Mich. Admin. Code R. 54.252

Current through Vol. 24-19, November 1, 2024

Section R. 54.252 - Land corner recordation certificate; content

Rule 52. The land corner recordation certificate shall comply with all of the following:

(a) Meet the filing requirements for recording documents with the register of deeds under the recording requirements of 19 37 PA 103, MCL 565.201 to 565.203.

(b) Be filed on a form titled land corner recordation certificate.

(c) Identify the legal authority requiring the form and the content.

(d) Include the printed name of the surveyor responsible for the work.

(e) Specify the date that the corner was or corners were used or monumented.

(f) Include not more than 2 original public land survey corners or protracted public land survey corners, or a combination of both, each in the same survey township.

(g) Identify the county in which the corner or corners lie. For a corner that is common to 2 or more counties, identify each county on the same form and file a copy of the land corner recordation certificate with the register of deeds in each county.

(h) Include a graphical representation of the survey township.

(i) Identify the corner or corners that are not accessories based on their definitions in the act.

(j) Identify the survey township in which the corner lies. For a corner that is common to 2 or more survey townships, identify each survey township on the same form.

(k) Identify the corner or corners based on their corner codes. For a corner that has 2 or more corner codes, identify each corner code on the same form.

(l) Identify the section or sections, and as applicable, the claim, reserve, tract, or other alternatively defined original federal area in which the corner lies.

(m) Report all of the following on each page:

(i) Page number.

(ii) Total number of pages.

(iii) Survey township.

(iv) Corner code.

(n) Include a section labeled part A and titled corner history that contains all of the following:

(i) The description of the corner as it was monumented, including all of the following:

(A) The date the corner was monumented.

(B) The description of the monument placed.

(C) The name of surveyor responsible for monumenting the corner and the surveyors license number, if applicable.

(D) The description of the document recording the monumenting of the corner and the documents recording data, if applicable.

(ii) The description of subsequent perpetuations or uses of the corner or references to the corner and each entry shall include all of the following:

(A) The date the corner was perpetuated, used, or referenced.

(B) The description of the monument perpetuated, used, or referenced.

(C) The name of the surveyor responsible for perpetuating, using, or referencing the corner and the surveyors license number, if applicable.

(D) The description of the document recording the perpetuation or use of the corner or references to the corner and the documents recording data, if applicable.

(iii) If the land corner recordation certificate is being filed for a corner that is being monumented under section 3a or 4 of the act, MCL 54.203a or 54.204, the surveyor shall indicate under part A that the land corner recordation certificate is being filed for a corner that is being monumented.

(o) Include a section labeled part B and titled surveyors report on perpetuation, restoration, reestablishment, or monumentation of corner. In this part, the surveyor shall do both of the following:

(i) Report on the evidence gathered, work performed, and decisions made.

(ii) Report how the evidence relates to the corner history and how it guided his or her decisions to perpetuate, restore, reestablish, or monument the corner.

(p) Include a section labeled part C and titled field evidence for perpetuation of corner that reports how the surveyor left the corner for future use. This part shall include both of the following:

(i) A description of the monument that includes all of the following:

(A) The monument material, including the component that generates the magnetic field required under section 2(f) of the act, MCL 54.202(f).

(B) The monuments dimensions when set, including the length and cross-section measurements.

(C) The monuments cross-section measurements when the monument is found in place.

(D) If capped, a description of the cap, including, but not limited to, the cap material and the surveyors license number marked on the cap.

(ii) Accessories for each monument shall be listed with a detailed description for each accessory that includes both of the following:

(A) Type of object or objects making up the accessory and the point to which the measurement is made.

(B) The accessory's location as it relates to the monument location by reporting both of the following:

(1) Direction, as it is related to north, from the monument to the accessory and identification by definition of the basis for north being reported.

(2) Distance from the monument to the accessory and identification of the unit of measurement being reported.

(q) License number of the surveyor responsible for the work.

(r) Date that the surveyor signed the form.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 54.252

2016 MR 10, Eff. 5/19/2016