Sec. 60. (a) If a surveyor fails to perform any work required of the surveyor by this chapter, after ten (10) days written notice to the surveyor by any interested person the surveyor is liable with the surveyor’s sureties on the surveyor’s official bond:

(1) for all damages caused by the failure to perform the duty, including reasonable attorney‘s fees; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-26-8-60

  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
(2) to the person damaged.

     (b) An action on the bond of the surveyor for failure to perform a duty must be brought in the name of the state on the relation of:

(1) the county auditor; or

(2) the person injured.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-18-22.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.

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