Oregon Statutes 209.200 – Resurvey of federally surveyed lands
In the resurvey of lands surveyed under the authority of the United States, the county surveyor or a registered professional land surveyor shall observe the following rules:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 209.200
- County surveyor: means an individual appointed or elected to the office of county surveyor and who is responsible for performing the duties of such office as described by law. See Oregon Statutes 209.005
- Registered professional land surveyor: has the meaning given that term in ORS § 672. See Oregon Statutes 209.005
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(1) Section and quarter-section corners, and all other corners established and approved by the General Land Office or its successors, must stand as the legal and permanent corners.
(2) A legal and permanent corner must be reestablished at the identical spot where the original corner was located by the government survey, when the identical spot can be determined.
(3) When the identical spot cannot be determined, the legal and permanent corner must be reestablished with reference to the current United States Manual of Surveying Instructions. [Amended by 1979 c.653 § 13; 1989 c.394 § 13; 2007 c.71 § 70]
[Repealed by 1979 c.653 § 18]