the corner.
(b) The direct connecting courses and distances between the reference monuments and the corner.
(c) The distances between each reference monument and the 2 reference monuments that are closest to the reference monument.
History:
1970, Act 74, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1970 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2000 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 420, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 74 of 1970 - Corner Recordation Act (54.201 - 54.210d) › Section 54.208 - Signing, Dating, and Sealing Land Recordation Certificate.

54.208 Signing, dating, and sealing land recordation certificate.
Sec. 8.
A land corner recordation certificate may not be filed unless it is signed, dated, and sealed by the surveyor. However, for a certificate prepared by or on behalf of an agency of the United States government or this state, the certificate must be approved, signed, dated, and sealed by the surveyor in responsible charge of the agency and may also be signed by the chief of the survey party making the survey.
History:
1970, Act 74, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1970 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 26, Eff. May 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2000 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 420, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 74 of 1970 - Corner Recordation Act (54.201 - 54.210d) › Section 54.209 - Repealed. 2000, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2000.

54.209 Repealed. 2000, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2000.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to corners previously established.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 74 of 1970 - Corner Recordation Act (54.201 - 54.210d) › Section 54.210 - Monuments; Placement; Magnetic Field.

54.210 Monuments; placement; magnetic field.
Sec. 10.
(1) When set, a monument shall possess a magnetic field, be at least 1/2 inch in diameter and a minimum of 18 inches in length, and be legibly capped showing the license number of the surveyor.
(2) Unless it is to be set in a public roadway, a monument shall be set with not less than 2/3 of its length below the surface of the surrounding ground.
(3) If a corner is located in a public roadway and the roadway is not hard-surfaced at the corner, the monument shall be placed at least 6 inches below the surface of the roadway.
(4) If a corner is located in a public roadway and the roadway is hard-surfaced at the corner, whether by concrete, asphalt, or otherwise, the monument, including, but not limited to, a monument set before the effective date of the 2000 amendatory act that amended this section, shall be visible or contained within a visible protected enclosure and shall comply with any requirements of the agency having jurisdiction over the roadway.
(5) If a corner to be monumented is located on a rock outcropping, the monument shall be an iron bar at least 1/2 inch in diameter, drilled and grouted into solid rock to a depth of at least 8 inches.
History:
Add. 1975, Act 313, Eff. Mar. 31, 1976 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2000
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 74 of 1970 - Corner Recordation Act (54.201 - 54.210d) › Section 54.210a - Repealed. 2000, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2000.

54.210a Repealed. 2000, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2000.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to monuments furnished by county.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 74 of 1970 - Corner Recordation Act (54.201 - 54.210d) › Section 54.210b - Repealed. 1988, Act 26, Eff. May 1, 1988.

54.210b Repealed. 1988, Act 26, Eff. May 1, 1988.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to coding, indexing, and transfer of corner records.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 74 of 1970 - Corner Recordation Act (54.201 - 54.210d) › Section 54.210c - Effect of Noncompliance.

54.210c Effect of noncompliance.
Sec. 13.
Failure to comply with the provisions of this act is sufficient grounds for the suspension or revocation of the license of a surveyor.
History:
Add. 1975, Act 313, Eff. Mar. 31, 1976 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 26, Eff. May 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2000
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 74 of 1970 - Corner Recordation Act (54.201 - 54.210d) › Section 54.210d - Defacing, Destroying, Altering, or Removing Monument, Accessory, Witness Monument, or Reference Monument; Penalty; Temporary Removal; Resetting and Rewitnessing; Report.

54.210d Defacing, destroying, altering, or removing monument, accessory, witness monument, or reference monument; penalty; temporary removal; resetting and rewitnessing; report.
Sec. 14.
(1) Except as provided in this subsection or subsection (2), a person who defaces, destroys, alters, or removes a monument, accessory, witness monument, or reference monument is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 180 days, or both, and is responsible for the costs of reestablishment and replacement of the monument, accessory, witness monument, or reference monument and filing of the associated land corner recordation certificate by a surveyor. This subsection does not apply to an accessory that is on private property.
(2) A monument, accessory, witness monument, or reference monument may be temporarily removed for construction purposes if the corner is properly witnessed by a surveyor before removal. A monument, accessory, witness monument, or reference monument that is removed under this subsection must be reset and rewitnessed and an associated land corner recordation certificate filed by a surveyor within 30 days after the completion of the construction. A monument, accessory, witness monument, or reference monument shall not be temporarily removed for more than 1 year.
(3) A person who knows that a monument, accessory, witness monument, or reference monument has been defaced, destroyed, altered, or removed shall report that fact in writing to the county representative and the county prosecutor of the county in which the corner is located.
History:
Add. 1975, Act 313, Eff. Mar. 31, 1976 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 26, Eff. May 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2000 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 420, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 132 of 1970 - Certified Surveys (54.211 - 54.213.amended) › Section 54.211 - Certified Copy of Survey; Recordation; Exemptions.

