ALTA/ACSM and Survey Monuments Revisited

There was a recent thread discussing "https://surveyorconnect.com/threads/alta-survey-with-no-monuments.319191/&apos ;">ALTA survey with no monuments" and several mentioned that state minimums prevail. I just received an email from Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio stating that "The State Board of Registration has released a special advisory on the preparation of ALTA surveys." The email also provided a http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Z7qJomLMVC5TU9o3qeTEiiCziYThNB1Cvw8C06BT3pAYfJmssyJ325_KZ-CyzKup0ZHJ9iYhjOcBQirE359NBUVhCgnQeHRFQoUgnPNxudr1WHpTiSyZMNuCB0kI6YhouxxuU4KBF_Hhqkj9fJ-reeTTkR5Tlowoz05cLu8jx17K0KcKVA5h1KflxDWYdRKuUwttPkAFbFb7VdIj1RmoJxyX6V1sDttxy5XHWULZOoSkfOqr2uKutLKUvbqVr4Fk&c=MRmKAn006MewhPs4BFRG_gI0lS4-1EhYERHmu6xA1DHRXan4oi4L_g==&ch=fWIkWC6fGmnL4U6T_deBRaTjemKnBIMw4CkbY1Bo59jSRB6M7f-2Gg==&apos ;">link to the May 19, 2015 advisory (pdf) that includes the following statement:

[INDENT]Please be advised that in Ohio ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys are considered to be boundary surveys and must be prepared in accordance with Ohio Administrative Code 4733-37 Minimum Standards for Boundary Surveys. Specifically, when performing an ALTA survey, boundary monuments and reference monuments must be set in accordance with OAC 4733-37-03. Despite the wording in the ALTA/ACSM Minimum Standard Detail Requirements, setting boundary and reference monuments is not optional.[/INDENT]

It would appear that the problem discussed here has been brought to the attention of at least one BOR.