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Included or billed separately, why that splits quotes, and the fees that come with a plat.
Plat prices in Georgia start with one question: is the survey plat included in the price of the survey, or billed separately? Some surveyors build the signed plat into one price for the whole job. Others quote the survey and charge for the plat on its own line. That difference is the biggest reason two quotes for the same land disagree, so ask which one you're getting before you compare numbers.
These ranges are what this work typically runs in Georgia, so use them to budget. They aren't a quote from S&S. If you're still sorting out what a plat is, start with our guide to plat maps.
A new plat of survey comes out of the survey work, so start with what that work typically runs. What you'll see depends on the job:
| What you need | What it covers | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| New plat with a boundary survey on a typical residential lot | The survey, plus the signed plat if this surveyor includes it. Some bill the plat on top. | $1,100 to $3,300+ |
| New plat for a parcel split or combining parcels | New or changed parcel lines, with the plat drawn for local approval and recording. Ask whether the plat is inside this range. | $1,200 to $3,600+ |
| Updating or re-certifying an existing plat | Bringing an older survey current | $750 to $2,250+ |
| Multi-lot subdivision plat | A planned set of lots, with the approvals that go with it | Priced per project |
| A plat billed as its own line | The plat only, on top of the survey | Ask for the amount |
For the survey itself, including ranges by acreage, see our land survey cost guide.
Included in the survey price. You get one number for the job, and the signed plat is part of what that number buys. There's no second charge for the drawing.
Billed separately. The survey is one charge and the plat is another. The survey number on its own can look lower than an all-in quote, even when the total comes out the same or higher.
Neither way is wrong. You can get a good surveyor either way, and an included plat isn't automatically the better deal. Just don't put one kind of quote beside the other and read them as the same thing.
You won't find a figure here for a plat billed on its own. There's no reliable published number for it in Georgia that we can point you to, and a guess wouldn't help you. Ask the surveyor for the amount and add it to the survey price before you compare.
Ask every surveyor the same questions, and get the answers on the quote:
Other items can split quotes too, such as corner markers and travel. Our cost guide covers those in its section on why quotes for one survey can land so far apart.
However it's billed, the price follows the work, and a few things tend to move it:
If a plat is already on record, you may only need a copy. Georgia sets these clerk's fees in O.C.G.A. § 15-6-77, so they don't change with the surveyor you hire:
| At the Clerk of Superior Court | Fee |
|---|---|
| Recording a plat | $10 per page |
| Uncertified copy of a plat larger than 8.5 x 14 inches | $2 per page |
| Uncertified copy, legal size or smaller | $0.50 per page, or $1 with help from staff |
| Certified copy | $2.50 for the first page, $0.50 for each page after |
Recording is separate from preparing the plat. Plats are filed electronically with the clerk in the county where the land lies, and a surveyor's quote may or may not cover that step, so ask. Filing directly through the eFile portal of the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority (GSCCCA) adds a transaction fee: 3.5% on a card or $0.50 on a bank transfer.
You can also print a plat from GSCCCA's online Plat Index. Each printed page is $0.50 on top of the account: a single-use account has a one-time $5.00 activation fee for four hours of access, and a regular account is $14.95 a month until you deactivate it. With a free limited-use account you can search the index, but you won't see the plat image. According to GSCCCA, any Georgia Superior Court Clerk's office will let you see all of it for free.
A copy only shows the land as it was surveyed on the plat's date. Our guide on how to read a survey plat will help you make sense of what you get.
These amounts were checked in October 2026 against the statute, a published clerk's fee schedule and GSCCCA's account information. Fees can change, so confirm with the clerk's office before you file or order.
Updating or re-certifying an existing plat typically runs $750 to $2,250+ in Georgia. You're paying for the surveyor to go back over the old work.
Georgia law won't let a surveyor put a seal on a plat just because someone asks. Under O.C.G.A. § 43-15-22, the surveyor has to have personally done the work, or employees have to have done it under the surveyor's direct daily supervision, with the surveyor reviewing it thoroughly. If another surveyor drew the plat, the one you hire has to do that work before sealing anything, so you may be looking at a new survey.
Keep the older plat handy. It helps the surveyor tell you whether an update will do or you need a new survey.
S&S Land Surveying always includes the plat. One price covers records research, fieldwork, the signed plat, corner markers, travel and county filing, and we don't add line items later. The quote is the quote. William "Bart" Sims, a Professional Land Surveyor licensed in Georgia, signs and seals every plat. He has over 40 years of experience. Estimates are always free.
That's how we work, and it isn't a market rule. Ask every surveyor the questions above, us included.
It depends on what you need and how it's billed. A new plat comes with a survey, either included in the survey price or billed as a separate charge, and our land survey cost guide lists typical survey ranges. If one's already on record, a copy just takes a small clerk's fee.
No. Some surveyors roll the signed plat into the survey price, and others bill it as a separate charge. Ask which one you're getting, and if it's separate, get the amount before you compare quotes.
Yes, if one is already recorded. You can get a copy from the Clerk of Superior Court or print one through the state's online Plat Index. A copy shows the land as it was surveyed on the plat's date, so it won't reflect anything that's changed since.
Not always. Georgia sets a per-page fee for filing a plat with the Clerk of Superior Court, and a surveyor's quote may or may not include it. Ask whether filing and the fee are covered.
No. A Georgia surveyor's seal can only go on work that surveyor did personally, or on work employees did under that surveyor's direct daily supervision and that the surveyor reviewed thoroughly. So a surveyor who didn't draw the old plat has to do that work before sealing anything.
Want a quote that spells out what's included? S&S Land Surveying is based in Cedartown and works across Georgia. Call us at 678-873-3119 or request a free estimate online.
General information, not legal advice. This guide is general information about land surveying in Georgia, not legal advice. Property rights, boundary disputes, recording requirements and permitting vary by county and depend on the specific facts of your property. A licensed surveyor establishes where your boundary falls. Questions about your legal rights should go to a Georgia real estate attorney.
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