PURPOSE: These minimum standards provide the surveyor and recipient of boundary surveys with a realistic guideline for adequate survey performance. This rule describes the types of surveys to which these minimum standards apply.

The minimum standards in this chapter apply to all property boundary surveys made for determining the location of land boundaries and land boundary corners, but do not apply to preliminary plats or plans, plot plans, engineering surveys; geodetic surveys; cartographic surveys, or Surveyor’s Real Property Report. Any individual or corporation registered with the board to perform land surveying services in this state shall be familiar with and comply with these minimum standards. The Missouri Minimum Standards for Property Boundary Surveys are not intended to be used in place of professional land surveying judgement. There may be special circumstances and conditions that make it impractical to comply with some provisions of the minimum standards. If the survey deviates from these minimum standards, this deviation shall be noted, described, and justified on the plat of survey by the professional land surveyor. This provision cannot be used to intentionally circumvent the basic tenets of these minimum standards.

AUTHORITY: section 327.041, RSMo Supp. 1993.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 30- 16.010. Original rule filed May 3, 1994, effective Dec. 30, 1994. Moved to 20 CSR 2030-16.010, effective Aug. 28, 2006.

*Original authority: 327.041 1969, amended 1981, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1999.