New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 12 - TRADE, COMMERCE AND BANKING › Chapter 8 - TRADE PRACTICES AND REGULATIONS › Part 2 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SURVEYING IN NEW MEXICO › Section 12.8.2.17 - MONUMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. Except as
				prescribed in Subsections B and C of
				12.8.2.16
				NMAC, monuments set by the surveyor shall be ferrous metal, at least one-half
				inch in diameter (or the equivalent if other than round) and at least 16 inches
				long. They shall bear a metal or plastic cap stamped with the surveyor's
				license number.
B. Corners which
				fall upon a hard surface shall be monumented with a chiseled cross or a nail in
				a disk or tag bearing the surveyor's registration number.
C. When a corner is located at a place where
				it is not practical to set a monument or a monument at the corner is likely to
				be destroyed, at least one reference monument shall be set and dimensioned on
				the plat such that the location of the corner can be reestablished.
D. Monuments for the exterior corners of a
				subdivision shall be set by the surveyor who certified the plat of the
				subdivision prior to recordation of the subdivision plat. It is the
				responsibility of the subdivider to ensure that interior corners of a
				subdivision are set within 30 days of completion of the construction of
				infrastructure improvements but within one year after recordation of the
				subdivision plat. The board of licensure may elect to extend the time period
				upon the showing of good cause. The surveyor certifying the subdivision plat
				shall be responsible for notifying the subdivider by either including a
				statement regarding this responsibility in the executed contract for services
				or by letter sent certified mail, return receipt requested. The requirements of
				this section are met if any surveyor stakes the interior corners of the
				subdivision. If the subdivision is developed in phases, the interior corners of
				each phase may be staked by separate surveyors, provided the above stated time
				limits are met or extended by decision of the board of licensure. Under this
				section, it is the responsibility of each surveyor who stakes the interior
				corners of a subdivision to record an affidavit with the county clerk. Said
				affidavit shall be signed and sealed by the surveyor and shall contain at least
				the following: subdivision name as shown on the recorded plat, all recording
				information, name of subdivider, type of monuments set and, if the surveyor is
				staking a phase of the subdivision, the limits of responsibility. If the
				surveyor is required to record a plat of survey under the requirements of
				Subsection J of
				12.8.2.9 NMAC,
				the affidavit may be included on said plat.
E. A surveyor shall perpetuate monuments
				established by the public land survey system which the surveyor finds in need
				of rehabilitation or replacement. A description of the monument as found and as
				restored or referenced and all available dimensions to other monuments shall be
				reported on a recorded plat. Said plat may be a boundary survey plat. If
				circumstances do not require a boundary survey plat, a plat depicting only the
				rehabilitated or replaced monuments will satisfy the requirements of this
				section.
F. For monuments which
				pertain to the survey, a surveyor shall perpetuate those monuments which the
				surveyor finds in need of rehabilitation or replacement. A description of the
				monument as found and as restored or referenced and all available dimensions to
				other monuments shall be reported on a recorded plat.