Utah Code 17-23-18. Amendment of survey maps or narratives by affidavit of corrections
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(1) Any survey map or narrative filed under the provisions of this chapter may be amended by an affidavit of corrections:
Terms Used In Utah Code 17-23-18
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Land: includes :(18)(a) land;(18)(b) a tenement;(18)(c) a hereditament;(18)(d) a water right;(18)(e) a possessory right; and(18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) to show any courses or distances omitted from the map or narrative;(1)(b) to correct an error in the description of the real property shown on the map or narrative; or(1)(c) to correct any other errors or omissions where the error or omission is ascertainable from the data shown on the map or narrative as recorded.
(2)
(2)(a) The affidavit of correction shall be prepared by the licensed professional land surveyor who filed the map or narrative.
(2)(b) In the event of the death, disability, or retirement from practice of the surveyor who filed the map or narrative, the county surveyor may prepare the affidavit of correction.
(2)(c) The affidavit shall set forth in detail the corrections made.
(2)(d) The seal and signature of the licensed professional land surveyor filing the affidavit of correction shall be affixed to the affidavit.
(3) The county surveyor having jurisdiction of the map or narrative shall certify that the affidavit of correction has been examined and that the changes shown on the map or narrative are changes permitted under this section.
(4) Nothing in this section permits changes in courses or distances for the purpose of redesigning parcel configurations.