Notice; lapse of interest
Sec. 6. (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.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
Last modified: May 24, 2006