§ 23171 County Boundary Surveys

• •If the lines between counties aren't clear (like no rivers or mountains to show where one county ends and another starts), they need to be marked properly.
• •The people who measure land (surveyors) from the counties that share the line must work together to figure out where the line is.
• •The county leaders (boards of supervisors) must agree on where the line is after the surveyors measure it.
• •If the counties can't agree, the State Lands Commission can step in and do the survey instead.

Imagine two counties, County A and County B, share a border, but no one is sure exactly where it is because there are no rivers or roads to show the line.

Surveyors from both counties will measure the land together to find the exact border. Once they agree, the leaders of both counties must approve it. If they can't agree, the State Lands Commission will come in and decide where the border is.