Section 560.104. Plat material and copies.

(1) The purpose of this rule is to establish the specifications for approved material for plats as provided by the act.

(2)      The surveyor shall prepare the final plat, on archival quality untreated polyester film 3 to 5  mil in-thickness  by 1  of  the following methods:

(a)    )  Photographic fixed-line.

(b)     Digital copy press.

(c)      Another method that is at least the archival equivalent to 1 specified in either subdivisions (a) or (b) of this subrule may be substituted when the manufacturer's specifications of that product accompany the final plat to the county plat board and the department of labor and economic growth.

A reproduction process that utilizes fuser oil technology shall not be used.

(3)     The department of labor and economic growth shall arrange for a qualified reproduction source to make the necessary reproductions on archival quality polyester film or equivalent product at the best available price and service.

(4)       All signatures and all revisions shall be executed in durable, pigment based, black ink. The final plat shall be signed using a pen that produces a line having a width not more than 1 Millimeter, 0.04 inch or line produced by rapidograph pen size no. 3.

History: 1979 AC; 2008 AACS.