Indiana § 32-23-13-3 "Unknown or missing owner"

Indiana Statutes

§ 32-23-13-3 — "Unknown or missing owner"

Indiana § 32-23-13-3

Title 32PROPERTY

Art. 23CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY INTERESTS

Ch. 13Mineral Estates of Unknown or Missing Owners

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Ind. Code § 32-23-13-3 (2026).

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(a)As used in this chapter, "unknown or missing owner" means a person:

(1)vested of record or by operation of IC 32-23-10 with a property interest in:

(A)a mineral estate in land; or

(B)a portion of a mineral estate in land; and

(2)whose identity or location cannot be determined:

(A)from the records in the chain of title in the county in which the land is located;

(B)by diligent inquiry in the vicinity of the record owner's last known place of residence or location; and

(C)from a search of tax records in the county in which the property is located.

(b)The term includes the person's heirs and devisees and successors and assigns.

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(a) As used in this chapter, "unknown or
missing owner" means a person:
(1) vested of record or by operation of IC 32-23-10 with a
property interest in:
(A) a mineral estate in land; or
(B) a portion of a mineral estate in land; and
(2) whose identity or location cannot be determined:
(A) from the records in the chain of title in the county in which
the land is located;
(B) by diligent inquiry in the vicinity of the record owner's last
known place of residence or location; and
(C) from a search of tax records in the county in which the
property is located.
(b) The term includes the person's heirs and devisees and successors
and assigns.