Louisiana Statutes
§ 31:207 — Effect of failure to furnish act evidencing extinction or expiration of right; mineral lease
Louisiana § 31:207
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 31Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation
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Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 31:207 (2026).
Text
If the former owner of the extinguished or expired mineral right fails to furnish the required act within thirty days of receipt of the demand or if the former lessee of a mineral lease fails to record the required act within ninety days of its extinguishment prior to the expiration of its primary term, he is liable to the person in whose favor the right or the lease has been extinguished or expired for all damages resulting therefrom and for a reasonable attorney's fee incurred in bringing suit.
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Related
Gloria's Ranch, L.L.C. v. Tauren Exploration, Inc., Cubic Energy, Inc., Wells Fargo Energy Capital, Inc., and Exco USA Asset, Inc.
252 So. 3d 431 (Supreme Court of Louisiana, 2018)
Mills v. Davis Oil Co.
11 F.3d 1298 (Fifth Circuit, 1994)
Rathborne Land Co., LLC v. Ascent Energy, Inc.
610 F.3d 249 (Fifth Circuit, 2010)
Gloria's Ranch, L.L.C. v. Tauren Exploration, Inc.
223 So. 3d 1202 (Louisiana Court of Appeal, 2017)
Legislative History
Amended by Acts 1981, No. 612, §1; Acts 1982, No. 358, §1, eff. July 18, 1982.
Nearby Sections
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§ 31:2
Relation to Civil Code§ 31:203
§ 31:203§ 31:205
§ 31:205§ 31:207
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§ 31:21§ 31:210
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Bluebook (online)
Louisiana § 31:207, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/la/31%3A207.