Mich. Admin. Code R. 560.120 - Surveyor's certificate; amended plats

Rule 120.

(1) The purpose of this rule is to prescribe the form and content of this certificate for an amended plat.

(2) The surveyor shall affix on the amended plat and shall use the certificate which follows and it shall contain the following:

(a) Name of surveyor who personally performed or had direct charge of the survey and making of the amended plat.

(b) Description of the land as follows:

(i) Name of the affected plat and its original caption. Also include the name of the current municipality, when different. A different municipality may result from incorporation, consolidation, annexation, or conditional transfer. Show the new municipality in parenthesis.

(ii) Any part of an original plat being replatted, if applicable.

(iii) Description of the exterior boundary of the amended plat as required by the act. If a segment of the plat boundary has a curvilinear line, the direction of the curve shall be stated in addition to the required curve data.

(iv) Name and the liber and page or document number of abutting plats and condominiums.

(v) Statement that plat includes all lands between intermediate traverse line and water's edge when applicable.

(vi) Number of lots, outlots, parks and other grounds.

(vii) Acreage shown to 1/10th of an acre.

(c) Date of certification.

(d) Name of firm and its legal address.

(e) Surveyor's hand written signature as printed in subdivision (a) of this subrule. If the surveyor is also a partner or principal officer of a firm, the office held shall be indicated below the signature.

(f) Michigan license number.

(g) Surveyor's seal (facsimile in durable, pigment based black ink shall be used).

(h) Name of the plaintiff or plaintiffs identified on the judgment.

(i) Name of the judge that signed the judgment.

(j) Circuit court file number.

(k) Name of the county in which the judgment was entered.

(3) If a firm of surveyors, name and legal address of the firm, a partner or principal officer shall also hand-sign the certificate above its printed name and license number, unless the surveyor signing in subrule 2(e) is a partner or principal officer.

SURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATE

I, ________ (2)(a) ________ , surveyor, certify:

That I have surveyed and mapped the land shown on this amended plat, described as follows:

_____________ (2)(b) ___________________ .

That I have made such survey and amended plat by the direction of the plaintiff(s).

That such amended plat is a correct representation of the exterior boundary of the land surveyed.

That the required monuments and lot markers have been located in the ground, as required by the act.

That the accuracy of survey is within the limits required by the act.

That the bearings shown on the amended plat are expressed as required by the act and as explained in the legend.

That such amended plat is a true and exact copy of the portion of the plat of _____ (2)(b)(i) ______ as amended by the judgment to vacate, correct or revise the plat or a portion of the plat in the matter of _____ (2)(h) _____ , plaintiff(s), which was entered by circuit court judge, ______ (2)(i) ______ , in the county of _____ (2)(k) _____ , State of Michigan, on _____ day of _________ , _______ .

Circuit court file number: _____ (2)(j) _____

_________ (2)(c) ___________

(2)(d) Print name of firm Date address

_____________ (3) _________________

(Print principals name, title and license number)

________ (2)(e) & (f) _______________

Print surveyors name and license number

(2)(g) Surveyors seal

___________ (2)(e) _____________________

Notes

Mich. Admin. Code R. 560.120

2008 AACS

(2)(a) to (2)(j) refer to identically lettered paragraphs of the rule and (3) refers to paragraph (3) of the rules.