IC 25-21.5-9
Chapter 9. Authority of Land Surveyor
IC 25-21.5-9-1 Seals; authorized use
Sec. 1. (a) The granting of registration extends to the land
surveyor the authority to use a seal of a design authorized by the
rules of the board. The act of affixing the seal attests to the land
surveyor's acceptance of full professional responsibility for the
sealed documents. A person may not stamp or seal a document with
a seal while the certificate of the named land surveyor is expired or
revoked.
(b) Collection of field data, note reduction, computation, office
analysis, and preparation of certificates and reports for a land survey,
plan, specification, plat, drawing, or report sealed by a land surveyor
must be performed by a land surveyor or an employee acting under
the personal supervision and direction of the land surveyor. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997,
SEC.19.
IC 25-21.5-9-2 Plats; approval or acceptance
Sec. 2. A plat showing streets, lots, blocks, or any subdivision of
land in Indiana may not be:
(1) approved by a county planning or zoning authority; or
(2) accepted for transfer or recording by a county auditor or
recorder;
that has not been prepared or certified and sealed by the responsible
land surveyor. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997,
SEC.20.
IC 25-21.5-9-3 Maps; underground workings of mines
Sec. 3. All maps required to show the underground workings of
any mine in Indiana must be prepared, certified, and sealed by a
professional engineer or land surveyor. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-9-4 Limitations on practice
Sec. 4. The practice of land surveying does not permit a land
surveyor to design and construct sewage disposal stations, lift
stations, or bridges or to prepare engineering plans for the
construction of engineering projects other than those prescribed in
IC 25-21.5-1-7. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997,
SEC.21.
IC 25-21.5-9-5 Professional engineers; limitations on practice
Sec. 5. The practice of land surveying does not prohibit a
professional engineer from doing work that does not involve the
location, description, establishment, or reestablishment of property
corners or property lines. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997,
SEC.22.
IC 25-21.5-9-6 Employees
Sec. 6. (a) A land surveyor:
(1) is personally responsible for designing and directing the
training, procedures, and daily activities of an employee
participating in any part of the land survey; and
(2) shall maintain records that are reasonably necessary to
establish that the responsibility of the land surveyor for the
employee that is required by this section has been fulfilled.
(b) Before a land surveyor completes, seals, or signs a survey,
plan, specification, plat, drawing, or report, all procedures followed
and the decisions made by the employee who participated in the
survey, plan, specification, plat, drawing, or report must be reviewed
and approved by the land surveyor. As added by P.L.178-1997, SEC.23.
IC 25-21.5-9
Chapter 9. Authority of Land Surveyor
IC 25-21.5-9-1 Seals; authorized use
Sec. 1. (a) The granting of registration extends to the land
surveyor the authority to use a seal of a design authorized by the
rules of the board. The act of affixing the seal attests to the land
surveyor's acceptance of full professional responsibility for the
sealed documents. A person may not stamp or seal a document with
a seal while the certificate of the named land surveyor is expired or
revoked.
(b) Collection of field data, note reduction, computation, office
analysis, and preparation of certificates and reports for a land survey,
plan, specification, plat, drawing, or report sealed by a land surveyor
must be performed by a land surveyor or an employee acting under
the personal supervision and direction of the land surveyor. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997,
SEC.19.
IC 25-21.5-9-2 Plats; approval or acceptance
Sec. 2. A plat showing streets, lots, blocks, or any subdivision of
land in Indiana may not be:
(1) approved by a county planning or zoning authority; or
(2) accepted for transfer or recording by a county auditor or
recorder;
that has not been prepared or certified and sealed by the responsible
land surveyor. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997,
SEC.20.
IC 25-21.5-9-3 Maps; underground workings of mines
Sec. 3. All maps required to show the underground workings of
any mine in Indiana must be prepared, certified, and sealed by a
professional engineer or land surveyor. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-9-4 Limitations on practice
Sec. 4. The practice of land surveying does not permit a land
surveyor to design and construct sewage disposal stations, lift
stations, or bridges or to prepare engineering plans for the
construction of engineering projects other than those prescribed in
IC 25-21.5-1-7. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997,
SEC.21.
IC 25-21.5-9-5 Professional engineers; limitations on practice
Sec. 5. The practice of land surveying does not prohibit a
professional engineer from doing work that does not involve the
location, description, establishment, or reestablishment of property
corners or property lines. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997,
SEC.22.
IC 25-21.5-9-6 Employees
Sec. 6. (a) A land surveyor:
(1) is personally responsible for designing and directing the
training, procedures, and daily activities of an employee
participating in any part of the land survey; and
(2) shall maintain records that are reasonably necessary to
establish that the responsibility of the land surveyor for the
employee that is required by this section has been fulfilled.
(b) Before a land surveyor completes, seals, or signs a survey,
plan, specification, plat, drawing, or report, all procedures followed
and the decisions made by the employee who participated in the
survey, plan, specification, plat, drawing, or report must be reviewed
and approved by the land surveyor. As added by P.L.178-1997, SEC.23.
IC 25-21.5-9
Chapter 9. Authority of Land Surveyor
IC 25-21.5-9-1 Seals; authorized use
Sec. 1. (a) The granting of registration extends to the land
surveyor the authority to use a seal of a design authorized by the
rules of the board. The act of affixing the seal attests to the land
surveyor's acceptance of full professional responsibility for the
sealed documents. A person may not stamp or seal a document with
a seal while the certificate of the named land surveyor is expired or
revoked.
(b) Collection of field data, note reduction, computation, office
analysis, and preparation of certificates and reports for a land survey,
plan, specification, plat, drawing, or report sealed by a land surveyor
must be performed by a land surveyor or an employee acting under
the personal supervision and direction of the land surveyor. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997,
SEC.19.
IC 25-21.5-9-2 Plats; approval or acceptance
Sec. 2. A plat showing streets, lots, blocks, or any subdivision of
land in Indiana may not be:
(1) approved by a county planning or zoning authority; or
(2) accepted for transfer or recording by a county auditor or
recorder;
that has not been prepared or certified and sealed by the responsible
land surveyor. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997,
SEC.20.
IC 25-21.5-9-3 Maps; underground workings of mines
Sec. 3. All maps required to show the underground workings of
any mine in Indiana must be prepared, certified, and sealed by a
professional engineer or land surveyor. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.
IC 25-21.5-9-4 Limitations on practice
Sec. 4. The practice of land surveying does not permit a land
surveyor to design and construct sewage disposal stations, lift
stations, or bridges or to prepare engineering plans for the
construction of engineering projects other than those prescribed in
IC 25-21.5-1-7. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997,
SEC.21.
IC 25-21.5-9-5 Professional engineers; limitations on practice
Sec. 5. The practice of land surveying does not prohibit a
professional engineer from doing work that does not involve the
location, description, establishment, or reestablishment of property
corners or property lines. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997,
SEC.22.
IC 25-21.5-9-6 Employees
Sec. 6. (a) A land surveyor:
(1) is personally responsible for designing and directing the
training, procedures, and daily activities of an employee
participating in any part of the land survey; and
(2) shall maintain records that are reasonably necessary to
establish that the responsibility of the land surveyor for the
employee that is required by this section has been fulfilled.
(b) Before a land surveyor completes, seals, or signs a survey,
plan, specification, plat, drawing, or report, all procedures followed
and the decisions made by the employee who participated in the
survey, plan, specification, plat, drawing, or report must be reviewed
and approved by the land surveyor. As added by P.L.178-1997, SEC.23.
