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IN Code § 32-23-8-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 8. Oil and Gas: Cancellation of Contracts and Leases for Oil and Gas|32-23-8-1. Lapse of Rental Payment; Nonproduction or Nondevelopment of Lease

Sec. 1. Leases for oil and gas that are recorded in Indiana are void:(1) after a period of one (1) year has elapsed since:(A) the last payment of rentals on the oil and gas lease as stipulated in the lease or contract; or(B) operation for oil or gas has ceased, both by the nonproduction of oil or gas and the nondevelopment of the lease; and(2) upon the written request of the owner of the land, accompanied by the affidavit of the owner stating that:(A) no rentals have been paid to or received by the owner or any person, bank, or corporation in the owner's behalf for a period of one (1) year after they have become due; and(B) the leases and contracts have not been operated for the production of oil or gas for one (1) year.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-8-1 part.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.225.
IN Code § 32-23-8-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 8. Oil and Gas: Cancellation of Contracts and Leases for Oil and Gas|32-23-8-2. Certification of Invalidity of Lease; Recording

Sec. 2. (a) The recorder of the county in which real estate described in section 1 of this chapter is situated shall certify upon the face of the record of the oil and gas lease that:(1) the leases and contracts are invalid and void by reason of nonpayment of rentals; and(2) the oil and gas lease is canceled of record.(b) The request and affidavit shall be recorded in the miscellaneous records of the recorder's office.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-8-1 part.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-8-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 8. Oil and Gas: Cancellation of Contracts and Leases for Oil and Gas|32-23-8-3. Payment of Rent; Void Cancellation

Sec. 3. If, at any time after the cancellation of a lease and contract and within the term provided in the lease or contract, the lessee submits to the recorder:(1) a receipt or a canceled check, or an affidavit, showing that the rental has been paid; or(2) an affidavit that:(A) the lease has been operated within a period of one (1) year before the cancellation, as stipulated in the lease or contract; and(B) the affidavit of the lessor provided under this chapter is false or fraudulent;the cancellation is void, and the recorder shall so certify at the place where the cancellation of the lease and contract has been entered.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-8-1 part.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-8-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 8. Oil and Gas: Cancellation of Contracts and Leases for Oil and Gas|32-23-8-4. Appeal of Cancellation of Lease

Sec. 4. The owner of a lease that is canceled by a county recorder under this chapter may, not more than six (6) months after the date of cancellation of the lease, appeal the order and record of cancellation in the circuit court, superior court, or probate court of the county in which the land is located.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-8-1 part.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.141.
IN Code § 32-23-9-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 9. Oil and Gas: Purchase of and Payment for Crude Oil|32-23-9-1. Time for Payment

Sec. 1. A person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation that purchases crude oil that is pumped from an oil well in Indiana shall pay for the crude oil:(1) not more than sixty (60) days after the date of the examination and approval of abstracts of title that are furnished by owners of interests and that show good title in the owners of interests; and(2) after the purchasers have received executed division orders from the owners of interests.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-9-1 part.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.226.
IN Code § 32-23-9-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 9. Oil and Gas: Purchase of and Payment for Crude Oil|32-23-9-2. Time for Payment; Interest Rate

Sec. 2. If a person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation described in section 1 of this chapter:(1) fails to pay for the crude oil:(A) not more than sixty (60) days after the date of the examination and approval of title; and(B) after the purchasers have received executed division orders from the owners of interests; or(2) has failed to notify the known claimants of an interest of the purchaser's reason for nonpayment to the claimants of an interest;the purchaser shall pay interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per year on the unpaid balance from the date on which the purchaser was required to pay for the crude oil under this chapter to the date of payment.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-9-1 part.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-10-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 10. Lapse of Mineral Interest|32-23-10-1. "Mineral Interest" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "mineral interest" means the interest that is created by an instrument that transfers, by:(1) grant;(2) assignment;(3) reservation; or(4) otherwise;an interest of any kind in coal, oil and gas, and other minerals.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-11-2.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-10-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 10. Lapse of Mineral Interest|32-23-10-2. Statement of Claims; Filing; Reversion

Sec. 2. An interest in coal, oil and gas, and other minerals, if unused for a period of twenty (20) years, is extinguished and the ownership reverts to the owner of the interest out of which the interest in coal, oil and gas, and other minerals was carved. However, if a statement of claim is filed in accordance with this chapter, the reversion does not occur.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-11-1.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-10-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 10. Lapse of Mineral Interest|32-23-10-3. Presumption of Use

Sec. 3. (a) A mineral interest is considered to be used when:(1) minerals are produced under the mineral interest;(2) operations are conducted on the mineral interest for injection, withdrawal, storage, or disposal of water, gas, or other fluid substances;(3) rentals or royalties are paid by the owner of the mineral interest for the purpose of delaying or enjoying the use or exercise of the rights;(4) a use described in subdivisions 1 through 3 is carried out on a tract with which the mineral interest may be unitized or pooled for production purposes;(5) in the case of coal or other solid minerals, there is production from a common vein or seam by the owners of the mineral interest; or(6) taxes are paid on the mineral interest by the owner of the mineral interest.(b) A use under or authorized by an instrument that creates a mineral interest continues in force all rights granted by the instrument.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-11-3.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-10-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 10. Lapse of Mineral Interest|32-23-10-4. Statement of Claim; Filing; Time

