§ 11-7-1 Number; qualifications, appointment, and term of office
§ 11-7-2 Bond
§ 11-7-3 Removal
§ 11-7-4 Duties generally
§ 11-7-5 Right of entry upon lands for execution of court ordered survey; penalty for obstruction of surveyor, etc
§ 11-7-6 Fees for court ordered survey taxed as costs
§ 11-7-7 Oath of chain bearers; preparation and contents of plat of lands or lots surveyed
§ 11-7-8 When survey or plat evidence of facts stated
§ 11-7-9 Liability for damages
§ 11-7-10 Rights as to fences or buildings not lost by straightening or location of section, etc., lines
§ 11-7-11 Right of entry upon lands for execution of surveys requested by interested persons
§ 11-7-12 Compensation of surveyor, chain bearers, and markers

Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 11 > Subtitle 1 > Chapter 7 - Surveyors

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1