The NEW 2021 Minimum Standards for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys
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Agenda
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Please log into the webinar 15 – 30 minutes before start time.
Monday, July 19, 2021
9:00 am – 12:15 pm CDT (incl. a 15 min. break)
Presented by
Gary Kent
Purpose and development of ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey
• Elements of ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey
Ordering the survey
Surveying standards and standards of care
• Effective date
• Other requirements and standards of practice
• Normal standard of care
• Boundary establishment
• Measurement standards
Records research
Fieldwork
• Monuments
• Rights of way and access
• Lines of possession and improvements along boundaries
• Buildings
• Easements and servitudes
• Cemeteries
• Water features
Preparation of the plat/map of ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey
• Fieldwork
• Boundary, description, dimensions, closures
• Easements, servitudes, right’s of way, access, documents
• Presentation
Certification Deliverables
Table A
• Preface
• Items 1-19
• Item 20
Webinar Instructions
All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.
Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.
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Credits
Professional Engineers:
3.0 PDHs (excluding New York)
Land Surveyors
3.0 PDHs (states not requiring preapproval)
Florida Land Surveyors:
3.0 CE Hours (Provider No. CE81 Course No. 10124)
Missouri Land Surveyors:
3.0 PDUs
Rhode Island Land Surveyors:
Pending
Tennessee Land Surveyors:
Pending
No credit offered to DE, NJ, and NY land surveyors
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), and North Carolina (S-0130).
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for land surveyors licensed in Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, North Carolina (S-0130). These courses are not eligible for New York professional engineers or land surveyors.
Completion certificates will be awarded to participants who complete these events, respond to prompts, and earn a passing score (80%) on the quiz that follows the presentation (multiple attempts allowed).
Speakers
Gary R. Kent, PS
Meridian Land Consulting, LLCMr. Kent is in his 39th year with Schneider Geomatics in Indianapolis – having transitioned to part-time status in 2020. He also provides training, consulting and expert witness services as manager and owner of Meridian Land Consulting, LLC. Mr. Kent has served as chair of the Joint ALTA/NSPS Committee responsible for the ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey standards since 1995. He has also served on the Indiana State Board of Registration for Professional Surveyors since 2004 and is a past president of both ACSM and the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors. Mr. Kent has presented programs on boundary law, easements and rights of way, surveying standards and practice, and leadership in all 50 states.