***** 54.211 THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2024: See 54.211.amended *****
54.211 Certified copy of survey; recordation; exemptions.
Sec. 1.
(1) If lands are surveyed into parcels under sections 108 to 109b of the land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.108 to 560.109b, or any boundary survey where permanent corners are monumented, the professional land surveyor who prepared the survey shall record a certified copy in the office of the register of deeds in the county in which the land is situated.
(2) If a survey is made for the purposes of describing a parcel in a conveyance of title or describing a parcel as created in a lease for a year or more, a certified copy of that survey shall, within 90 days after the delivery of the survey to the professional land surveyor's client, be filed for recording with the register of deeds in the county in which the land is situated. The requirements of this act are in addition to those of the land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.101 to 560.293. Land platted under that act, or land previously surveyed and recorded and for which no change in boundary description is made from a previously recorded survey, need not be recorded.
History:
1970, Act 132, Eff. Apr. 1, 1971 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 280, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 193, Eff. Sept. 18, 2018
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 132 of 1970 - Certified Surveys (54.211 - 54.213.amended) › Section 54.211.amended - Certified True Copy of Survey; Recordation; Exemptions.

***** 54.211.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2024 *****
54.211.amended Certified true copy of survey; recordation; exemptions.
Sec. 1.
(1) If a survey is made to describe a parcel for the division of a parcel or tract under sections 108 to 109b of the land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.108 to 560.109b, the grantor or lessee shall, at or before the time the property is conveyed or leased, record in the office of the register of deeds in the county in which the land is located a certified true copy of the original survey map that complies with section 3, unless the professional surveyor who prepared the survey has already done so.
(2) If a survey is made to describe a parcel in a conveyance of title or a parcel as created in a lease for a term of 1 year or longer, the grantor or lessor, at or before the time the property is conveyed or leased, shall record with the register of deeds in the county in which the land is located a certified true copy of the original survey map that complies with section 3, unless the professional surveyor who prepared the survey has already done so.
(3) The requirements of this act are in addition to those of the land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.101 to 560.293. Land platted under that act, land surveyed under section 66 of the condominium act, 1978 PA 59, MCL 559.166, or land previously surveyed and recorded and for which no change in boundary description is made from a previously recorded survey, need not be recorded under this act.
History:
1970, Act 132, Eff. Apr. 1, 1971 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 280, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 193, Eff. Sept. 18, 2018 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 238, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 132 of 1970 - Certified Surveys (54.211 - 54.213.amended) › Section 54.212 - Performance of Survey; Preparation of Map; Permanent Markers for Corners.

***** 54.212 THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2024: See 54.212.amended *****
54.212 Performance of survey; preparation of map; permanent markers for corners.
Sec. 2.
(1) The survey shall be performed and the map prepared by a land surveyor licensed in this state.
(2) All corners shall be monumented in the field with permanent markers which possess a magnetic field unless previously monumented with iron stakes, capped with some device legibly showing the license number of the licensed land surveyor placing them, and shall include points of intersection of boundary or lot lines with highways, streets, alleys, section lines, and meander lines, and corners of the United States public land survey from which the parcel or parcels are described.
History:
1970, Act 132, Eff. Apr. 1, 1971 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 24, Imd. Eff. Feb. 25, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 132 of 1970 - Certified Surveys (54.211 - 54.213.amended) › Section 54.212.amended - Certified Survey Map; Requirements; Permanent Markers for Corners; Exception.

