New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 12 - TRADE, COMMERCE AND BANKING
Chapter 8 - TRADE PRACTICES AND REGULATIONS
Part 2 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SURVEYING IN NEW MEXICO
Section 12.8.2.17 - MONUMENTS

A. Except as prescribed in Subsections B and C of 12.8.2.16 NMAC, monuments set by the surveyor shall be ferrous metal, at least one-half inch in diameter (or the equivalent if other than round) and at least 16 inches long. They shall bear a metal or plastic cap stamped with the surveyor's license number.

B. Corners which fall upon a hard surface shall be monumented with a chiseled cross or a nail in a disk or tag bearing the surveyor's registration number.

C. When a corner is located at a place where it is not practical to set a monument or a monument at the corner is likely to be destroyed, at least one reference monument shall be set and dimensioned on the plat such that the location of the corner can be reestablished.

D. Monuments for the exterior corners of a subdivision shall be set by the surveyor who certified the plat of the subdivision prior to recordation of the subdivision plat. It is the responsibility of the subdivider to ensure that interior corners of a subdivision are set within 30 days of completion of the construction of infrastructure improvements but within one year after recordation of the subdivision plat. The board of licensure may elect to extend the time period upon the showing of good cause. The surveyor certifying the subdivision plat shall be responsible for notifying the subdivider by either including a statement regarding this responsibility in the executed contract for services or by letter sent certified mail, return receipt requested. The requirements of this section are met if any surveyor stakes the interior corners of the subdivision. If the subdivision is developed in phases, the interior corners of each phase may be staked by separate surveyors, provided the above stated time limits are met or extended by decision of the board of licensure. Under this section, it is the responsibility of each surveyor who stakes the interior corners of a subdivision to record an affidavit with the county clerk. Said affidavit shall be signed and sealed by the surveyor and shall contain at least the following: subdivision name as shown on the recorded plat, all recording information, name of subdivider, type of monuments set and, if the surveyor is staking a phase of the subdivision, the limits of responsibility. If the surveyor is required to record a plat of survey under the requirements of Subsection J of 12.8.2.9 NMAC, the affidavit may be included on said plat.

E. A surveyor shall perpetuate monuments established by the public land survey system which the surveyor finds in need of rehabilitation or replacement. A description of the monument as found and as restored or referenced and all available dimensions to other monuments shall be reported on a recorded plat. Said plat may be a boundary survey plat. If circumstances do not require a boundary survey plat, a plat depicting only the rehabilitated or replaced monuments will satisfy the requirements of this section.

F. For monuments which pertain to the survey, a surveyor shall perpetuate those monuments which the surveyor finds in need of rehabilitation or replacement. A description of the monument as found and as restored or referenced and all available dimensions to other monuments shall be reported on a recorded plat.