California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 8813.1

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 302, Sec. 11. (SB 1120) Effective January 1, 2023.

On and after December 31, 2005, a survey that uses or establishes a CCS83 value or values shall meet all of the following requirements:

(a)(1) The survey shall be referenced to and shall have field-observed statistically independent connections to one or more horizontal reference stations, except as provided in paragraph (2), that is or are one of the following:

(A) CSRN station.

(B) Geodetic control station located outside of the State of California that meets all the requirements for inclusion in the CSRN except that the station is outside California.

(C) Existing CCS83 station that is all of the following:

(i)Is shown on a map filed with the applicable county surveyor by a public officer, subdivision map, corner record, or record of survey.

(ii) Meets all the requirements for inclusion in the CSRN, except that the station and its data are not published by NGS or CSRC.

(iii) Has an accuracy, conforming to the applicable CSRN requirements, stated for the station’s value.

(D) Existing CCS83 station that is all of the following:

(i)Is shown on a public map or document that is compiled and maintained by the applicable county surveyor.

(ii) Meets all the requirements for inclusion in the CSRN, except that the station and its data are not published by NGS or CSRC.

(iii) Has an accuracy, conforming to the applicable CSRN requirements, stated for the station’s value.

(2)On and after January 1, 2023, for purposes of a survey that establishes a CCS83 value or values, the survey shall be referenced to and shall have field-observed statistically independent connections to two or more horizontal reference stations.
(b)If an accuracy is to be claimed for the CCS83 value or values established, the claimed accuracy shall be an accuracy standard published by FGDC or FGCS.

Cite this section

Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 8813.1 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/prc/division-8-surveying-and-mapping/chapter-1-california-coordinate-system/section-8813.1

Other sections in Chapter 1 - California Coordinate System

§ 8801§ 8802§ 8803§ 8804§ 8805§ 8806§ 8807§ 8808§ 8809§ 8810…§ 8815§ 8815.1§ 8815.2§ 8815.3§ 8815.4§ 8815.5§ 8816§ 8817§ 8818§ 8819

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