House Bill 69 Summary

• Adds "witness corner" definition to Title 40 Idaho Code and establishes new Section 40-124 to define witness corners as monumented points near corners where it is impracticable to occupy or monument the actual corner.

• Revises highway right-of-way plat requirements in Section 40-209 to require monumentation of angle points, witness corners, and reference points with magnetically detectable monuments instead of listing found/set/reset monuments.

• Updates land survey and subdivision definitions and requirements in Chapters 50-1301 through 50-1332 to revise terminology regarding monuments, reference points, and accuracy standards for surveyed boundaries.

• Modifies professional engineer and land surveyor monument requirements in Chapter 54 to require magnetically detectable monuments with specific markings and increases penalty for defacing monuments from $1,000 to $1,500 per offense.

• Revises record of survey filing requirements and procedures in Chapter 55 to clarify when records must be filed, update monument reconstruction procedures, and establish procedures for protecting monuments during construction activities.