Hawaii HB 2247: RELATING TO RECORDS.

Bill Text

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ABILLFORANACT
RELATINGTORECORDS.
BEITENACTEDBYTHELEGISLATUREOFTHESTATEOFHAWAII:
1SECTION1.Section502—17,HawaiiRevisedStatutes,is
2amendedbyamendingsubsections(d)and(e)toreadasfollows:
3IVCd)Onreceiptforrecordationofatransferorseparate
4descriptiondocumentconcerningalotinasubdivision,the
5registrarshallacceptandfilethedocumentwith:
6(1)Ametesandboundsdescription,eithersolelyoras
7partofthedocument;and
8(2)Acountycertifiedplatmap,unlessthelandisbeing
9deregisteredpursuanttopartIIofchapter501[;and
10-~-~-)-Alcttcrfromal±ccnacdprofczzionalourvcyor,
11ccrtifyingthatthcmctcaandboundcdc9cription
12conformatothcaccompanyingplatmap]
13Thedocumentshallotherwisecomplywiththerequirements
14forrecordationunderthissection.Anyparcelcreatedor
15subdividedbeforetheeffectivedateofthesubdivisionlawsof
16therespectivecountiesisexemptfromtheprovisionsofthis
17subsection.
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1(e)Forcheckingthesurveyandplanastoformand
2mathematicalcorrectness,thedepartmentshallcharge[$2an
3hour]afeepursuanttorulesadoptedbythedepartmentof
4accountingandgeneralservices,andshallrequiretheownerof
5thelandtodepositthe[cztimatcd]costthereofbefore[making
6ouchchock.]approvingthesurveyandplan.”
7SECTION2.Section502—18,HawaiiRevisedStatutes,is
8amendedtoreadasfollows:
9“~5O218Description;lotsubdivisions.Ametesand
10boundsdescriptionoftheexteriorboundariesoftheparcelor
11parcelsoflandsoughttoberegisteredasafileplanshallbe
12writtenupontheplan,orprintedortypewrittenonunruledgood
13qualitywhitepaper11incheslongby81/2incheswideand
14shallbefiled[indupl±catc]withthefileplan.Themetesand
15boundsdescriptionshallbedatedandsignedbythelicensed
16professionalsurveyormakingthefieldsurvey,orunderwhose
17supervisionthefieldsurveywasexecuted.Ifthelandsought
18toberegisteredasafileplanisbeingderegisteredpursuant
19topartIIofchapter501,themetesandboundsdescription
20shallbedatedandsignedbythelicensedprofessionalsurveyor
21makingthefileplan,orunderwhosesupervisionthefileplan
22wasmade.Theboundariesofthelandplattedshallbedescribed
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1asrunningfromlefttoright(clockwise)andtheazimuthsystem
2shallbeusedindesignatingthecoursesofthesurveywithzero
3or360degreesatdueSouth;90degreesatdueWest;180degrees
4atdueNorth;270degreesatdueEast.Anyprintedor
5typewrittendescriptionfiledseparatelywiththefileplan
6shallberecordedintheregistrysystemandthebookandpage
7ordocumentnumberthereofnotedonthefileplan.Expenseof
8recordationshallbechargedtotheowner.Theinitialpointin
9thedescriptionshallclearlyshowtheconnectionwiththe
10governmenttriangulationsystem.Alloutsidecornersofthe
11tractshallbesubstantiallymarkedbymonumentsintheground,
12wherepracticable;unlessthelandisbeingderegistered
13pursuanttopartIIofchapter501.Inallcaseswheretracts
14oflandaresubdividedintolots,withtheintentionof
15conveyingseparatelotsbylotnumberandreferencetotheplat,
16itisnecessarytoshowthetrueazimuthsandlengthsofall
17principallinesandthelotareas.Asufficientnumberof
18durablemonumentsshallbeplacedinthegroundsoasto
19accuratelyidentifyeachlot,unlessthelandisbeing
20deregisteredpursuanttopartIIofchapter501.Anylands
21beingderegisteredpursuanttopartIIofchapter501shallnot
22subdivideorconsolidatewhenregisteringasafileplanE,and
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1onlycontiguouaparccloDhallbcohownonthcoamcplan].Only
2contiguousparcelsshallbeshownonthesameplanunlessthe
3departmentofaccountingandgeneralservicesdeterminesthatan
4exceptionwouldbeappropriate.”
5SECTION3.Section502-19,HawaiiRevisedStatutes,is
6amendedtoreadasfollows:
7“~5O2-19Planson[tr3cingcloth;]tangiblemedium;size;
8scale.Allplans[muot]shallbeon[tracingclothofgood
9quality,]atangiblemediumofgoodquality,approvedbythe
10departmentofaccountingandgeneralservices,andshallbeof
11oneofthefollowingsizes,thefiguresindicatinginches:10x
1215;15x21;21x32;30x36;36x42;or[42,48,or54]36
13widewithoutrestrictionastolength;whichplansshallbe
14preparedanddrawnaccordingto[oomc]oneofthefollowing
15scales:10,20,30,40,50,60,100,200,300,400,500,600,
161000,2000,3000,4000,[e-~]5000,or6000feettoaninch.”
17SECTION4.Section502—20,HawaiiRevisedStatutes,is
18amendedtoreadasfollows:
19“~5O2—2ONewmapsforold.Theregistrar[atouchtimco
20whcnthcoriginaltracingoof]shallforwardfiledplansand
21landcourtmapsonfileinthebureauofconveyances[T]tothe
22departmentofaccountingandgeneralservices,whentheoriginal
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1tracingsoftheplansormapsarefoundtobein[ouch]the
2conditionthatsatisfactory[blucprint]copiesthereofcannotbe
3made[,challforwardanyouchmaporplantothcdcpartmcntof
4accountingandgeneralocrviccoofthcStatc],withtherequest
5thatanother[tracing]copyofgoodqualitythereofbemade.
6Thedepartment,onreceiptoftherequestandmaporplan,shall
7prepareanother[tracing]copythereof[,andohall]ona
8tangiblemediumofgoodquality,certifythatsameisatrue
9copyoftheoriginalonfileinthebureauofconveyances,and
10[ohall]filethesame[,togcthcrwithtwocertifiedblueprint
11copico,]withtheregistrar.Anysuchcertified[tracing]copy
12ofamaporplanshallt