Chapter 381 — Petition

381.01 Petition Allows a town board or taxpayers to petition the county board to order a survey or subdivision of a township or section. 381.02 Meeting; Notice Requires the county board to hold a public meeting with notice before deciding on a survey petition. 381.03 Hearing; Contract With Surveyor Authorizes the county board to approve a survey petition, appoint a licensed surveyor, and begin the survey process. 381.04 Duties of Surveyor Requires the surveyor to keep complete records and field notes and prepare a plat showing all affected tracts and their … 381.05 Plat as Evidence Establishes the survey plat as prima facie evidence of correct boundaries once approved by the county board and filed … 381.06 Expenses; Assessment Requires the surveyor to report expenses to the county board, which then apportions costs among affected properties. 381.07 Assessment; Notice; Confirmation Requires the county board to give public notice of the assessment, allow corrections, and confirm the final assessment. 381.08 Assessment Entered on Tax Duplicate Directs the county auditor to add the confirmed survey assessment to the property tax bill for collection. 381.09 Expenses, How Paid Provides that survey expenses are paid from the county general revenue fund, not exceeding the assessment amount. 381.10 Appeals Allows any aggrieved person to appeal the survey confirmation order to district court. 381.11 Not to Affect Lines Fixed by Agreement Preserves existing property boundary lines established by agreement and existing roads from being changed by a … 381.12 Section Corners Perpetuated Authorizes county boards to employ surveyors to restore and perpetuate public land survey corner monuments, with tax … 381.125 Public Land Survey System Monument Grant Program Creates a grant program administered by the chief geospatial information officer to fund county preservation and … 381.13 Township Landmarks Requires county boards to place a durable magnetic monument at the northeast corner of each congressional township. 381.14 Former county survey provision, repealed in 1959. 381.15 Former county survey provision, repealed in 1959. 381.16 Former county survey provision, repealed in 1959. 381.17 Former county survey provision, repealed in 1959. 381.18 Former county survey provision, repealed in 1959. 381.19 Violations; Penalty Makes it a misdemeanor to willfully remove, destroy, or deface a lawfully erected survey monument.