In California, tampering with a survey mark is a misdemeanor. Vandalism (property damage) over $400 is a felony.
Is it illegal to remove survey stakes in NYS? Yes, it is illegal in New York State to knowingly damage, destroy, disturb, remove, reset, or replace any survey stakes.
Virginia Boundary Fence Statute Virginia Code § 55.1-2821 states that adjoining landowners “shall build and maintain division fences between their lands, equally splitting the costs, unless one of them decided to let his land lie open or agree otherwise.”
It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally or knowingly injure, remove, or displace any boundary oyster stake, range monument, signal beacon, post, or buoy, or any part thereof, ed to designate, locate, survey, or map shellfish grounds other than the leaseholder, his agent, his employee, or commission ...
Yes, you can a fence directly on your property line. Fences ed directly on a property line in VA are jointly owned/maintained by the lot owners on either side of the fence unless it's agreed otherwise: § 55.1-2821. Obligation to provide division fences (virginia) ; § 55.1-2822.
(2) “Monument,” sometimes referred to as “survey monument,” is a permanent marker set by a land surveyor to mark or reference a point on a property or land line which is permanently marked or tagged with the certificate number of the land surveyor setting it.
− Summary. Removal of boundary or survey stake; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who intentionally or knowingly injures, removes, displaces, or destroys any boundary or survey stake, or any part thereof, ed to designate, locate, survey, or map any land boundary.
§ 8.01-462. Jurisdiction of equity to enforce lien of judgment; when it may decree sale. Jurisdiction to enforce the lien of a judgment shall be in equity.
§ 15.2-3106. Whenever any two or more localities wish to relocate or change the boundary line between them, the governing bodies of such localities may, by agreement, establish, relocate or change such boundary line between them. 1977, c. 277, § 15.1-1031.1; 1983, c.