Sec. 4. (a) The statement of claim under section 2 of this chapter must:(1) be filed by the owner of the mineral interest before the end of the twenty (20) year period set forth in section 2 of this chapter; and(2) contain:(A) the name and address of the owner of the mineral interest; and(B) a description of the land on or under which the mineral interest is located.(b) A statement of claim described in subsection (a) must be filed in the office of the recorder of deeds in the county in which the land is located.(c) Upon the filing of a statement of claim within the time provided in this section, the mineral interest is considered to be in use on the date the statement of claim is filed.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-11-4.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-10-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 10. Lapse of Mineral Interest|32-23-10-5. Statement of Claim; Failure to File

Sec. 5. Failure to file a statement of claim within the time provided in section 4 of this chapter does not cause a mineral interest to be extinguished if the owner of the mineral interest:(1) was, at the time of the expiration of the period specified in section 4 of this chapter, the owner of ten (10) or more mineral interests in the county in which the mineral interest is located;(2) made a diligent effort to preserve all the mineral interests that were not being used and, not more than ten (10) years before the expiration of the period specified in section 4 of this chapter, preserved other mineral interests in the county by filing statements of claim as required under this chapter;(3) failed to preserve the mineral interest through inadvertence; and(4) filed the statement of claim required under this chapter:(A) not more than sixty (60) days after publication of notice as specified in section 6 of this chapter; and(B) if a notice referred to in clause (A) is not published, not more than sixty (60) days after receiving actual knowledge that the mineral interest had lapsed.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-11-5.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-10-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 10. Lapse of Mineral Interest|32-23-10-6. 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.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-11-6.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-10-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 10. Lapse of Mineral Interest|32-23-10-7. Dormant Mineral Interest Record

Sec. 7. Upon the filing of the statement of claim specified in section 4 of this chapter or the proof of service of notice specified in section 6 of this chapter in the recorder's office for the county where a mineral interest is located, the recorder shall:(1) record the filing in a book to be kept for that purpose, to be known as the "dormant mineral interest record"; and(2) indicate by marginal notation on the instrument creating the original mineral interest the filing of the statement of claim or affidavit of publication and service of notice.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-11-7.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-10-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 10. Lapse of Mineral Interest|32-23-10-8. Waiver

Sec. 8. The provisions of this chapter may not be waived at any time before the expiration of the twenty (20) year period provided in section 2 of this chapter.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-11-8.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-11-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 11. Abandoned Railroad Rights-of-Way|32-23-11-1. Nonapplicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a railroad right-of-way that is abandoned as part of a demonstration project for the relocation of railroad lines from the central area of a city as provided under Section 163 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 (P.L.93-87, Title I, Section 163).[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-12-1.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-11-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 11. Abandoned Railroad Rights-of-Way|32-23-11-2. "Public Utility" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "public utility" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-1-8.5-1.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-12-2.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-11-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 11. Abandoned Railroad Rights-of-Way|32-23-11-3. "Railroad" Defined

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "railroad" refers to a railroad company.(b) The term includes a person to whom any part of a right-of-way was transferred under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 701 et seq.).[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-12-3.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-11-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 11. Abandoned Railroad Rights-of-Way|32-23-11-4. "Right-of-Way" Defined

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "right-of-way" means a strip or parcel of real property in which a railroad has acquired an interest for use as a part of the railroad's transportation corridor.(b) The term does not refer to any real property interest in the strip or parcel.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-12-4.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-11-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 11. Abandoned Railroad Rights-of-Way|32-23-11-5. "Right-of-Way Fee" Defined

Sec. 5. "Right-of-way fee" refers to the fee simple interest in the real property through which a right-of-way runs.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-12-5.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-11-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 11. Abandoned Railroad Rights-of-Way|32-23-11-6. Abandoned Right-of-Way

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and in sections 7 and 8 of this chapter, a right-of-way is considered abandoned if any of subdivisions (1) through (3) apply:(1) Before February 28, 1920, both of the following occurred:(A) The railroad discontinued use of the right-of-way for railroad purposes.(B) The rails, switches, ties, and other facilities were removed from the right-of-way.(2) After February 27, 1920, both of the following occur:(A) The Interstate Commerce Commission or the United States Surface Transportation Board issues a certificate of public convenience and necessity relieving the railroad of the railroad's common carrier obligation on the right-of-way.(B) The earlier of the following occurs:(i) Rails, switches, ties, and other facilities are removed from the right-of-way, making the right-of-way unusable for continued rail traffic.(ii) At least ten (10) years have passed from the date on which the Interstate Commerce Commission or the United States Surface Transportation Board issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity relieving the railroad of its common carrier obligation on the right-of-way.(3) The right-of-way was abandoned under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 701 et seq.).(b) A right-of-way is not considered abandoned if:(1) rail service continues on the right-of-way; or(2) the railroad has entered into an agreement preserving rail service on the right-of-way.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-12-6.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-11-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 11. Abandoned Railroad Rights-of-Way|32-23-11-7. Trail Use Condition Imposed

