Title IX, LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Ch. 331 - 420)

1. A person employed in the execution of a survey authorized by the United States government may enter upon lands within this state for the purpose of exploring, triangulating, leveling, surveying, and doing any other work necessary to carry out the objects of laws relative to su…

If a person willfully defaces, injures, or removes a signal, monument, building, or other property of the United States national geodetic survey, or the United States geological survey, constructed or used under the federal law, the person is subject to a civil penalty not exceed…

The Iowa plane coordinate system may be used for the purpose of conducting official surveys, as defined by the United States national geodetic survey or a successor agency. As used in this section , “Iowa plane coordinate system” means the system established by the United States …

This chapter applies to all agencies of the United States government, this state, or a political subdivision of this state and to all persons engaged in the practice of land surveying. 90 Acts, ch 1236, §2 C91, §114A.2 C93, §355.2

Pursuant to chapter 542B , the engineering and land surveying examining board may adopt rules consistent with the rules prescribed by the Acts of Congress and the instructions of the United States Secretary of the Interior. 90 Acts, ch 1236, §3 C91, §114A.3 C93, §355.3

The surveyor shall acquire data necessary to retrace record title boundaries, center lines, and other boundary line locations in accordance with the legal descriptions including applicable provisions of chapter 650 . The surveyor shall analyze the data and make a careful determin…

1. Measurements shall be made with instruments and methods capable of attaining the required accuracy for the particular problem involved. 2. Measurements as placed on plats shall be in conformance with the capabilities of the instruments used. 3. In a closed traverse the sum of …

1. The surveyor shall confirm the prior establishment of control monuments at each controlling corner on the boundaries of the parcel or tract of land being surveyed. If no control monuments exist, the surveyor shall place the monuments. Control monuments shall be constructed of …

1. If during the construction of a public improvement project the governmental entity or other organization responsible for the public improvement project determines that a monument is likely to be disturbed or removed, the entity or organization shall hire or cause to be hired a…

A plat of survey shall be made, showing information developed by the survey, for each land survey performed for the purpose of correcting boundaries, correcting descriptions of surveyed land, or for the division of land. Each plat of survey shall conform to the following provisio…

A retracement plat of survey shall be made, showing information developed by the survey, for each land survey performed for the purpose of surveying an existing recorded description of one or more parcels or tracts of land and shall not be used for the division of land. Each retr…

Subdivision plats shall conform to the following provisions where applicable: 1. The original plat drawing shall remain the property of the surveyor. 2. The size of each plat sheet shall not be less than eight and one-half inches by eleven inches. 3. If more than one sheet is use…

A description defining land boundaries written for conveyance or other purposes shall be complete, providing definite and unequivocal identification of the property lines or boundaries. The description shall be sufficient to enable the description to be platted and retraced. The …