Kansas Statutes 55-1605. Same; notice of lapse by succeeding owner; contents; prima facie evidence, when
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 55-1605
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- mineral interest: means an interest created by an instrument transferring, by grant, assignment, reservation or otherwise, an interest of any kind in coal, oil, gas or other minerals. See Kansas Statutes 55-1601
- Person: means any individual, corporation, limited partnership, partnership, association, joint stock company, living trust, irrevocable trust, trust where the interest of the beneficiaries are evidenced by a security, an unincorporated organization, a government, a political subdivision of government, or any combination thereof. See Kansas Statutes 55-1614
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Upon the lapse of a mineral interest under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 55-1602, any person who will succeed to the ownership of the interest shall give notice of the lapse of the mineral interest by publishing notice of the lapse in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the land subject to the mineral interest is located, and, if the address of the owner of the mineral interest is shown of record or can be determined upon reasonable inquiry, by mailing a copy of the notice by restricted mail to the owner of the mineral interest within 10 days after publication. The notice shall state the name of the owner of the mineral interest, as shown of record; a description of the land subject to the mineral interest; and the name of the person giving the notice. If a copy of the notice, together with an affidavit of its publication and service, is promptly filed in the office of the register of deeds of the county where land subject to the interest is located, the record of the filing shall be prima facie evidence in any legal proceedings that the notice was given.