Texas Administrative Code
Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS
Part 6 - TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS
Chapter 138 - COMPLIANCE AND PROFESSIONALISM FOR SURVEYORS
Subchapter E - PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS
Section 138.85 - Boundary Construction
Universal Citation: 22 TX Admin Code ยง 138.85
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
When delineating a boundary line as an integral portion of a survey, the land surveyor shall:
(1) Respect junior/senior rights for boundary retracement;
(2) Follow the footsteps of the original land surveyor;
(3) Follow the documented records of the land title affecting the boundaries being surveyed;
(A) Rely on the appropriate deeds and/or
other documents including those for adjoining parcels for the location of the
boundaries of the subject parcel(s).
(B) A land surveyor assuming the
responsibility of performing a land survey also assumes the responsibility for
such research of adequate thoroughness to support the determination of the
location of the boundaries of the land being surveyed. The land surveyor may
rely on record data related to the determination of boundaries furnished for
the registrants' use by a qualified provider, provided the registrant
reasonably believes such data to be sufficient and notes, references, or
credits the documentation by which it is furnished.
(C) All boundaries shall be connected to
identifiable physical monuments related to corners of record dignity. In the
absence of such monumentation the land surveyor's opinion of the boundary
location shall be supported by other appropriate physical evidence, which shall
be explained in a land surveyor's sketch or written report.
(D) Shall review the record instruments that
identify the adjacent properties researched to prepare the boundary and cite
the record instruments on the drawing.
(4) Follow the intent of the boundary location as evidenced by the record;
(5) Respect the proper application of the rules of dignity (priority) of calls, and applicable statutory and case law of Texas.
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