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LA Rev Stat § 31:203 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§203. Mineral rights susceptible of mortgage; effect of mortgage

RS 203 - Mineral rights susceptible of mortgage; effect of mortgage  A mineral right is susceptible of mortgage to the same extent and with the same effect, and subject to the same provisions of rank, inscription, reinscription, extinguishment, transfer, and enforcement as is prescribed by law for mortgages of immovables under Article 3286 of the Civil Code. Unless expressly excluded by the terms of the act creating it, a mortgage entered into prior to the time Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws becomes effective attaches to the interest of the mortgagor in all corporeal movables placed on the land, or on a unit including all or part of the land, and dedicated to the use and exploitation of the mineral right. The interest of the mortgagor in movables placed on a unit including all or part of the land affected by the mineral right is subject to such a mortgage only to the extent of the interest in the unit attributable to the mineral right mortgaged. Movables only temporarily or transiently on the premises for purposes such as drilling, reworking, servicing, or testing a well or mine located thereon shall not be deemed dedicated to the use or exploitation of the mineral right. The movables shall remain movable and be subject to separate mortgage or encumbrance under Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws as permitted by law with the rank and priority so provided.  Acts 1974, No. 50, §203, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 1989, No. 137, §10, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, No. 652, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.  {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1989, NO. 137, §§20 AND 21.}}
LA Rev Stat § 31:204 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§204. Mortgage may include pledge; effect of pledge

RS 204 - Mortgage may include pledge; effect of pledge  A. A mortgage of mineral rights entered into prior to the time Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws becomes effective may also provide for the pledge of minerals subsequently produced to the extent of the mortgagor's interest therein or of the proceeds accruing from the sale or other disposition thereof. Delivery of the minerals or proceeds is unnecessary and, upon execution of such an act of mortgage containing the pledge, the pledgee is possessed of them and is entitled to receive all amounts accruing to them. Such a pledge entered into prior to the time Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws becomes effective is effective as to third persons when the act of mortgage containing the pledge is properly filed for registry. A person who pays, delivers, or accounts to a pledgor, under a contract or agreement in existence at the time the act of mortgage is filed for registry, for minerals produced, or proceeds from the sale thereof, or royalties, rentals, or other sums which the pledgee is entitled to receive under the pledge, may make the payments or deliver or account for such minerals to the pledgor without liability to the pledgee until such person has been delivered a certified copy of the act of pledge or until he has acknowledged in writing to the pledgee notice of the pledge. The privilege enjoyed by the pledgee shall attach to all minerals severed or the proceeds thereof in the hands of the pledgor as long as they can be identified. The pledgor shall promptly account to the pledgee for them unless excused from doing so by the act of pledge. The pledge stipulated in the act of mortgage of mineral rights is extinguished when the mortgage is extinguished.  B. Pledges of minerals produced or the proceeds from the sale or other disposition thereof entered into after Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws (R.S. 10:9-101, et seq.) becomes effective are effective between the parties and as to third parties as provided in Chapter 9.  Acts 1974, No. 50, §204, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 1989, No. 137, §10, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1989, NO. 137, §§20 AND 21.}}
LA Rev Stat § 31:205 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§205. When transfer, assignment, or termination of mortgage or pledge effective against parties dealing with mortgagee or pledgee

RS 205 - When transfer, assignment, or termination of mortgage or pledge effective against parties dealing with mortgagee or pledgee  Notwithstanding any other knowledge or notice, no transfer, assignment, or termination of the right of a mortgagee or pledgee under a mortgage or pledge permitted by these articles shall be binding upon any person dealing with the mortgagee or pledgee until thirty days after there has actually been delivered to him a certified or duplicate original copy of the act evidencing the transfer or assignment or proper evidence of the cancellation of the mortgage or pledge from the mortgage records. Any payments made to the mortgagee or pledgee whose rights have been transferred or terminated shall discharge the person paying them in the amount thereof. The mortgagee or pledgee shall hold any amounts so paid for the account of the person properly entitled to receive them.  Acts 1974, No. 50, §205, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
LA Rev Stat § 31:206 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§206. Obligation of owner of expired mineral right to furnish recordable act evidencing extinction or expiration of right; mineral lease

RS 206 - Obligation of owner of expired mineral right to furnish recordable act evidencing extinction or expiration of right; mineral lease  A. Except as provided in Paragraph B of this Article, when a mineral right is extinguished by the accrual of liberative prescription, expiration of its term, or otherwise, the former owner shall, within thirty days after written demand by the person in whose favor the right has been extinguished or terminated, furnish him with a recordable act evidencing the extinction or expiration of the right.  B. When a mineral lease is extinguished prior to the expiration of its primary term, the former lessee shall, within ninety days after the extinguishment, record an act evidencing the extinction or expiration of the lease in the official records of all parishes wherein the lease is recorded.  Acts 1974, No. 50, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 612, §1; Acts 1982, No. 358, §1, eff. July 18, 1982.
LA Rev Stat § 31:207 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§207. Effect of failure to furnish act evidencing extinction or expiration of right; mineral lease

