Section 560.115. Surveyor certificate, true copies.

(1) The purpose of this rule is to prescribe the form and content of the certificate on the true copy of the plat, as required by the act. The surveyor and proprietor shall sign and date the final plat before making the true copies. True copies may be paper. Tax certification and approvals by the appropriate authorities may be obtained in any order  before the  county plat board's approval.

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

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

(b)     Plat caption as follows:

(i)     Name of plat.

(ii)     Quarter section, government lot number, or name of tract.

(iii)     Section number, when applicable.

(iv)     Private claim number when applicable.

(v)     Township and range when applicable.

(vi)     Name of municipality.

(vii)     Name of county.

(viii)     State of Michigan.

(c)          Insert  the  officer  and  authorities   with  jurisdiction  for   approval  from  the following list:

(i)	(name)	, county drain commissioner.
(ii)	(name)	, county road commission.
(iii)	(name	, governing body of the municipality.
(iv)	(name)	, Michigan department of transportation.
(v)	(names)	, county plat board.

(d)    Date surveyor signs the certificate on the true copy.

(e)     )  Surveyor's hand written signature as printed.

(f)    )  Surveyor's license number.

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

(3)     When approved, the true copies shall be returned to the proprietor  or surveyor to accompany the final plat to the county plat board.

SURVEYOR CERTIFICATION OF TRUE COPY

I,                (a)               , surveyor, certify:

That pursuant to section 560.101 to 560.293, this is a true copy of the final plat of   b)   ; and, that the final plat is subject to the approval of each of the following agencies (whose approval is required under section 560.101 to 560.293):                                                     (c)                  .

                 (d)                     

Signature               (e)      

Date                                                     Printed name       (a)       _                                  License no.                          (f)                                            

(g) Surveyor’s seal

Note: (a) to (g) refer to identically lettered paragraphs of the rule.

History: 2008 AACS.