Wisconsin § 236.21 - Certificates to accompany plat.

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§ 236.21. Certificates to accompany plat.

To entitle a final plat to be recorded, the following certificates lettered or printed legibly with a black durable image or typed legibly with black ribbon shall appear on it: 236.21(1) (1) Professional land surveyor’s certificate of compliance with statute. The certificate of the professional land surveyor who surveyed, divided, and mapped the land giving all of the following information, which shall have the same force and effect as an affidavit: 236.21(1)(a) (a) By whose direction the professional land surveyor made the survey, subdivision, and plat of the land described on the plat. 236.21(1)(b) (b) 236.21(1)(b)1. 1. Except as provided in subd. 2. , a clear and concise description of the land surveyed, divided, and mapped by government lot, recorded private claim, quarter-quarter section, section, township, range, and county and by metes and bounds commencing with a monument at a section or quarter section corner of the quarter section that is not the center of the section, or commencing with a monument at the end of a boundary line of a recorded private claim or federal reservation in which the subdivision is located. 236.21(1)(b)2. 2. If the land is shown in a recorded subdivision plat, recorded addition to a recorded subdivision plat, or recorded certified survey map that has previously been tied to the monumented line of a quarter section, government lot, recorded private claim, or federal reservation in which the land is located, the land shall be described by the subdivision name or certified survey map number and the description of the lot and block thereof. 236.21(1)(c) (c) A statement that the plat is a correct representation of all the exterior boundaries of the land surveyed and the subdivision of it. 236.21(1)(d) (d) A statement that the professional land surveyor has fully complied with the provisions of this chapter in surveying, dividing, and mapping the land. 236.21(2) (2) Owner’s certificate. 236.21(2)(a) (a) A certificate by the owner of the land in substantially the following form: “As owner I hereby certify that I caused the land described on this plat to be surveyed, divided, mapped and dedicated as represented on the plat. I also certify that this plat is required by s.

Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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