***** 54.212.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2024 *****
54.212.amended Certified survey map; requirements; permanent markers for corners; exception.
Sec. 2.
(1) A certified survey map shall meet the requirements of this section and section 3. A certified survey map must be prepared only by a professional surveyor licensed in this state.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), each corner of the survey shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Be monumented in the field with a permanent marker that possesses a magnetic field unless previously monumented with iron stakes.
(b) Be capped with a device legibly showing the last 5 digits of the license number of the professional surveyor placing the monument.
(c) Include both of the following:
(i) Points of intersection of boundary or lot lines with highways, streets, alleys, section lines, and meander lines.
(ii) Corners of the United States Public Land Survey from which the parcel or parcels are described.
(3) If a monument cannot conveniently be set because of a physical obstruction such as pavement, a large rock, a large root, or a utility cable, the following apply:
(a) Subject to subdivision (b), the professional surveyor shall do both of the following:
(i) Establish an alternative monument that is permanent and identifiable, such as a drill hole or an "X" chiseled in concrete.
(ii) Reference the corner by bearing and distance from 2 different monumented corners of the survey.
(b) If compliance with subdivision (a) is not feasible, the professional surveyor shall monument the corner in any practical manner and show its relationship on the certified survey map.
History:
1970, Act 132, Eff. Apr. 1, 1971 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 24, Imd. Eff. Feb. 25, 1988 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 238, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 149 of 1883 - Section Corners and Quarter Posts (54.221 - 54.222) › Section 54.221 - Section Corners and Quarter Posts; Establishment, Records; Referendum, Tax Levy, Limitation.

54.221 Section corners and quarter posts; establishment, records; referendum, tax levy, limitation.
Sec. 1.
That the boards of supervisors of the several counties in this state are hereby authorized to establish and perpetuate any government section corners or quarter posts in their respective counties, which they may have good reason to believe are lost or are in danger of being lost, by the employment of a surveyor therefor, who shall keep a full and complete record of his work, giving in detail the evidences by which any corner is identified, also the manner in which any lost corner is identified, also the manner in which lost corners are reestablished; which record shall be kept in the same book provided by the county for surveyors' records, and kept in the office of the county surveyor, and the record so made and entered by the surveyor aforesaid, shall be received as evidence in all the courts of this state wherein any question may arise as to the establishment or identification of such corner or corners: Provided, That such work shall be done only in such townships where a majority of the voters, voting, shall vote to raise such sum as is required, not exceeding 250 dollars for any 1 township of 36 sections, or in that proportion for townships of greater or lesser size, for such work by any surveyor authorized to do such work, as provided in section 1 of this act: And provided further, That nothing in this act shall apply to lands where section and quarter section lines are already properly established. Such sum to be assessed upon the real estate of such township, according to its cash value. Such assessment to be levied and the taxes therefrom collected in the same manner as other assessments and collection of taxes are made.
History:
1883, Act 149, Eff. Sept. 8, 1883 ;-- How. 510a ;-- CL 1897, 2511 ;-- CL 1915, 2329 ;-- CL 1929, 1183 ;-- CL 1948, 54.221
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 149 of 1883 - Section Corners and Quarter Posts (54.221 - 54.222) › Section 54.222 - Section Corners and Quarter Posts; Marking; Removal, Penalty.

54.222 Section corners and quarter posts; marking; removal, penalty.
Sec. 2.
The surveyor as above employed shall sink into the earth at all section and quarter post corners from the surface to a depth of at least 3 feet, a column of broken brick, charcoal, broken stones, or other easily distinguishable substance, of a diameter of at least 3 inches, and carefully describe the same in the records of his survey, and also to mark and record new witness trees wherever possible to do so, and if any person shall wilfully cut down, destroy, deface or injure any living witness tree, or remove a corner post in any shape, as above established, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine of not less than 25 dollars nor more than 50 dollars.
History:
1883, Act 149, Eff. Sept. 8, 1883 ;-- How. 510b ;-- Am. 1889, Act 71, Eff. Sept. 8, 1889 ;-- CL 1897, 2512 ;-- CL 1915, 2330 ;-- CL 1929, 1184 ;-- CL 1948, 54.222
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 9 of 1964 - Michigan Coordinate Systems (54.231 - 54.239) › Section 54.231 - Michigan Coordinate System of 1927 and Michigan Coordinate System of 1983 Established; Division of State Into North Zone, Central Zone, and South Zone.

