Illinois Boundary Law
Illinois Boundary Law – One or Two Day Seminar (Nominally 8.0 or 16.0 Contact Hours)
This course is, in essence, an overview of the law of boundaries in the State of Illinois. IPLSA’s new boundary law book, Illinois Boundary Law, will be the source for this seminar that will review, chapter by chapter, the book and the legal concepts contained within. This seminar will cover the legal concepts that most affect the land surveyor practicing in the State of Illinois. Everything from the land surveyor’s duties and responsibilities, surveyor liability, deeds and conveyances, boundary establishment doctrines, the PLSS and easements will be discussed. The book is a comprehensive study of all of these areas of the law and the seminar is a detailed introduction to the book. It is suggested that the seminar participants bring their own copy of the book. Power Point presentation.
OBJECTIVES: To enhance professional competency and improve practitioner’s knowledge of the law as it relates to the practice of land surveying.