Indiana Elev Cert

I would say - No.?ÿ

Elevation Certificates must be prepared and certified by a Licensed Land Surveyor, Registered Professional Engineer, or architect who is authorized by Commonwealth, State, or local law to certify elevation information. Community officials who are authorized by local law or ordinance to provide floodplain management information may also sign the certificate. Elevations must be certified by a Registered Professional Engineer or Licensed Land Surveyor if the Elevation Certificate is intended to support an application for a Letter of Map Amendment or a Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill.

per FEMA Elevation Cert "This certification is to be signed and sealed by a land surveyor, engineer, or architect authorized by law to certify elevation information." (emphasis mine), assuming you filling out Section 3.

Posted by: daemonpi

per FEMA Elevation Cert "This certification is to be signed and sealed by a land surveyor, engineer, or architect authorized by law to certify elevation information." (emphasis mine), assuming you filling out Section 3.

I read that as well.?ÿ I guess more specifically, will the State of Indiana allow an authorized person by law in another state to sign an Elev Cert for a property in Indiana??ÿ It is a federal form, but I wonder if Indiana has specific wording as to who can certify to elevations within their State.

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I would still say No. Determining location and elevation of a tract of land is by all means, the practice of Land Surveying and I am sure that some one would claim that you would be practicing without a license.?ÿ Now, if you were employed by FEMA and working for FEMA (i.e. flood determination to be used internally) then I think you may be exempt.?ÿ

I'm inclined to agree.?ÿ Vagueness in the law is what I'm trying to decipher.?ÿ While an elev cert does certify to an elevation, it could be argued both ways if that elevation's location is determined/dependent on a particular boundary.?ÿ Of course the part of the cert that asks if the lat/long were provided by a Licensed Land Surveyor leads me to think that if the answer is "yes," it better be a person qualified under the jurisdiction of the location for the elev cert.

ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys are governed by a blanket set of rules.?ÿ They, however, specify that local laws/standards must be adhered to.

Posted by: Dan B. Robison

Elevation Certificates must be prepared and certified by a Licensed Land Surveyor, Registered Professional Engineer, or architect who is authorized by Commonwealth, State, or local law to certify elevation information. Community officials who are authorized by local law or ordinance to provide floodplain management information may also sign the certificate. Elevations must be certified by a Registered Professional Engineer or Licensed Land Surveyor if the Elevation Certificate is intended to support an application for a Letter of Map Amendment or a Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill.

What is the source of this text??ÿ Especially "authorized by Commonwealth, State, or local law to certify elevation information."

Thanks.