54.231 Michigan coordinate system of 1927 and Michigan coordinate system of 1983 established; division of state into north zone, central zone, and south zone.
Sec. 1.
(1) The systems of plane coordinates which are established by the NOAA/NGS for defining and stating the positions of points on or near the surface of the earth within this state shall be known and designated as the Michigan coordinate system of 1927, or MCS 27, and the Michigan coordinate system of 1983, or MCS 83.
(2) For the purpose of the use of these systems, the state is divided into a north zone, a central zone, and a south zone.
(3) The area included in the following counties constitutes the north zone: Gogebic, Ontonagon, Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga, Iron, Marquette, Dickinson, Menominee, Alger, Delta, Schoolcraft, Luce, Chippewa, and Mackinac.
(4) The area included in the following counties constitutes the central zone: Emmet, Cheboygan, Presque Isle, Charlevoix, Leelanau, Antrim, Otsego, Montmorency, Alpena, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Crawford, Oscoda, Alcona, Manistee, Wexford, Missaukee, Roscommon, Ogemaw, Iosco, Mason, Lake, Osceola, Clare, Gladwin, and Arenac.
(5) The area included in the following counties constitutes the south zone: Oceana, Newaygo, Mecosta, Isabella, Midland, Bay, Huron, Muskegon, Montcalm, Gratiot, Saginaw, Tuscola, Sanilac, Ottawa, Kent, Ionia, Clinton, Shiawassee, Genesee, Lapeer, St. Clair, Allegan, Barry, Eaton, Ingham, Livingston, Oakland, Macomb, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Jackson, Washtenaw, Wayne, Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, Branch, Hillsdale, Lenawee, and Monroe.
History:
1964, Act 9, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 9 of 1964 - Michigan Coordinate Systems (54.231 - 54.239) › Section 54.231a - Definitions.

54.231a Definitions.
Sec. 1a.
As used in this act:
(a) "Coordinates" means the x and y plane rectangular coordinate values computed for a geographic position from a pair of mutually perpendicular axes. These axes are the meridian and parallel, defined in sections 5 and 5a, whose intersection defines the origin of each zone.
(b) "FGCC" means the federal geodetic control committee of the United States department of commerce or a successor agency to the committee.
(c) "NOAA/NGS" means the national oceanic and atmospheric administration/national geodetic survey or a successor agency to the administration.
History:
Add. 1988, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 9 of 1964 - Michigan Coordinate Systems (54.231 - 54.239) › Section 54.232 - Land Description.

54.232 Land description.
Sec. 2.
(1) As established for use in the north zone, the Michigan coordinate system of 1927 or the Michigan coordinate system of 1983 shall be named, and in any land description in which it is used, shall be designated, respectively, the Michigan coordinate system of 1927, north zone, or the Michigan coordinate system of 1983, north zone.
(2) As established for use in the central zone, the Michigan coordinate system of 1927 or the Michigan coordinate system of 1983 shall be named, and in any land description in which it is used, shall be designated, respectively, the Michigan coordinate system of 1927, central zone, or the Michigan coordinate system of 1983, central zone.
(3) As established for use in the south zone, the Michigan coordinate system of 1927 or the Michigan coordinate system of 1983 shall be named, and in any land description in which it is used, shall be designated, respectively, the Michigan coordinate system of 1927, south zone, or the Michigan coordinate system of 1983, south zone.
History:
1964, Act 9, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 9 of 1964 - Michigan Coordinate Systems (54.231 - 54.239) › Section 54.233 - Use of Coordinates.

54.233 Use of coordinates.
Sec. 3.
The coordinates for a point on or near the earth's surface that are used to express the geographic position of that point in the appropriate zone of this system shall consist of 2 distances. Each distance shall be expressed in United States survey feet (1 foot = 12/39.37 meters) and decimals of a survey foot if using the Michigan coordinate system of 1927, or shall be expressed in meters and decimals of a meter or in international feet (1 foot = 0.3048 meter) and decimals of an international foot if using the Michigan coordinate system of 1983. One of these distances, to be known as the "x-coordinate", shall give the position in an east and west direction; the other distance, to be known as the "y-coordinate", shall give the position in a north and south direction. The coordinates shall depend upon and conform to values published by the NOAA/NGS for the monumented points of the North American horizontal geodetic control network, the coordinates of which monumented points were computed on the systems designated in this act.
History:
1964, Act 9, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 9 of 1964 - Michigan Coordinate Systems (54.231 - 54.239) › Section 54.234 - Tract Extending From 1 Coordinate Zone Into Another Coordinate Zone; Reference to Boundaries.

54.234 Tract extending from 1 coordinate zone into another coordinate zone; reference to boundaries.
Sec. 4.
If a tract of land is defined by a single description and extends from 1 into another of the coordinate zones described in section 1, the positions of all points on the tract's boundaries may be referred to either of the 2 zones. The zone which is used for reference shall be specifically named in the description.
History:
1964, Act 9, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 9 of 1964 - Michigan Coordinate Systems (54.231 - 54.239) › Section 54.235 - Michigan Coordinate System of 1927; Definition; Determination of Position.

