Montana § 82-2-113 Effect Of Patent

Montana Statutes

§ 82-2-113 — Effect Of Patent

Montana § 82-2-113

Title 82MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS

Ch. 2MINING GENERALLY

Part 1Location and Record of Claims

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 82-2-113 (2026).

Text

82-2-113 . Effect of patent. The issuance of a United States patent for a mining claim is considered conclusive evidence that the requirements of the laws of this state relative to the location and record of such mining claim have been duly complied with. However, if questions of priority are involved, the date of the location shall be an issuable fact when it is claimed to have been prior to the date of the record of the location.

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82-2-113 . Effect of patent. The issuance of a United States patent for a mining claim is considered conclusive evidence that the requirements of the laws of this state relative to the location and record of such mining claim have been duly complied with. However, if questions of priority are involved, the date of the location shall be an issuable fact when it is claimed to have been prior to the date of the record of the location.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 12, Ch. 16, L. 1907; Sec. 2294, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 7378, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7378, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 39, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 50-714.