865 IAC 1-12-27 Surveyor location reports; purpose; scope

Sec. 27. (a) Surveyor location reports are designed for use by a title insurance company with loan policies on small tracts containing a one (1) to four (4) family house even if now used for commercial purposes. A surveyor location report shall not be used for nonresidential tracts greater than two (2) acres. (b) A registered land surveyor does not assume responsibility regarding the location or existence of any underground use except that indicated by readily visible surface evidence. The client shall be responsible for providing any title documents other than recorded plats that are required for the report. (c) The report must be done according to its record description, if any. No corner monuments are required to be set. The uncertainty of location for the report shall not exceed plus or minus: (1) one (1) foot on tracts in recorded subdivisions; or (2) two (2) feet for other tracts; unless otherwise specified and explained on the drawing. (d) House locations more than one hundred (100) feet from an exterior boundary: (1) may be estimated; and (2) need not comply with subsection (c). (e) Obtaining accurate and complete data on or near the perimeter of larger tracts is beyond the scope of the report. Therefore, on larger tracts: (1) location data for items more than one hundred (100) feet from the house may be estimated and need not comply with subsection (c); and (2) the data required by section 28(1) through 28(5) of this rule may be incomplete.