54.235 Michigan coordinate system of 1927; definition; determination of position.
Sec. 5.
(1) For the purposes of more precisely defining the Michigan coordinate system of 1927, the following definition by the NOAA/NGS is adopted:
(a) The Michigan coordinate system of 1927, north zone, is a Lambert conformal projection of the Clarke spheroid of 1866, magnified in linear dimension by a factor of 1.0000382, having standard parallels at north latitudes 45 degrees 29 minutes and 47 degrees 5 minutes, along which parallels the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 87 degrees zero minutes west of Greenwich and the parallel 44 degrees 47 minutes north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x = 2,000,000 feet and y = 0 feet.
(b) The Michigan coordinate system of 1927, central zone, is a Lambert conformal projection of the Clarke spheroid of 1866, magnified in linear dimension by a factor of 1.0000382, having standard parallels at north latitude 44 degrees 11 minutes and 45 degrees 42 minutes, along which parallels the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 84 degrees 20 minutes west of Greenwich and the parallel 43 degrees 19 minutes north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x = 2,000,000 feet and y = 0 feet.
(c) The Michigan coordinate system of 1927, south zone, is a Lambert conformal projection of the Clarke spheroid of 1866, magnified in linear dimension by a factor of 1.0000382, having standard parallels at north latitude 42 degrees 6 minutes and 43 degrees 40 minutes along which parallels the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 84 degrees 20 minutes west of Greenwich and the parallel 41 degrees 30 minutes north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x = 2,000,000 feet and y = 0 feet.
(2) The position of the Michigan coordinate system of 1927 shall be as determined from horizontal geodetic control points established throughout the state in conformity with the standards of accuracy and specifications for first order or second order geodetic surveying as prepared and published by the FGCC, the geodetic positions of which control points were rigidly adjusted on the North American datum of 1927 and the coordinates of which were computed on the Michigan coordinate system of 1927.
History:
1964, Act 9, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 9 of 1964 - Michigan Coordinate Systems (54.231 - 54.239) › Section 54.235a - Michigan Coordinate System of 1983; Definition; Determination of Position.

54.235a Michigan coordinate system of 1983; definition; determination of position.
Sec. 5a.
(1) For purposes of more precisely defining the Michigan coordinate system of 1983, the following definition by the NOAA/NGS is adopted:
(a) The Michigan coordinate system of 1983, north zone, is a Lambert conformal projection of the North American datum of 1983, having standard parallels at north latitudes 45 degrees 29 minutes and 47 degrees 5 minutes, along which parallels the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 87 degrees zero minutes west of Greenwich and the parallel 44 degrees 47 minutes north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x = 8,000,000 meters and y = 0 meters.
(b) The Michigan coordinate system of 1983, central zone, is a Lambert conformal projection of the North American datum of 1983, having standard parallels at north latitude 44 degrees 11 minutes and 45 degrees 42 minutes, along which parallels the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 84 degrees 22 minutes west of Greenwich and the parallel 43 degrees 19 minutes north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x = 6,000,000 meters and y = 0 meters.
(c) The Michigan coordinate system of 1983, south zone, is a Lambert conformal projection of the North American datum of 1983, having standard parallels at north latitude 42 degrees 6 minutes and 43 degrees 40 minutes, along which parallels the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 84 degrees 22 minutes west of Greenwich and the parallel 41 degrees 30 minutes north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x = 4,000,000 meters and y = 0 meters.
(2) The position of the Michigan coordinate system of 1983 shall be as determined from horizontal geodetic control points established throughout the state in conformity with the standards of accuracy and specifications for first order or second order geodetic surveying as prepared and published by the FGCC, the geodetic positions of which control points were rigidly adjusted on the North American datum of 1983 and the coordinates of which were computed on the Michigan coordinate system of 1983. Standards and specifications of the FGCC in force on the date of a survey shall apply to that survey.
History:
Add. 1988, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 9 of 1964 - Michigan Coordinate Systems (54.231 - 54.239) › Section 54.236 - Presentation of Coordinates for Recording; Contents of Recording Document.

