GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1019

Short Title:  Ltd. Entry by Surveyor.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Dalton.

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Referred to:  Judiciary II.

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April 15, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE AUTHORITY OF LAND SURVEYORS TO ENTER ON LAND.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Chapter 89C of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 89C-29.  Entry on land by professional land surveyors; minimum access.
(a)	Licensed professional land surveyors may enter onto the lands of others and carry with them their customary equipment for the sole purpose of performing the customary and necessary acts which are required to perform surveys of land.  The duty owed by a landowner to licensed professional surveyors shall be that duty owed to a trespasser.  Nothing in this section shall be construed to abrogate the liability of licensed professional surveyors under any other provision of law for injury or damage arising from acts performed by them under this section.
(b)	As used in this section, 'licensed professional surveyors' means licensed professional surveyors, their employees, and agents."
Section 2.  Article 22B of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 14-159.15.  Land surveying exception.
This Article shall not apply to acts authorized by G.S. 89C-29."
Section 3.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1999.