Utah § 57-10-9 - Use of coordinate system.
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§ 57-10-9. Use of coordinate system.
57-10-9. Use of coordinate system.
| (1) | A person who uses the Utah Plane Coordinate System for horizontal or vertical coordinate values shall reference the values to the most current National Spatial Reference System that the NGS maintains. |
| (2) | A person shall include metadata that describes the coordinate system used and the basis of bearings with the coordinate-based land description or survey record. |
| (3) | Nothing in this chapter prohibits a person from using another datum, reference network, or coordinate system in a survey, map, or legal description that does not use the Utah Plane Coordinate System if the person clearly identifies and documents the datum, reference network, or coordinate system used, including the basis of bearings, historical rotation, or existing monumentation. |
Amended by Chapter 156, 2026 General Session
Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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