70-22-206. Conformity to standards required for use of coordinates in recorded instrument. Coordinates based on the Montana coordinate system NAD 83 purporting to define the position of a point on a land boundary may not be presented to be recorded in any public land records or deed records unless the coordinates have been tied to or originated from monumented first-order or higher accuracy horizontal control points that are adjusted to and published as part of the national spatial reference system. Public land or deed records presented for recording that purport to define the position of a point on a land boundary based on coordinates from the Montana coordinate system NAD 83 must contain a statement that identifies the first-order or higher accuracy control stations used in the survey, the specific NAD 83 datum adjustment tag of the coordinates used, and the type of equipment and methods used to perform the survey.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 232, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 67-2016; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 137, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 494, L. 2001.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 22. Corner Recordation Act Surveys and Coordinates
Part 2. Montana Coordinate System
70-22-201. Coordinate systems adopted -- designation -- division of state into zones
70-22-202. Designation of system by zone
70-22-203. Use of x- and y-coordinates
70-22-204. Description of location
70-22-205. Technical description of zones
70-22-206. Conformity to standards required for use of coordinates in recorded instrument
70-22-207. Use of term Montana coordinate system limited
70-22-208. Public land survey description to prevail
70-22-209. Purchaser or mortgagee not required to rely on description using systems