field notes and B&P 8761
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goodgps
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Field notes of all surveyors are quasi-public. The public agency can request a copy set of your field notes when you submit mapping for review. Because they are conidered quasi, they often times are not stamped. This does not prohibit field notes from being stamped and it shouldn't cause any riff.
In todays modern tech world, the poor lonely field book has taken a back seat to electronic coordinate print outs which are mistakenly called field notes.
Here, I insist a copy of the field notes be pllaced into the office folder and field folder of each job, prior to reindexing the field book. These notes can be submitted (and sometimes are) to the public agency, during review process.
They could be stamped as court exhibit I s'pose
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In todays modern tech world, the poor lonely field book has taken a back seat to electronic coordinate print outs which are mistakenly called field notes.
Here, I insist a copy of the field notes be pllaced into the office folder and field folder of each job, prior to reindexing the field book. These notes can be submitted (and sometimes are) to the public agency, during review process.
They could be stamped as court exhibit I s'pose
"Good"
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mpallamary
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Stamping field notes
Once a document is released and leaves your office and is circulated, whether you work for a public agency or not, you have to establish that it is your work and more importantly that you are in "responsible charge" of that work As to agency field notes, if another relies on them and/or they are released, you have to abide by the law. I oftentimes reference field notes in my work for if they are considered, they are evidence and if they are evidence, they can be examined and impeached. I always assign responsibility to the person who is responsible for the work. Otherwise, why license the profession? Anyone can prepare a set of field notes.
B&P Code 8761.
(a) Any licensed land surveyor or civil engineer authorized
to practice land surveying may practice land surveying and prepare
maps, plats, reports, descriptions, or other documentary evidence in
connection with that practice. All maps, plats, reports,
descriptions, or other documents shall be prepared by, or under the
responsible charge of a licensed land surveyor or civil engineer
authorized to practice land surveying and shall include his or her
name and license number. If the document has multiple pages or
sheets, the signature, the seal or stamp, date of signing and sealing
or stamping, and expiration date of the license shall appear, at a
minimum, on the title sheet, cover sheet or page, or signature sheet.
(b) Interim maps, plats, reports, descriptions, or other documents
shall include a notation as to the intended purpose of the map,
plat, report, description, or other document, such as "preliminary"
or "for examination only."
(c) All final maps, plats, reports, descriptions, or other
documents issued by a licensed land surveyor or civil engineer
authorized to practice land surveying shall bear the signature and
seal or stamp of the licensee, the date of signing and sealing or
stamping, and the expiration date of the license.
(d) It is unlawful for any person to sign, stamp, seal, or approve
any map, plat, report, description, or other document unless the
person is authorized to practice land surveying.
(e) It is unlawful for any person to stamp or seal any map, plat,
report, description, or other document with the seal after the
certificate of the licensee that is named on the seal has expired or
has been suspended or revoked, unless the certificate has been
renewed or reissued.
Good luck.
As with most things legal and otherwise, prudence is the best practice. If you are not comfortable stamping your field notes, I would interpret that to mean that you are not confident in them. If you do your work properly, you should not have any problems stamping your work.
B&P Code 8761.
(a) Any licensed land surveyor or civil engineer authorized
to practice land surveying may practice land surveying and prepare
maps, plats, reports, descriptions, or other documentary evidence in
connection with that practice. All maps, plats, reports,
descriptions, or other documents shall be prepared by, or under the
responsible charge of a licensed land surveyor or civil engineer
authorized to practice land surveying and shall include his or her
name and license number. If the document has multiple pages or
sheets, the signature, the seal or stamp, date of signing and sealing
or stamping, and expiration date of the license shall appear, at a
minimum, on the title sheet, cover sheet or page, or signature sheet.
(b) Interim maps, plats, reports, descriptions, or other documents
shall include a notation as to the intended purpose of the map,
plat, report, description, or other document, such as "preliminary"
or "for examination only."
(c) All final maps, plats, reports, descriptions, or other
documents issued by a licensed land surveyor or civil engineer
authorized to practice land surveying shall bear the signature and
seal or stamp of the licensee, the date of signing and sealing or
stamping, and the expiration date of the license.
(d) It is unlawful for any person to sign, stamp, seal, or approve
any map, plat, report, description, or other document unless the
person is authorized to practice land surveying.
(e) It is unlawful for any person to stamp or seal any map, plat,
report, description, or other document with the seal after the
certificate of the licensee that is named on the seal has expired or
has been suspended or revoked, unless the certificate has been
renewed or reissued.
Good luck.
As with most things legal and otherwise, prudence is the best practice. If you are not comfortable stamping your field notes, I would interpret that to mean that you are not confident in them. If you do your work properly, you should not have any problems stamping your work.