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<chapter num="03" heading="Survey Markers" title_num="09" subtitle_num="13">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Purpose.">
    <text>The purpose of these regulations is to promulgate minimum standards for survey markers set by all licensees that will insure the permanency of the marker and allow for easy identification of the licensee responsible for setting the marker.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Marker Specifications.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>All licensees shall use a survey marker made of durable material that will activate a magnetic detector.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>The material for a survey marker may include any one of the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Iron pipe;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Iron rod;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Rebar;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Impregnated plastic stake; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Concrete monument.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" heading="Marker Identification.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>The top of all survey markers, described in Regulation .02, of this chapter, set by a licensee or a permit holder shall have a legible inscription that identifies the licensee or a permit holder responsible for setting the survey marker.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>The top of all survey markers, described in Regulation .02, of this chapter, set by a licensee or a permit holder shall have a legible inscription stating the words “Property Marker” or the abbreviations “Prop. Mark.” or “Prop. Mkr.”.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" heading="Existing Natural Markers.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>All licensees shall put an identifying mark on all existing objects that serve as markers for property corners.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>The identifying mark may include any one of the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Drill hole;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Cross cut;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Square cut;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Spike;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>P.K. nail; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>Lag bolt.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>All licensees shall describe the identifying mark in any legal description or plat prepared by the licensee.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Business Occupations and Professions Article, § 15-208, Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: January 1, 1984 (10:16 Md. R. 1453)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03 amended effective May 8, 2017 (44:9 Md. R. 437)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03B amended effective January 1, 1984 (10:24 Md. R. 2188)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>