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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>79139</law_id><section_number>54.1-407</section_number><catch_line>Land surveying</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Professions and Occupations Regulated by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and Boards Within the Department</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="4">Architects, Engineers, Surveyors, Landscape Architects and Interior Designers</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Landscape Architects</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Notwithstanding the provisions of any regulation promulgated by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> for Architects, <span class="dictionary">Professional Engineers</span>, <span class="dictionary">Land Surveyors</span>, <span class="dictionary">Certified Interior Designers</span> and <span class="dictionary">Landscape Architects</span>, a <span class="dictionary">land surveyor</span> shall not be required by <span class="dictionary">Board</span> regulations to set corner monumentation or perform a boundary survey on any property when (i) corner monumentation has been set or is otherwise required to be set pursuant to the provisions of a local subdivision <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> as mandated by &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Localities to adopt ordinances regulating subdivision and development of land" href="/15.2-2240/">15.2-2240</a> or subdivision 7 of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Mandatory provisions of a subdivision ordinance" href="/15.2-2241/">15.2-2241</a>, or where the placing of such monumentation is covered by a <span class="dictionary">surety</span> <span class="dictionary">bond</span>, cash escrow, set-aside letter, letter of credit, or other performance guaranty, or (ii) the purpose of the survey is to determine the location of the physical improvements on the said property only, if the prospective mortgagor or legal agent ordering the survey agrees in writing that such corner monumentation shall not be provided in connection with any such physical improvements survey. The provisions of this section shall apply only to property located within the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania and Stafford; and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas and Manassas Park.</p></section></text><history>1986, c. 531, &#xA7; 54-25.1; 1988, cc. 271, 765; 1998, c. 27.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
