AB586, s. 123
25Section
123. 443.135 of the statutes is created to read:
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1443.135 Construction and geodetic surveying; preparation of maps. 2Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a person who has not been
3granted a license or permit to engage in the practice of professional land surveying
4under this chapter from performing construction or geodetic surveying not in
5connection with a practice specified in s. 443.01 (6s) (a) to (e).
AB586, s. 124
6Section
124. 443.14 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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443.14
(8) (a) An employee of a
professional land surveyor
registered in this
8state or authorized to practice under a permit, while
working doing surveying work 9under the supervision of the employer. Such exempt employee shall not be in
10responsible charge of
the practice of professional land surveying.
AB586, s. 125
11Section
125. 443.14 (8) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB586, s. 126
12Section
126. 443.14 (8) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB586, s. 127
13Section
127. 443.14 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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443.14
(8) (d) Employees of public utilities regulated by the public service
15commission
while engaged in
the practice of professional land surveying for such
16utilities.
This paragraph does not apply after July 1, 2013.
AB586, s. 128
17Section
128. 443.14 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
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443.14
(9) A license
or permit shall not be required for an owner to survey his
19or her own land for purposes other than for sale.
AB586, s. 129
20Section
129. 443.14 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
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443.14
(11) Any
professional land surveyor
registered licensed under s. 443.06
22who is engaged in the planning, design, installation
, or regulation of land and water
23conservation activities under ch. 92 or s. 281.65.
AB586, s. 130
24Section
130. 443.18 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1443.18
(2) (a) If it appears upon complaint to the examining board by any
2person, or is known to the examining board that any person who is neither registered
3nor exempt under this chapter nor the holder of an unexpired permit under s. 443.10
4(1) (d) is practicing or offering to practice
, or is about to practice or to offer to practice, 5architecture or professional engineering in this state, or is using the title "landscape
6architect" in this state, the examining board
or the attorney general, the department
7of safety and professional services, the department of justice, or the district attorney
8of the proper county may investigate and may, in addition to any other remedies,
9bring action in the name and on behalf of
this the state
against any such person to
10enjoin the person from practicing or offering to practice architecture or professional
11engineering or from using the title "landscape architect".
AB586, s. 131
12Section
131. 443.18 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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443.18
(2) (b) If it appears upon complaint
to the examining board by any
14person, or is known to the
section examining board that any person who is
not
15authorized neither licensed nor permitted nor exempt under this chapter is
16practicing engaged in or offering to
engage in the practice
of professional land
17surveying in this state, the
section examining board, the department of safety and
18professional services, the department of justice
, or the district attorney of the proper
19county may
investigate and may, in addition to
any other remedies, bring action in
20the name and on behalf of the state to enjoin the person from
practicing engaging in 21or offering to
engage in the practice
of professional land surveying.
AB586, s. 132
22Section
132. 470.025 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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470.025
(7) A
professional land surveyor
registered licensed under ch. 443 who
24is engaged in the planning, design, installation
, or regulation of land and water
25conservation activities under ch. 92 or s. 281.65.
AB586, s. 133
1Section
133. 703.02 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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703.02
(6m) "Correction instrument" means an instrument drafted by a
3licensed professional land surveyor that complies with the requirements of s. 59.43
4(2m) and that, upon recording, corrects an error in a condominium plat. "Correction
5instrument" does not include an instrument of conveyance.
AB586, s. 134
6Section
134. 703.02 (13r) of the statutes is created to read:
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703.02
(13r) "Professional land surveyor" means a professional land surveyor
8licensed under ch. 443.
AB586, s. 135
9Section
135. 703.11 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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703.11
(2) Required particulars. (intro.) A condominium plat may consist of
11one or more sheets
, shall be produced on any material capable of clearly legible
12reproduction or other media that is acceptable to the register of deeds, and shall
13contain at least the following particulars:
AB586, s. 136
14Section
136. 703.11 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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703.11
(2) (b) A survey of the property described in the declaration complying
16with minimum standards for property surveys adopted by the examining board of
17architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers and
professional 18land surveyors and showing the location of any unit or building located or to be
19located on the property.
AB586, s. 137
20Section
137. 703.11 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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703.11
(4) Surveyor's
Professional land surveyor's certificate. A
22condominium plat is sufficient for the purposes of this chapter if there is attached to
23or included in it a certificate of a
licensed professional land surveyor
authorized to
24practice that profession in this state that the plat is a correct representation of the
1condominium described and the identification and location of each unit and the
2common elements can be determined from the plat.
AB586, s. 138
3Section
138. 703.115 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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703.115
(1) (b) Provides that a condominium instrument may be rejected only
5if it fails to comply with the applicable requirements of ss. 703.095, 703.11 (2) (a), (c)
6and (d) and (3), 703.275 (5) and 703.28 (1m) or if the
professional land surveyor's
7certificate under s. 703.11 (4) is not attached to or included in the condominium plat.
AB586, s. 139
8Section
139. 703.13 (6) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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703.13
(6) (e) Plats and plans showing the altered boundaries and the
10dimensions thereof between adjoining units, and their identifying numbers or
11letters, shall be prepared. The plats and plans shall be certified as to their accuracy
12in compliance with this subsection by a civil engineer, architect
, or
licensed 13professional land surveyor
authorized to practice his or her profession in the state.
