LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS Caltrans（法律的描述加州运输局）.pdf

T I N 15 U LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS R. W. “Russ” Forsberg, PLS Introduction Legal descriptions are word pictures that accurately describe parcels of land. The California Land Surveyors Act designates the writing of legal descriptions as part of the practice of land surveying. Drafting legal descriptions requires knowledge of the rules of evidence and proper use of legal terms, ability to write clearly and concisely, understanding of the effects of the description writing process on land title, and the use of a rigorous mathematical checking procedure. Because description writing requires the use of so many basic land surveying skills, it has been heavily emphasized on recent exams. Typically, about 60 percent of the points on an LS exam will deal with descriptions and boundary determination. Examinees must know what is required of a good description, the parts of a description, types of descriptions, and a method for attacking description problems. Proper planning of the task of description writing will save time, eliminate errors, and ensure that the description can have only one interpretation. Caltrans LS/LSIT Video Exam Preparation Course Performance Expected on the Exams Write surveyable metes and bounds, strip, “of,” and line descriptions. Write description preambles and lot, block, and sectionalized land descriptions with information presented in surveyable, logical sequence. Given the results of a field survey and project requirements, choose the type of description that will give the least ambiguous location for the land being described. Write curve descriptions using acceptable calls and phrases. Utilize calls in descriptions that clarify and emphasize the intent of the