Section 560.120. Surveyor's certificate; amended plats.

 (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 principal’s name, title and

license number)

(2)(g)

Surveyor’s seal

               (2)(e) & (f)                             Print surveyor’s name and

license number

                    (2)(e)                                       

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

History: 2008 AACS.