Land Surveying Public Records Repositories In Arizona (EFF. 10/23/2018)

Subject: Land Surveying Public Records Repositories in Arizona

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ARS § 33-105(A) reads:

“A land surveyor shall file a record of a land survey not later than ninety days after its completion with the county recorder of the county where the land is located if such survey establishes points or lines relating to land boundaries or property lines disclosing:”

ARS § 33-105(A)(1) reads:

“A material discrepancy based on the accuracy requirements of the current survey which, in whole or in part, does not appear on any map or record previously recorded or filed with the county recorder, county engineer, highway division of the department of transportation or the United States bureau of land management.”

Substantive Policy Statement

The Board interprets A.R.S. § 33-105(A)(1) to recognize that the offices of County Recorders and County Engineers, pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-562, the Arizona Department of Transportation, pursuant to A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 2, Article 5, and the Federal Bureau of Land Management are lawful locations to record public land surveys in Arizona where applicable.

Applicable Law: Arizona Revised Statutes ARS §33-105(A), ARS § 33-105(A)(1), ARS § 11-562, ARS Title 28 Chapter 2 Article 5.

Issued: October 23, 2018

Effective: October 23, 2018

Filed with the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office: October 25, 2018