RS 207 - Effect of failure to furnish act evidencing extinction or expiration of right; mineral lease  If the former owner of the extinguished or expired mineral right fails to furnish the required act within thirty days of receipt of the demand or if the former lessee of a mineral lease fails to record the required act within ninety days of its extinguishment prior to the expiration of its primary term, he is liable to the person in whose favor the right or the lease has been extinguished or expired for all damages resulting therefrom and for a reasonable attorney's fee incurred in bringing suit.  Amended by Acts 1981, No. 612, §1; Acts 1982, No. 358, §1, eff. July 18, 1982.
LA Rev Stat § 31:208 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§208. Effect of good faith dispute as to extinction or expiration of right

RS 208 - Effect of good faith dispute as to extinction or expiration of right  The former owner of a mineral right other than a mineral lease is not liable for damages or attorney's fees under Article 207 if there is a good faith dispute as to whether prescription has accrued, the term of the right has expired, or it has been otherwise extinguished.  Acts 1974, No. 50, §208, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
LA Rev Stat § 31:209 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§209. Applicability to demand for dissolution of mineral lease

RS 209 - Applicability to demand for dissolution of mineral lease  The right to secure damages and attorney's fees under Article 207 is applicable also to a demand for dissolution of a mineral lease for failure to comply with its obligations.  Acts 1974, No. 50, §209, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
LA Rev Stat § 31:210 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§210. When purchaser protected in paying party in interest under lease for minerals produced

RS 210 - When purchaser protected in paying party in interest under lease for minerals produced  A purchaser of minerals produced from a recorded lease granted by the last record owner holding under an instrument translative of title to the land or mineral rights leased is fully protected in making payment to any party in interest under the lease unless and until a suit is filed testing title to the land or mineral rights embraced in the lease and the purchaser receives notification of it by registered mail. The purchaser is not entitled to this protection unless he has filed for registry in the conveyance records of the parish in which the land subject to the lease is located notice that the minerals produced have been and will be purchased by him.  Acts 1974, No. 50, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
LA Rev Stat § 31:210.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§210.1. Interest on purchase payment of production

RS 210.1 - Interest on purchase payment of production  A. When mineral production has been delivered under a purchase contract but the purchaser is delaying payment for the production, pending receipt of proof of clear title or a valid division order or both, interest at the legal rate over the time period of the delay shall be paid by the purchaser on all money held for more than thirty days after payment would be due after delivery under the purchase contract. The interest earning period shall be from the date payment is due under the contract to the day disbursement is made.  B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to payments due to any person who is afforded a remedy under R.S. 31:137 through 31:142 or under R.S. 31:212.21 through 212.23 for nonpayment or delayed payment of sums due.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 534, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 31:210.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§210.2. Declaration of interest; when third party purchasers of oil may withhold payment

RS 210.2 - Declaration of interest; when third party purchasers of oil may withhold payment  A. For purposes of this Article, "declaration of interest" means a signed statement by a party claiming an interest in mineral production, including the authority to sell production belonging to others, and containing the name, address, and taxpayer identification number, a description of the property from which the oil and condensate are produced, and a certification and representation of the claimant's fractional or decimal interest in the production.  B. Until receipt of a declaration of interest, a third party purchaser of oil and condensate is fully protected and may withhold payment for the production.  C.(1) Any party claiming an interest in oil and condensate production must notify a third party purchaser by registered mail.  (2) If the third party purchaser has received a declaration of interest from the claimant, the third party purchaser shall pay the claimant any amounts due for the production within sixty days.  (3) If the third party purchaser fails to pay a claimant who has provided a declaration of interest or fails to inform the claimant of reasonable cause for nonpayment within sixty days of receipt of the notice of interest, the court may impose damages in an amount not to exceed fifty percent of the amount due, plus legal interest on the amount due on the date the required notice was received and reasonable attorney's fees and court costs.  (4) If reasonable cause for nonpayment exists or the third party purchaser has not received a declaration of interest from the claimant, the third party purchaser shall deposit any payments due into an interest-bearing account.  (5) The provisions of this Article shall not apply to payments due to a mineral lessor or any person who is afforded a remedy under Articles 137 through 142 for nonpayment or delayed payment of sums due, except where such persons elect to contract directly with the third party purchaser for the sale of his share of production.  (6) The withholding of payments by a third party purchaser pursuant to this Article shall not constitute reasonable cause for nonpayment of royalty pursuant to Article 138.  D. A third party purchaser of oil and condensate may suspend payment without incurring any interest or penalties to any payee if the aggregate twelve-month accumulation of proceeds totals twenty-five dollars or less.  E. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, this Article affords protection to a third party purchaser.  Acts 1992, No. 155, §1, eff. June 5, 1992.
LA Rev Stat § 31:211 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§211. Availability of mandamus for nonpayment of sums due for production