Sec. 7. A right-of-way is not considered abandoned if the Interstate Commerce Commission or the United States Surface Transportation Board imposes on the right-of-way a trail use condition under 16 U.S.C. 1247(d).[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-12-7.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-11-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 11. Abandoned Railroad Rights-of-Way|32-23-11-8. Sale of Railroad's Interest

Sec. 8. (a) A right-of-way is not considered abandoned if the following conditions are met:(1) The railroad sells the railroad's rights in the right-of-way before abandoning the right-of-way.(2) The purchaser of the railroad's rights in the right-of-way is not a railroad.(3) The purchaser purchases the right-of-way for use by the purchaser to transport goods or materials by rail.(b) A railroad may discontinue rail service on the right-of-way without abandoning the right-of-way.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-12-8.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-11-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 11. Abandoned Railroad Rights-of-Way|32-23-11-9. Size of Interest Conveyed

Sec. 9. If a railroad conveys its interest in a right-of-way, the railroad conveys not more than the interest it holds at the time of the conveyance.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-12-9.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-11-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 11. Abandoned Railroad Rights-of-Way|32-23-11-10. Abandoned Interest to Vest in Fee Owner

Sec. 10. (a) This section applies if a railroad does not own the right-of-way fee.(b) If a railroad abandons its right to a railroad right-of-way, the railroad's interest vests in the owner of the right-of-way fee with a deed that contains a description of the real property that includes the right-of-way.(c) If a deed described in subsection (b) does not exist, then the railroad's interest vests in the owner of the adjoining fee. The interest of the railroad that vests in the owner of the adjoining fee is for the part of the right-of-way from the center line of the right-of-way to the adjoining property line.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-12-10.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-11-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 11. Abandoned Railroad Rights-of-Way|32-23-11-11. Effect of Interest Vesting on Other Easement and License Holders

Sec. 11. (a) The vesting of a railroad's interest under section 10 of this chapter does not divest a valid public utility, communication, cable television, fiber optic, or pipeline easement, license, or legal occupancy if the railroad granted the easement before the date on which the railroad abandoned the right-of-way.(b) This chapter does not deprive a public utility, communication company, cable television company, fiber optic company, or pipeline company of the use of all or part of a right-of-way if, at the time of abandonment, the company:(1) is occupying and using all or part of the right-of-way for the location and operation of the company's facilities; or(2) has acquired an interest for use of all or part of the right-of-way.(c) This chapter does not do the following:(1) Limit the right of the owner of a right-of-way fee to demand compensation from a railroad or a utility for the value of an interest taken and used or occupied after abandonment.(2) Grant to the owner of a right-of-way fee the right to obtain duplicative compensation from a utility or pipeline company for the value of the use of any portion of the right-of-way that is subject to the terms of an agreement previously entered into between the utility or pipeline company and the owner of the right-of-way fee. For purposes of this subdivision, "pipeline" does not include a coal slurry pipeline.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-12-11.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-11-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 11. Abandoned Railroad Rights-of-Way|32-23-11-12. Limitation on Commencement of Action

Sec. 12. (a) A person may bring an action to establish full rights of possession of the person's right-of-way fee in any part of a right-of-way that is burdened by an easement for railroad purposes not more than thirty (30) years after the right-of-way is abandoned under this chapter.(b) A person may commence an action to establish the person's ownership of a right-of-way fee in any part of a right-of-way by enforcing a possibility of reverter or a right of entry under IC 32-17-10.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-12-12.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-11-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 11. Abandoned Railroad Rights-of-Way|32-23-11-13. Determination of Ownership

Sec. 13. Except as provided in section 14 of this chapter, the ownership of a right-of-way fee is determined under the same principles that fee simple ownership in property is otherwise determined under Indiana law.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-12-13.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-11-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 11. Abandoned Railroad Rights-of-Way|32-23-11-14. Adverse Possessions or Prescriptive Easements Not Establishing Title or Rights to Property

Sec. 14. For purposes of this chapter, the following are not adverse possessions or prescriptive easements to the owner and do not establish title or rights to the real property:(1) Possession of a right-of-way by a nonrailroad purchaser under section 8 of this chapter.(2) Possession of a right-of-way by a public utility or under a communication, cable television, fiber optic, or pipeline easement, license, or legal occupancy under section 11 of this chapter.(3) Possession of a right-of-way by a responsible party (as defined in IC 8-4.5-1-17).[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-12-14.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-23-11-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple|Chapter 11. Abandoned Railroad Rights-of-Way|32-23-11-15. Easement of Necessity

Sec. 15. If a railroad owns a right-of-way fee that becomes landlocked after the right-of-way is abandoned, the railroad retains an easement of necessity in the abandoned right-of-way:(1) from the landlocked property to the nearest public highway, road, or street; and(2) to the extent necessary to reach and use the landlocked fee interest for its intended purpose.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-12-15.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.