MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2006 Regular Session

To: Judiciary B

By: Representative Mims

House Bill 1037

AN ACT TO CODIFY SECTION 73-13-104, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NO ACTION MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST A PROFESSIONAL SURVEYOR FOR SERVICES PERFORMED AFTER SEVEN YEARS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  The following shall be codified as Section 73-13-104, Mississippi Code of 1972:

     73-13-104.  A licensed professional surveyor as defined in Section 73-13-71 shall not be liable for services performed as a surveyor after seven (7) years from the date of completion of such services.  No civil suit may be brought against a surveyor after the expiration of such seven-year period.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2006.