AB586, s. 140
14Section
140. 703.13 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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703.13
(7) (c) Plats and plans showing the boundaries and dimensions
16separating the new units together with their other boundaries and their new
17identifying numbers or letters shall be prepared. The plats and plans shall be
18certified as to their accuracy and compliance with this subsection by a civil engineer,
19architect
, or
licensed professional land surveyor
authorized to practice his or her
20profession in the state.
AB586, s. 141
21Section
141. 703.13 (8) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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703.13
(8) (c) Plats and plans showing the boundaries and dimensions of the
23new unit together with the new identifying number or letter shall be prepared. The
24plats and plans shall be certified as to their accuracy and compliance with this
1subsection by a civil engineer, architect, or
licensed professional land surveyor
2authorized to practice in this state.
AB586, s. 142
3Section
142. 707.215 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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707.215
(2) Required contents. (intro.) A plat filed for recording under sub.
5(1) may consist of one or more sheets
, shall be produced on any material capable of
6clearly legible reproduction or other media that is acceptable to the register of deeds, 7and shall contain at least all of the following:
AB586, s. 143
8Section
143. 707.215 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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707.215
(3) Form of maps and plans. All survey maps and floor plans submitted
10for recording shall be legibly prepared with a binding margin of 1.5 inches on the left
11side and a one-inch margin on all other sides on durable white media that is 14
12inches in length and 22 inches in width
, or on any material capable of clearly legible
13reproduction or other media that is acceptable to the register of deeds, with a
14permanent nonfading black image. The maps and plans shall be drawn to a
15convenient scale.
AB586, s. 144
16Section
144. 707.215 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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707.215
(5) Surveyor's
Professional land surveyor's certificate. (intro.) A
18plat is sufficient for the purposes of this chapter if attached to or included in the plat
19is a certificate of a
professional land surveyor licensed
to practice in this state under
20ch. 443, and the certificate provides all of the following:
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709.02
(1) In regard to transfers described in s. 709.01, the owner of the
24property shall furnish, not later than 10 days after acceptance of a contract of sale
25or option contract, to the prospective buyer of the property a completed copy of the
1report under s. 709.03 or 709.033, whichever is applicable, subject to s. 709.035,
2except that the owner may substitute for any entry information supplied by a
3licensed engineer,
professional land surveyor,
as defined in s. 443.01 (7m), or
4structural pest control operator, by an individual who is a qualified 3rd party, or by
5a contractor about matters within the scope of the contractor's occupation if the
6information is in writing and is furnished on time and if the entry to which it relates
7is identified
, and except that the owner may substitute for any entry information
8supplied by a public agency. Information that substitutes for an entry on the report
9under s. 709.03 or 709.033 and that is supplied by a person specified in this section
10may be submitted and certified on a supplemental report prepared by the person, as
11long as the information otherwise satisfies the requirements under this section. A
12prospective buyer who does not receive a report within the 10 days may, within 2
13business days after the end of that 10-day period, rescind the contract of sale or
14option contract by delivering a written notice of recision to the owner or to the owner's
15agent.
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18709.07 Liability precluded. An owner is not liable for an error or omission
19in a report under s. 709.03 or 709.33 if the owner had no knowledge of that error or
20omission, if the error or omission was based on information provided by a public
21agency, by a licensed engineer,
professional land surveyor
, as defined in s. 443.01
22(7m), structural pest control operator, or qualified 3rd party, or by a contractor about
23matters within the scope of the contractor's occupation.
AB586, s. 147
24Section
147. 710.09 of the statutes is created to read:
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1710.09 Navigable stream does not divide parcel. Unless otherwise
2provided by local ordinance, a navigable stream running through a parcel of land
3does not, in and of itself, divide the parcel into 2 parcels if the parcel, on both sides
4of the stream, is owned by the same owner.
AB586, s. 148
5Section
148. 893.37 of the statutes is amended to read:
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6893.37 Survey. No action may be brought against an engineer or any
7professional land surveyor
, as defined in s. 443.01 (7m), to recover damages for
8negligence, errors
, or omission in the making of any survey nor for contribution or
9indemnity related to such negligence, errors
, or omissions more than 6 years after
10the completion of a survey.
AB586,52,1512[
2009 Wisconsin Act 376] Section 13 (1) The treatment of section 236.13 (1) (b)
13and (2) (a) of the statutes first applies to preliminary plats or, in cases in which no
14preliminary plats are submitted, final plats that are submitted for approval on the
15effective date of this subsection.
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(1) Notwithstanding section 443.02 (4) of the statutes, as affected by this act,
18on the effective date of this subsection, a person who has been granted a certificate
19of registration as a land surveyor under section 443.06 (2), 2009 stats., or a permit
20to practice land surveying under section 443.06 (3), 2009 stats., is considered to be
21granted a license to engage in the practice of professional land surveying under
22section 443.06 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act, or a permit to engage in the
23practice of professional land surveying under section 443.06 (3) of the statutes, as
24affected by this act, and the professional land surveyor section of the examining
25board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers, designers, and
1professional land surveyors shall issue to the person, as appropriate, a license to
2engage in the practice of professional land surveying under section 443.06 (2) of the
3statutes, as affected by this act, or a permit to engage in the practice of professional
4land surveying under section 443.06 (3) of the statutes, as affected by this act.
