70-22-105. Filing permitted as to any corner or accessory. (1) A surveyor may file a corner record to any property corner, property controlling corner, reference monument, or accessory to a corner.

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Terms Used In Montana Code 70-22-105

  • accessory to a corner: means any exclusively identifiable physical object whose spatial relationship to the corner is recorded. See Montana Code 70-22-103
  • monument: means an accessory that is presumed to occupy the exact position of a corner. See Montana Code 70-22-103
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
  • property corner: means a geographic point on the surface of the earth and is on, is a part of, and controls a property line. See Montana Code 70-22-103
  • reference monument: means a special monument that does not occupy the same geographical position as the corner itself but whose spatial relationship to the corner is recorded and that serves to witness the corner. See Montana Code 70-22-103
  • surveyor: means a person who is licensed to practice land surveying under Title 37, chapter 67, and has a paid-up license for that calendar year or who is authorized under Title 37, chapter 67, to practice land surveying. See Montana Code 70-22-103

(2)The filing of a properly completed corner record, documenting survey data used to determine the position of the corner, may be filed in lieu of filing a certificate of survey, as provided in 76-3-404, for the following listed corners:

(a)a single, previously filed or recorded property corner;

(b)a property controlling corner;

(c)a reference monument; or

(d)an accessory to a corner.