House Amendment 1
H 3748 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Geodetic control monuments

The Committee on Judiciary proposes the following amendment (LC-3748.HDB0001H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 16-11-680(B) and inserting:

 (B)(1) If anyIt is unlawful for a person shall to knowingly, wilfully, maliciously or fraudulently move cut, fell, alter, destroy, or remove any certain boundary tree or other allowed landmarkgeodetic control monuments or land surveying monuments including, but not limited to, property corner monuments,. Proof of notification to the property owner that a geodetic control device or property corner monument was unintentionally removed, altered, destroyed, or otherwise tampered with is prima facie evidence of non-criminal intent of the acting party. A such person so offending shall be who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not exceedingless than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceedingmore than thirty days.
  (2) The provisions of this subsection do not apply to the authorized removal, alteration, destruction, or movement of geodetic control devices or property corner monuments.