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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY ALLOWAY, EICHELBERGER, TARTAGLIONE, SOLOBAY AND WARD, APRIL 16, 2012 |
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| REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, APRIL 16, 2012 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Providing for a surveyor's right to enter the land of another to |
2 | perform surveying services. |
3 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
4 | hereby enacts as follows: |
5 | Section 1. Short title. |
6 | This act shall be known and may be cited as the Surveyor's |
7 | Right to Enter Act. |
8 | Section 2. Definitions. |
9 | The following words and phrases when used in this act shall |
10 | have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
11 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
12 | "Surveyor." An individual registered as a professional land |
13 | surveyor, professional engineer or agent thereof under the act |
14 | of May 23, 1945 (P.L.913, No.367), known as the Engineer, Land |
15 | Surveyor and Geologist Registration Law. |
16 | Section 3. Right to enter land of another. |
17 | (a) Right of entry.--If necessary to perform surveying |
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1 | services, a surveyor may enter upon the land of another and use |
2 | customary equipment and vehicles. |
3 | (b) Identification.--A surveyor shall carry a form of |
4 | identification that indicates the surveyor's registration or |
5 | place of employment. Upon entering the land of another, the |
6 | surveyor shall display the identification to any individual |
7 | requesting to view it. |
8 | (c) Notification.--Prior to conducting a survey, a surveyor |
9 | shall make a good faith effort to notify a landowner whose land |
10 | it is necessary to enter under subsection (a). |
11 | (d) Prohibition.--A surveyor may not enter any of the |
12 | following: |
13 | (1) Land owned by a railroad company located within 50 |
14 | feet of a railroad track without first obtaining written |
15 | permission from the railroad company, unless the railroad |
16 | company grants permission to the surveyor, but does not |
17 | provide the surveyor with the written permission form within |
18 | a reasonable amount of time. |
19 | (2) A place used for residence or storage. |
20 | (e) Duty of care.--Nothing in this section may be construed |
21 | as permitting a surveyor to damage the land of another or |
22 | provide immunity from civil liability for the damage. |
23 | Section 4. Effective date. |
24 | This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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