Colorado Code
Article 51 - Minimum Standards for Land Surveys and Plats
§ 38-51-102. Definitions

As used in this article 51, unless the context otherwise requires:

(6.3) "Corner" means a point of reference determined by the surveying process.

(7.5) "Geographic information system land position" or "GIS land position" means a location in a geographic information system intended to control the mapping location of the boundaries of a tract or parcel of land that may be field surveyed, scaled, calculated, plotted by photogrammetric or remote sensing methods, or located by physical or cultural features.

(12.3) "Monument" means the object or physical structure that marks the corner point.

(16.1) "Professional land surveyor of record" means the professional land surveyor whose signature and seal appear on an original subdivision plat, land survey plat, or parcel description currently recorded in the office of the clerk and recorder in which the subdivision plat, land survey plat, or parcel description is situated.

Source: L. 94: Entire article R&RE, p. 1514, § 47, effective July 1. L. 97: (6) and (11) amended and (6.3) and (12.3) added, p. 1630, § 7, effective July 1; (7.5) added, p. 145, § 1, effective August 6. L. 2004: (5) and (16) amended, p. 1316, § 72, effective May 28. L. 2007: (12) amended, p. 294, § 6, effective August 3. L. 2010: (16.1) and (21) added, (HB 10-1085), ch. 95, p. 324, § 4, effective August 11. L. 2019: IP, (5), and (16) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1727, § 246, effective October 1.
Editor's note: The provisions of this section are similar to provisions of several former sections as they existed prior to 1994. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.