Nevada § 517.210 - Survey of location; evidentiary effect of survey and surveyor’s certificate
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 517.210 — Survey of location; evidentiary effect of survey and surveyor’s certificate, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 517.210. Survey of location; evidentiary effect of survey and surveyor’s certificate
Where a locator, or a locator’s assigns, has the boundaries and corners of his or
her claim established by a United States Mineral Surveyor, or a licensed surveyor
of this state, and his or her claim connected with a corner of the public or minor
surveys of an established initial point, and incorporates into the record of the claim
the field notes of the survey, and attaches to and files with the certificate of location
a certificate of the surveyor setting forth: 1. That the survey was actually made by the surveyor, giving the date thereof; 2. The name of the claim surveyed and the location thereof; and 3. That the description incorporated in the declaratory statement is sufficient to
identify, the survey and certificate become a part of the record, and the record is prima facie
evidence of the facts therein contained.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 517.210 cover?
Section 517.210 ("Survey of location; evidentiary effect of survey and surveyor’s certificate") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. 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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