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(1)
Professional land surveyors.
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(a) The treatment of section 26.09 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes first applies to
8surveys recorded on the effective date of this paragraph.
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(b) The treatment of section 70.27 (5), (6), and (7) (intro.) and (d) of the statutes
10first applies to assessor's plats made on the effective date of this paragraph.
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(c) The treatment of section 157.07 (1) of the statutes first applies to lands
12surveyed and platted on the effective date of this paragraph.
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(d) The treatment of section 157.07 (2) and (3) of the statutes first applies to
14cemetery plats and maps created on the effective date of this paragraph.
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(e) The treatment of section 236.21 (1) (intro.), (a), and (d) of the statutes first
16applies to plats certified by a professional land surveyor, as defined in section 443.01
17(7m) of the statutes, as created by this act, on the effective date of this paragraph.
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(f) The treatment of section 236.02 (2m) of the statutes first applies to
19correction instruments that are drafted on the effective date of this paragraph.
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(g) The treatment of sections 236.15 (2) and 236.34 (1) (a) of the statutes first
21applies to surveys that are performed on the effective date of this paragraph.
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(h) The renumbering and amendment of section 236.32 of the statutes and the
23creation of section 236.32 (2m) of the statutes first apply to the placement, removal,
24or disturbance of monuments, or the failure to replace monuments, on the effective
25date of this paragraph.
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1(i) The treatment of section 236.34 (1) (d) (intro.), 1., and 4. of the statutes first
2applies to certified survey maps recorded on the effective date of this paragraph.
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(j) The treatment of section 703.02 (6m) of the statutes first applies to correction
4instruments drafted on the effective date of this paragraph.
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(k) The treatment of section 703.11 (4) of the statutes first applies to
6condominium plats certified on the effective date of this paragraph.
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(l) The treatment of section 703.13 (6) (e), (7) (c), and (8) (c) of the statutes first
8applies to condominium plats and plans certified on the effective date of this
9paragraph.
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(m) The treatment of section 707.215 (5) (intro.) of the statutes first applies to
11certifications made on the effective date of this paragraph.
AB586,54,1312
(n) The treatment of sections 709.02 (1) and 709.07 of the statutes first applies
13to original reports furnished on the effective date of this paragraph.
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(o) The treatment of section 893.37 of the statutes first applies to acts or
15omissions occurring on the effective date of this paragraph.
AB586,54,1616
(2)
Plats and certified survey maps.
AB586,54,2217
(a) The treatment of sections 236.12 (2) (intro.), (a), (ac), and (b), (3), (4), (5), (6),
18and (8), 236.13 (2m), and 236.20 (1) (b) of the statutes, the renumbering and
19amendment of section 236.11 (2) of the statutes, and the creation of section 236.11
20(2) (b) of the statutes first apply to preliminary plats or, in cases in which no
21preliminary plats are submitted, to final plats, that are submitted for approval on
22the effective date of this paragraph.
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(b) The treatment of sections 236.025, 236.15 (1) (intro.), (a), and (d), and 236.34
24(1) (b) of the statutes first applies to surveys performed on the effective date of this
25paragraph.
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1(c) The treatment of section 236.20 (1) (a), (2) (g) and (k), (3) (b), (4) (b), (5) (c),
2and (6) of the statutes first applies to final plats, and to certified survey maps if
3applicable, that are submitted for approval on the effective date of this paragraph.
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(d) The treatment of sections 236.21 (1) (b) and 236.25 (2) (c) and (d) of the
5statutes first applies to final plats that are offered for record on the effective date of
6this paragraph.
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(e) The treatment of section 236.34 (1) (d) 2. and (2) (b) 1. of the statutes first
8applies to certified survey maps that are offered for record on the effective date of this
9paragraph.
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(f) The treatment of section 236.34 (1) (e) of the statutes first applies to certified
11survey maps that are submitted for approval on the effective date of this paragraph.
AB586,55,1212
(3)
Recording media.
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(a) The treatment of section 70.27 (2) of the statutes first applies to assessor's
14plats that are offered for record on the effective date of this paragraph.
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(b) The treatment of section 236.25 (2) (a) of the statutes first applies to final
16plats that are offered for record on the effective date of this paragraph.
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(c) The treatment of section 236.34 (1) (c) of the statutes first applies to certified
18survey maps that are offered for record on the effective date of this paragraph.
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(d) The treatment of section 703.11 (2) (intro.) of the statutes first applies to
20condominium plats that are offered for record on the effective date of this paragraph.
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(e) The treatment of section 707.215 (2) (intro.) and (3) of the statutes first
22applies to time-share property plats or time-share property survey maps and floor
23plans, as applicable, that are offered for record on the effective date of this
24paragraph.
AB586,56,2
1(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after
2publication.