Arkansas § 15-21-309 - Description by coordinates supplemental to references to public land surveys.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 15-21-309 — Description by coordinates supplemental to references to public land surveys., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-21-309. Description by coordinates supplemental to references to public land surveys.
Wherever coordinates based on the Arkansas Coordinate System 1983 are used to describe any tract of land which in the same document is also described by reference to any subdivision, line, or other corner of the United States Public Land Survey, the description by the coordinates shall be construed as supplemental to the basic description of such subdivision, line, or corner contained in the official plats and field notes filed of record, and in the event of any conflict, the description by reference to the subdivision, line, or corner of the United States Public Land Survey shall prevail over the description by coordinates.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-21-309 ("Description by coordinates supplemental to references to public land surveys.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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