Bus. & Prof. Code, § 8773.4 · Article 5. Surveying Practice
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 8773.4
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A corner record shall be signed by a licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer and stamped with his or her seal, or in the case of an agency of the United States government or the State of California, the certificate may be signed by the chief of the survey party making the survey, setting forth his or her official title, prior to filing.
(b) A corner record need not be filed when:
(1) A corner record is on file and the corner is found as described in the existing corner record.
(2) All conditions of Section 8773 are complied with by proper notations on a record of survey map filed in compliance with the Professional Land Surveyors’ Act or a parcel or subdivision map, in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act.
(3) When the survey is a survey of a mobilehome park interior lot as defined in Section 18210 of the Health and Safety Code, provided that no subdivision map, official map, or record of survey has been previously filed for the interior lot or no conversion to residential ownership has occurred pursuant to Section 66428.1 of the Government Code.
(c) This section shall not apply to maps filed prior to January 1, 1974.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 607, Sec. 42. Effective January 1, 2004.
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