§ 32-23-10-6 — Notice; lapse of interest

(a) A person who succeeds to the ownership
of a mineral interest may, upon the lapse of the mineral interest, give
notice of the lapse of the mineral interest by:
(1) publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the
county in which the mineral interest is located; and
(2) if the address of the mineral interest owner is shown of record
or can be determined upon reasonable inquiry, by mailing, not
more than ten (10) days after publication, a copy of the notice to
the owner of the mineral interest.
(b) The notice required under subsection (a) must state:
(1) the name of the owner of the mineral interest, as shown of
record;
(2) a description of the land; and
(3) the name of the person giving the notice.
(c) If a copy of the notice required under subsection (a) and an
affidavit of service of the notice are promptly filed in the office of the
recorder in the county where the land is located, the record is prima
facie evidence in a legal proceeding that notice was given.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-11-6.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.