Sections
Part 1 Corner Recordation Act § 70-22-101 – § 70-22-115
Part 2 Montana Coordinate System § 70-22-201 – § 70-22-211
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Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 70 > Chapter 22 - Corner Recordation Act Surveys and Coordinates

  • accessory to a corner: means any exclusively identifiable physical object whose spatial relationship to the corner is recorded. See Montana Code 70-22-103
  • board: means the board of professional engineers and professional land surveyors provided for in 2-15-1763. See Montana Code 70-22-103
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • monument: means an accessory that is presumed to occupy the exact position of a corner. See Montana Code 70-22-103
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • property corner: means a geographic point on the surface of the earth and is on, is a part of, and controls a property line. See Montana Code 70-22-103
  • public land survey corner: means any corner actually established and monumented in an original survey or resurvey used as a basis of legal description for issuing a patent for the land to a private person from the United States government. See Montana Code 70-22-103
  • reference monument: means a special monument that does not occupy the same geographical position as the corner itself but whose spatial relationship to the corner is recorded and that serves to witness the corner. See Montana Code 70-22-103
  • surveyor: means a person who is licensed to practice land surveying under Title 37, chapter 67, and has a paid-up license for that calendar year or who is authorized under Title 37, chapter 67, to practice land surveying. See Montana Code 70-22-103
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Usual: means according to usage. See Montana Code 1-1-206