{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-322.470","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 322.470","heading":"Right of entry on land of others by land surveyor -- Notification of","body":"landowner -- Liability of landowner.\nAs used in this section, \"professional land surveyor\" shall include the agents, the\nemployees, and any personnel under the supervision of a professional land surveyor.\n(1) A professional land surveyor may go on, over, and upon the lands of others if\nnecessary to perform surveys for the location of property corners, boundary lines,\nrights-of-way, and easements, and may carry with them their customar y equipment\nand vehicles.\n(a) Entry under the right hereby granted shall not constitute trespass; and\n(b) A professional land surveyor shall not be liable to arrest or a civil action by\nreason of this entry.\n(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed a s giving authority to a professional land\nsurveyor to destroy, injure, damage, or move anything on the lands of another\nwithout the written permission of the landowner; and nothing in this section shall be\nconstrued as removing civil liability for these damages.\n(3) A professional land surveyor shall make reasonable effort to notify adjoining\nlandowners upon whose land it is necessary to enter.\n(4) No owner or occupant of the land shall be liable for any injury or damage sustained\nby any person entering upon his or her land under the provisions of this section.","path":["KRS Chapter 322"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=31465","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:17Z","sha256":"0d31c3d061b8d202e8523521a78799d8032047bfae2575c8e75d21b2dcf53603","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-322.460","next":"us-ky/krs-322.550"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}