Stop removing Land Survey Monuments. It's a crime and a costly disservice to your customer.
18-4-508 CRS Defacing, destroying, or removing landmarks, monuments, or accessories
(1) Any person who knowingly cuts, fells, alters, or removes any certain boundary tree knowing
such is a boundary tree, monument, or other allowed landmark, to the damage of any person, or
any person who intentionally defaces, removes, pulls down, injures, or destroys any location
stake, side post, corner post, landmark, or monument, or any other legal land boundary
monument in this state, designating or intending to designate the location, boundary, or name of
any mining claim, lode, or vein of mineral, or the name of the discoverer or date of discovery
thereof, commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
(2) Any person who knowingly removes or knowingly causes to be removed any public land
survey monument, as defined by section 38-53-103 (18), C.R.S., or control corner, as defined in
section 38-53-103 (6), C.R.S., or a restoration of any such monument or who knowingly removes
or knowingly causes to be removed any bearing tree knowing such is a bearing tree or other
accessory, as defined by section 38-53-103 (1), C.R.S., even if said person has title to the land on
which said monument or accessory is located, commits a class 2 misdemeanor unless, prior to
such removal, said person has caused a Colorado professional land surveyor to establish at least
two witness corners or reference marks for each such monument or accessory removed and has
filed or caused to be filed a monument record pursuant to article 53 of title 38, C.R.S.