Every final plat shall contain a statement that the land being subdivided is subdivided in accordance with the final plat. The final plat shall be acknowledged by the owner and subdivider or their authorized agents in the manner required for the acknowledgment of deeds. Every final plat submitted to the county clerk shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the owner and subdivider or their authorized agents stating whether or not the proposed subdivision lies within the subdivision regulation jurisdiction of the county. A copy of the final plat shall be provided to every purchaser, lessee or other person acquiring an interest in the subdivided land prior to sale, lease or other conveyance.
History: 1953 Comp., § 70-5-4, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 348, § 4; 1995, ch. 212, § 4.
The 1995 amendment, effective July 1, 1996, substituted "Final plat" for "Plat" in the section heading and "final plat" for "plat" throughout the section; substituted "final plat" for "desire of the owner of the land" at the end of the first sentence; substituted "subdivider" for "owner" in the second and third sentences; and added the final sentence.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 83 Am. Jur. 2d Zoning and Planning §§ 529 to 534, 546 to 574.
62 C.J.S. Municipal Corporations § 83.
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