54.236 Presentation of coordinates for recording; contents of recording document.
Sec. 6.
Coordinates based on either Michigan coordinate system described in this act, purporting to define the position of a point or a land boundary corner, shall not be presented to be recorded unless the recording document contains an estimate, expressed as a standard deviation, of the positional tolerance of the coordinates being recorded. The recording document shall also contain a description of the nearest first or second order horizontal geodetic control monument from which the coordinates being recorded were determined and the method of survey for that determination. If the position of the described first or second order geodetic control monument is not published by the NOAA/NGS, the recording document shall contain a certificate signed by a land surveyor licensed under article 20 of the occupational code, Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1980, being sections 339.2001 to 339.2014 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, which certificate states that the described control monument and its coordinates have been established and determined in conformance with the specifications given in section 5 or 5a.
History:
1964, Act 9, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 9 of 1964 - Michigan Coordinate Systems (54.231 - 54.239) › Section 54.237 - Use of Coordinates on Map, Report of Survey, or Other Document.

54.237 Use of coordinates on map, report of survey, or other document.
Sec. 7.
(1) The use of the term Michigan coordinate system of 1927 on a map, report of survey, or other document shall be limited to coordinates based on the Michigan coordinate system of 1927 as defined in section 5.
(2) The use of the term Michigan coordinate system of 1983 on a map, report of survey, or other document shall be limited to coordinates based on the Michigan coordinate system of 1983 as defined in section 5a.
History:
1964, Act 9, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 9 of 1964 - Michigan Coordinate Systems (54.231 - 54.239) › Section 54.238 - Describing Location of Survey Station or Land Boundary Corner; Conflicting Descriptions.

54.238 Describing location of survey station or land boundary corner; conflicting descriptions.
Sec. 8.
(1) For the purpose of describing the location of a survey station or land boundary corner in the state of Michigan, it shall be considered a complete, legal, and satisfactory description of that location to give the position of the survey station or land boundary corner by the Michigan coordinate system of 1927 or the Michigan coordinate system of 1983.
(2) If the Michigan coordinate system of 1927 or the Michigan coordinate system of 1983 is used to describe a tract of land which in the same document is also described by reference to a subdivision, line, or corner of the United States public land surveys, or to a subdivision plat duly recorded in accordance with the subdivision control act of 1967, Act No. 288 of the Public Acts of 1967, being sections 560.101 to 560.293 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the description by coordinates shall be construed as supplemental to the basic description of the subdivision, line, or corner contained in the official plats and field notes filed of record, and in the event of a conflict, the description by reference to the subdivision, line, or corner of the United States public land surveys, or to the recorded subdivision plat, shall prevail over the description by coordinates.
History:
1964, Act 9, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 9 of 1964 - Michigan Coordinate Systems (54.231 - 54.239) › Section 54.239 - Sole System After December 31, 1989.

54.239 Sole system after December 31, 1989.
Sec. 9.
The Michigan coordinate system of 1927 shall not be used after December 31, 1989. The Michigan coordinate system of 1983 shall be the sole system used after December 31, 1989.
History:
1964, Act 9, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 196 of 1941 - County Surveyor Abolished (54.251 - 54.252) › Section 54.251 - County Surveyor in Counties Over 500,000; Office Abolished.

54.251 County surveyor in counties over 500,000; office abolished.
Sec. 1.
The office of county surveyor in counties having a population of 500,000 or over, according to the latest federal census is hereby abolished.
History:
1941, Act 196, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942 ;-- CL 1948, 54.251
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 54 - Surveyors › Act 196 of 1941 - County Surveyor Abolished (54.251 - 54.252) › Section 54.252 - Referendum on Adoption of Act; Ballot, Form.

54.252 Referendum on adoption of act; ballot, form.
Sec. 2.
The provisions of this act shall not become operative in any county of the state to which it may apply unless and until it is submitted to a vote of the qualified electors voting thereon at the next general election after the passage of this act or after any such county shall reach a population of 500,000 or over. Like notice of the submission of the adoption of the provisions of this act shall be given as is required by law in the case of elections to elect county officers, and such question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:
"Shall the provisions of Act No. (here insert number of this act) of the Local Acts of 1941, providing for the abolishing of the office of county surveyor in counties having a population of 500,000 or over, be adopted by this county?
Yes ( )
No ( )."
If a majority of the electors voting on such proposition in any such county, as determined by the canvass of votes cast, shall vote in favor thereof, from and after such determination, the provisions of this act shall be in force, and the office of county surveyor in such county shall be abolished.
History:
1941, Act 196, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942 ;-- CL 1948, 54.252