Section 1270.59  Certificate of Correction

The purpose of a certificate of correction is for the surveyor of record to correct errors or omissions found on any map, plat, exhibit or document prepared by him/her, that identifies legal lines or land title lines of the United States rectangular survey system or any subdivision thereof, which has been signed and certified by them and is of public record.

a)         Only the surveyor that signed and sealed the original recorded map, plat, exhibit or document can file a certificate of correction to amend their erroneous data or scrivener’s errors.

b)         A certificate of correction will clearly state the name or title and recording information of the map, plat, exhibit or document and identify the specific errors and/or omissions to be corrected.

c)         The certificate of correction shall be signed and sealed by the surveyor of the original map, plat, exhibit or document to be corrected.

d)         A certificate of correction shall not be used to move, modify, vacate, dedicate, alter or create easements, roadways or setback lines; add or detract lots or land; relocate platted boundary or lot lines, or in any way affect the rights or interests of third parties that were created by the original document.

e)         The certificate of correction shall be recorded in the same county or counties as the original map, plat, exhibit or document was recorded.

(Source:  Added at 47 Ill. Reg. 798, effective January 5, 2023)