Iowa § 314.8 - 314.8 Government markers preserved.
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§ 314.8. 314.8 Government markers preserved.
1. If it is necessary in grading a highway to make a cut that will disturb, or fill that will cover up, a government or other established corner or land monument, the engineer in charge of the project shall establish permanent witness corners or monuments, and make a record of the same, that show the distance and direction the witness corner is from the corner disturbed or covered up. When the construction work is completed the engineer shall permanently reestablish the corner or monument. 2. If the duties in subsection 1 are not performed, the agency in control of the highway on which a project described in subsection 1 has been or is being completed shall pay the costs of restoring the original position of the established corner or land monument. [S13, §1527-s7; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4656; C46, §309.62; C50, §308A.17; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §314.8] 2002 Acts, ch 1063, §14 Referred to in §542B.2, 716.6 Thu Dec 11 19:37:11 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 314.8 (18, 0)
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