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Idaho Code § 31-2709 (2026)

Surveys must conform to United States manual. 

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Surveys must conform to United States manual. 

No surveys or resurveys hereafter made shall be considered legal evidence in any court within the state, except such surveys as are made in accordance with the United States manual of surveying instructions, the circular on restoration of lost or obliterated corners and subdivisions of sections, issued by the general land office, or by the authority of the United States, the state of Idaho, or by mutual consent of the parties.

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Cited in 5 cases, 1961–2004 · leading case: Hook v. Horner, 517 P.2d 554 (Idaho 1973).
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Hook v. Horner, 517 P.2d 554 (Idaho 1973). · cites it 44× “I.C. § 31-2709 reads: "No survey or resurveys hereafter made shall be considered legal evidence in any court within the state, except such surveys as are made in accordance with the United States manual of surveying instructions, the circular on restoration of lost or…”
Nutterville v. McLam, 367 P.2d 576 (Idaho 1961). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 31-2709 provides: “No survey or resurveys hereafter made by the county surveyor or other surveyor, shall be considered legal evidence in any court within the state, except such surveys as are made in accordance with the United States manual of surveying instructions, the…”
State ex rel. Evans v. Barnett, 757 P.2d 218 (Idaho Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “Idaho Code § 31-2709 provides: Surveys must conform to United States manual.”
State ex rel. Evans v. Barnett, 776 P.2d 438 (Idaho 1989). · cites it 4× “Idaho Code § 31-2709 provides: Surveys must conform to United States Manual.”
Henrickson v. Nampa High. Dist., 85 P.3d 653 (Idaho 2004). · cites it 2× “Idaho Code § 31-2709 provides: No surveys or resurveys hereafter made shall be considered legal evidence in any court within the state, except such surveys as are made in accordance with the United States manual of surveying instructions, the circular on restoration of lost or…”
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