In the resurvey of lands surveyed under the authority of the United States, the county surveyor or the county surveyor’s designee shall observe the following rules:

(1) Section and quarter-section corners, and all other corners established by the government survey, shall stand as the true corner.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 17-23-16

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) Missing corners shall be reestablished at the point where existing evidence would indicate the original corner was located by the government survey.
(3) In all cases, missing corners shall be reestablished with reference to the United States Manual of Surveying Instructions.