MCL - Index of Chapter 54
NOTE: Dates reflect any modification to item, not necessarily a change in law.
| Title | Subject |
|---|---|
| Chapter 54 | SURVEYORS |
| R.S. of 1846 | Revised Statutes of 1846 (54.95 - 54.106) |
| R-S-1846-54-95-14 | CHAPTER 14 Chapter 14. Of County Officers. (54.95...54.106) |
| R-S-1846-54-95-14-COUNTY-SURVEYORS. | COUNTY SURVEYORS. (54.95...54.106) |
| Section 54.95 | County surveyor; abolition of office; reestablishment of office; eligibility for election or appointment; bond. |
| Section 54.96 | County surveyor; deputies, appointment, revocation; oath of office. |
| Section 54.97 | County surveyor; certificates as evidence. |
| Section 54.98 | County surveyor; requested surveys. |
| Section 54.99 | Interest disqualification; surveys by surveyor of adjoining county. |
| Section 54.100 | County surveyor; record book, contents, certification; field notes, preservation, index, certificate; deposit, fireproof vault, location; public inspection; bookkeeping requirement. |
| Section 54.101 | County surveyor; delivery of records to successor, neglect, penalty. |
| Section 54.102 | County surveyor; contract for copies of original federal surveys, payment, binding; records of former surveyors, payment; admissible as evidence. |
| Section 54.103 | Survey principles. |
| Section 54.105 | Residents' corners and lines; re-location, perpetuation, survey; expenses, allocation; refusal to pay, lien. |
| Section 54.105a | Residents' corners and lines; re-location, perpetuation, survey requested; refusal to pay surveyor's charges, assessment. |
| Section 54.106 | County surveyor and deputy; compensation; determination; expenses and fees; liability for trespass. |
| Act 115 of 1976 | RIGHT OF ENTRY BY SURVEYORS (54.121 - 54.124) |
| Section 54.121 | “Surveyor” defined. |
| Section 54.122 | Right of entry; identification of vehicle. |
| Section 54.123 | Liability. |
| Section 54.124 | Forfeiture of claim for damage or injury. |
| Act 74 of 1970 | CORNER RECORDATION ACT (54.201 - 54.210d) |
| Section 54.201 | Short title; corner recordation act. |
| Section 54.202 | Definitions. |
| Section 54.203 | Original public land survey corner; completion and filing of land corner recordation certificate. |
| Section 54.203a | Protracted public land survey corner; completion and filing of land corner recordation certificate. |
| Section 54.203b | Property controlling corner; recordation. |
| Section 54.204 | Corner record; completion and filing of land corner recordation certificate. |
| Section 54.205 | Land corner recordation certificate; information to be included; promulgation of rules. |
| Section 54.206 | Preservation of completed land corner recordation certificate; numerical order; placement of book and page number on index; public inspection; filing fee. |
| Section 54.207 | Monumenting corner and each accessory to corner; physical condition; witness monument; reference monuments; report. |
| Section 54.208 | Signing, dating, and sealing land recordation certificate. |
| Section 54.209 | Repealed. 2000, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2000. |
| Section 54.210 | Monuments; placement; magnetic field. |
| Section 54.210a | Repealed. 2000, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2000. |
| Section 54.210b | Repealed. 1988, Act 26, Eff. May 1, 1988. |
| Section 54.210c | Effect of noncompliance. |
| Section 54.210d | Defacing, destroying, altering, or removing monument, accessory, witness monument, or reference monument; penalty; temporary removal; resetting and rewitnessing; report. |
| Act 132 of 1970 | CERTIFIED SURVEYS (54.211 - 54.213) |
| Section 54.211 | Certified true copy of survey; recordation; exemptions. |
| Section 54.212 | Certified survey map; requirements; permanent markers for corners; exception. |
| Section 54.213 | Survey map; requirements. |
| Act 149 of 1883 | SECTION CORNERS AND QUARTER POSTS (54.221 - 54.222) |
| Section 54.221 | Section corners and quarter posts; establishment, records; referendum, tax levy, limitation. |
