Information Maintained by the Office of Code Revision Indiana Legislative Services Agency
IC 25-21.5-9
     Chapter 9. Authority of Land Surveyor

IC 25-21.5-9-1
Seals; authorized use
     Sec. 1. (a) The granting of registration extends to the land surveyor the authority to use a seal of a design authorized by the rules of the board. The act of affixing the seal attests to the land surveyor's acceptance of full professional responsibility for the sealed documents. A person may not stamp or seal a document with a seal while the certificate of the named land surveyor is expired or revoked.
    (b) Collection of field data, note reduction, computation, office analysis, and preparation of certificates and reports for a land survey, plan, specification, plat, drawing, or report sealed by a land surveyor must be performed by a land surveyor or an employee acting under the personal supervision and direction of the land surveyor.
As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997, SEC.19.

IC 25-21.5-9-2
Plats; approval or acceptance
     Sec. 2. A plat showing streets, lots, blocks, or any subdivision of land in Indiana may not be:
        (1) approved by a county planning or zoning authority; or
        (2) accepted for transfer or recording by a county auditor or recorder;
that has not been prepared or certified and sealed by the responsible land surveyor.
As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997, SEC.20.

IC 25-21.5-9-3
Maps; underground workings of mines
     Sec. 3. All maps required to show the underground workings of any mine in Indiana must be prepared, certified, and sealed by a professional engineer or land surveyor.
As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12.

IC 25-21.5-9-4
Limitations on practice
     Sec. 4. The practice of land surveying does not permit a land surveyor to design and construct sewage disposal stations, lift stations, or bridges or to prepare engineering plans for the construction of engineering projects other than those prescribed in IC 25-21.5-1-7.
As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997, SEC.21.

IC 25-21.5-9-5

Professional engineers; limitations on practice
     Sec. 5. The practice of land surveying does not prohibit a professional engineer from doing work that does not involve the location, description, establishment, or reestablishment of property corners or property lines.
As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997, SEC.22.

IC 25-21.5-9-6
Employees
     Sec. 6. (a) A land surveyor:
        (1) is personally responsible for designing and directing the training, procedures, and daily activities of an employee participating in any part of the land survey; and
        (2) shall maintain records that are reasonably necessary to establish that the responsibility of the land surveyor for the employee that is required by this section has been fulfilled.
    (b) Before a land surveyor completes, seals, or signs a survey, plan, specification, plat, drawing, or report, all procedures followed and the decisions made by the employee who participated in the survey, plan, specification, plat, drawing, or report must be reviewed and approved by the land surveyor.
As added by P.L.178-1997, SEC.23.

IC 25-21.5-9-7
Land surveyor entry on land, water, or property
     Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "public utility" means a corporation, company, partnership, limited liability company, political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13), individual, association of individuals, or their lessees, trustees, or receivers appointed by a court that own, operate, manage, or control any plant or equipment within Indiana for the:
        (1) conveyance of telephone messages;
        (2) production, transmission, delivery, or furnishing of heat, light, water, or power; or
        (3) collection, treatment, purification, and disposal in a sanitary manner of liquid and solid waste, sewage, night soil, and industrial waste.
    (b) Subject to section 8 of this chapter and except as provided in subsection (c), a land surveyor and any personnel under the supervision of a land surveyor may enter upon, over, or under any land, water, or property within Indiana for the limited purpose of the practice of land surveying. The land surveyor and any personnel under the supervision of the land surveyor may not interfere with any construction, operation, or maintenance activity being conducted upon the land, water, or property by the owner or occupant.
    (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a land surveyor and any personnel under the supervision of a land surveyor may not enter:
        (1) property owned or controlled by:
            (A) the Indiana department of homeland security; or

            (B) a public utility; or
        (2) a building, dwelling, or structure on the land or property.
As added by P.L.83-2011, SEC.1.

IC 25-21.5-9-8
Identification before entry; liability for damage
     Sec. 8. (a) To the extent practicable, before entering upon, over, or under any land, water, or property under section 7 of this chapter, a land surveyor and any personnel under the supervision of a land surveyor shall present written identification to the occupant of the land, water, or property.
    (b) A land surveyor and any personnel under the supervision of a land surveyor is liable for any damage that may occur to the land, water, or property as a result of entry upon, over, or under the land, water, or property under section 7 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.83-2011, SEC.2.