North Dakota § 38-09-08 Land forfeited to county - Lease binding upon county and lessee

North Dakota Statutes

§ 38-09-08 — Land forfeited to county - Lease binding upon county and lessee

North Dakota § 38-09-08

Title 38Mining and Gas and Oil Production

Ch. 38-09Exploration and Production on Publicly Owned Lands

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N.D. Cent. Code § 38-09-08 (2026).

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If any land which is affected by a resolution adopted by the board of county commissioners
pursuant to the provisions of section 38-09-07 and subject to delinquent tax charges or tax
charges which have been adjusted by contract is forfeited to the county under tax proceedings
by a tax deed sufficient to constitute color of title in the county to such lands, the oil and gas
lease affected by the resolution becomes and remains binding upon the county and its grantees
and upon the lessee and the lessee's assigns and successors in interest with like force and
effect as though the county had become a party to such lease as of the date of the tax deed to
the county.

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If any land which is affected by a resolution adopted by the board of county commissioners
pursuant to the provisions of section 38-09-07 and subject to delinquent tax charges or tax
charges which have been adjusted by contract is forfeited to the county under tax proceedings
by a tax deed sufficient to constitute color of title in the county to such lands, the oil and gas
lease affected by the resolution becomes and remains binding upon the county and its grantees
and upon the lessee and the lessee's assigns and successors in interest with like force and
effect as though the county had become a party to such lease as of the date of the tax deed to
the county.