| Section 54.222 | Section corners and quarter posts; marking; removal, penalty. |
| Act 9 of 1964 | MICHIGAN COORDINATE SYSTEMS (54.231 - 54.239) |
| Section 54.231 | Michigan coordinate system of 1927 and Michigan coordinate system of 1983 established; division of state into north zone, central zone, and south zone. |
| Section 54.231a | Definitions. |
| Section 54.232 | Land description. |
| Section 54.233 | Use of coordinates. |
| Section 54.234 | Tract extending from 1 coordinate zone into another coordinate zone; reference to boundaries. |
| Section 54.235 | Michigan coordinate system of 1927; definition; determination of position. |
| Section 54.235a | Michigan coordinate system of 1983; definition; determination of position. |
| Section 54.236 | Presentation of coordinates for recording; contents of recording document. |
| Section 54.237 | Use of coordinates on map, report of survey, or other document. |
| Section 54.238 | Describing location of survey station or land boundary corner; conflicting descriptions. |
| Section 54.239 | Sole system after December 31, 1989. |
| Act 196 of 1941 | COUNTY SURVEYOR ABOLISHED (54.251 - 54.252) |
| Section 54.251 | County surveyor in counties over 500,000; office abolished. |
| Section 54.252 | Referendum on adoption of act; ballot, form. |
| Act 345 of 1990 | STATE SURVEY AND REMONUMENTATION ACT (54.261 - 54.279) |
| Section 54.261 | Short title. |
| Section 54.262 | Definitions. |
| Section 54.263 | State survey and remonumentation commission; creation; membership; terms; vacancy; compensation; expenses. |
| Section 54.264 | Commission; chairperson; meetings. |
| Section 54.265 | Conduct of business at public meetings; public notice; writings. |
| Section 54.266 | Duties of department; expediting county's plan; payment or reimbursement of costs; interaction with commission. |
| Section 54.267 | Employee as surveyor. |
| Section 54.268 | County monumentation and remonumentation plan; perpetual monument maintenance plan; rules; submission; provisions; failure to establish and submit plan or revised plan; expediting plan; geodetic control stations. |
| Section 54.269 | County surveyor as county representative for surveying projects. |
| Section 54.269a | Grant administrator; appointment; responsibilities. |
| Section 54.269b | County peer review group as panel of surveyors; appointment; responsibilities. |
| Section 54.270 | Conducting monumentation or remonumentation under negotiated contract; cost. |
| Section 54.271 | State survey and remonumentation fund; creation as separate fund; administration; deposit of money, interest, and earnings; gifts or donations from individuals or corporations; establishment of restricted subaccounts. |
| Section 54.272 | State survey and remonumentation fund; use of money; provisions applicable to deposited funds; limitation. |
| Section 54.273 | Application for annual grant; form. |
| Section 54.274 | Grant; conditions. |
| Section 54.275 | Grant recipient to obtain authorization for significant change to plan; revocation or withholding of grant. |
| Section 54.276 | Records. |
| Section 54.277 | Rules. |
| Section 54.277a | Contested case proceeding. |
| Section 54.278 | Effective date. |
| Section 54.279 | Conditional effective date. |
| Act 259 of 2010 | Repealed-MICHIGAN AND INDIANA STATE LINE MONUMENTATION ACT (54.291 - 54.305) |
| Act 81 of 2022 |
MICHIGAN-INDIANA STATE LINE REMONUMENTATION ACT (54.311 - 54.323) ***** Act 81 of 2022 THIS ACT IS REPEALED BY ACT 81 OF 2022 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026. See MCL 54.323 ***** |
| Section 54.311 | Short title. |
| Section 54.313 | Definitions. |
| Section 54.315 | Michigan-Indiana state line commission; establishment; membership; appointment; meetings; quorum; public meeting; compensation. |
| Section 54.317 | Duties of commission; replacement of lost corner positions; collaboration. |
| Section 54.319 | Submission of survey and report to legislature. |
| Section 54.321 | Professional surveying services; procurement. |
| Section 54.323 | Repeal of act. |