§ 15-21-208 - Right to enter private property.
15-21-208. Right to enter private property.
(a) The State Surveyor or any employee of the Division of Land Surveys shall have the right to enter upon private property for the purpose of making surveys or searching for, locating, relocating, or remonumenting land monuments, levelling stations, or section corners.
(b) Employees of the division and members of the Advisory Board to the Division of Land Surveys shall be immune from arrest for trespass in performing their duties as prescribed in this subchapter but shall always, where practical, announce and identify themselves and their intentions before entering upon private property. The employees and board members shall be personally liable for any damage caused to private property by their wantonness, willfulness, or gross negligence.