RS 211 - Availability of mandamus for nonpayment of sums due for production  A purchaser of production under Article 210, a purchaser of production under any division order, or a purchaser of production from a lease under which the lessee's royalty obligation to the lessor has been satisfied by the delivery of production to the purchaser may be compelled by writ of mandamus issued by a court of competent jurisdiction to pay sums due for production purchased by him.  Acts 1974, No. 50, §211, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
LA Rev Stat § 31:212 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§212. Right to attorney's fee incurred in securing writ

RS 212 - Right to attorney's fee incurred in securing writ  A party obtaining a properly issued writ of mandamus under Article 211 shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees incurred in securing the writ.  Acts 1974, No. 50, §212, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
LA Rev Stat § 31:212.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§212.1. Sales relative to minerals after they are severed are subject to the laws of registry

RS 212.1 - Sales relative to minerals after they are severed are subject to the laws of registry Contracts by a landowner or owner of a mineral right disposing of minerals after they are severed, if filed for registry in the conveyance records at the situs of the land or mineral right from which produced, are subject to the laws of registry. Added by Acts 1979, No. 269, §2. Acts 1993, No. 948, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
LA Rev Stat § 31:212.21 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§212.21. Nonpayment of production payment or royalties; notice prerequisite to judicial demand

RS 212.21 - Nonpayment of production payment or royalties; notice prerequisite to judicial demand  If the owner of a production payment created out of a mineral lessee's interest or a royalty owner other than a mineral lessor seeks relief for the failure of a mineral lessee to make timely or proper payment of royalties or the production payment, he must give his obligor written notice of such failure as a prerequisite to a judicial demand for damages.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 249, §1; Acts 2020, No. 76, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 31:212.22 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§212.22. Required response of obligor to notice

RS 212.22 - Required response of obligor to notice  The obligor shall have thirty days after receipt of the required notice within which to pay the royalties or production payments due or to respond by stating in writing a reasonable cause for nonpayment. The payment or nonpayment of the sums due or stating or failing to state a reasonable cause for nonpayment within this period has the following effect.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 249, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 31:212.23 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§212.23. Effects of payment or nonpayment with or without stating reasonable cause therefor; division order

RS 212.23 - Effects of payment or nonpayment with or without stating reasonable cause therefor; division order  A. If the obligor pays the royalties or production payments due plus the legal interest applicable from the date payment was due, the owner shall have no further claim with respect to those payments.  B. If the obligor fails to pay within the thirty days from notice but states a reasonable cause for nonpayment, then damages shall be limited to legal interest on the amounts due from the date due.  C. If the obligor fails to pay and fails to state a reasonable cause for failure to pay in response to the notice, the court may award as damages double the amount due, legal interest on that sum from the date due, and a reasonable attorney's fee regardless of the cause for the original failure to pay.  D. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 1110, §2.  Acts 1982, No. 249, §1; Acts 1990, No. 986, §1; Acts 1992, No. 1110, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 31:212.31 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§212.31. Payment information to interest owners

RS 212.31 - Payment information to interest owners  A. As used in this Article:  (1) "Check stub" means the financial record attached to a check.  (2) "Division order" means a contract of sale to the purchaser of oil or gas directing the purchaser to make payment for the value of the products taken in the proportions set out in the division order, which division order is prepared by the purchaser on the basis of the ownership shown in the title opinion prepared after examination of the abstracts and which is executed by the operator, the royalty owners, and the other persons having an interest in the production.  (3) "Interest owner" means a person owning a royalty interest or a working interest in an oil or gas well or unit.  B. Whenever payment is made for oil or gas production to an interest owner, whether pursuant to a division order, lease, servitude, or other agreement, all of the following information shall be included on the check stub or on an attachment to the form of payment, unless the information is otherwise provided on a regular basis:  (1) Lease identification number, if any, or reference to appropriate agreement with identification of the well or unit from which production is attributed.  (2) Month and year of sales or purchases included in the payment.  (3) Total barrels of crude oil or MCF of gas purchased.  (4) Owner's final realizable price per barrel or MCF.  (5) Total amount of severance and other production taxes, with the exception of windfall profit tax.  (6) Net value of total sales from the property after taxes are deducted.  (7) Interest owner's interest, expressed as a decimal fraction, in production from (1) above.  (8) Interest owner's share of the total value of sales prior to any tax deductions.  (9) Interest owner's share of the sales value less his share of the production and severance taxes, as applicable.  Added by Acts 1983, No. 660, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
LA Rev Stat § 31:212.32 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§212.32. Accumulation of proceeds from production

RS 212.32 - Accumulation of proceeds from production A. Unless otherwise requested, proceeds from production of oil and gas may be accumulated and remitted to the persons entitled thereto annually for the twelve months accumulation of proceeds totaling less than one hundred dollars. B. Proceeds totaling less than one hundred dollars but more than twenty-five dollars shall be remitted monthly if requested in writing by the person entitled to the proceeds. Amounts less than ten dollars shall be remitted annually if requested in writing by the person entitled to the proceeds. C. Before proceeds may be accumulated, the payor shall provide notice to the person entitled to such proceeds that there is an option to be paid monthly when the accumulated proceeds exceed ten dollars. Such notice to the person shall also provide directions for requesting monthly payment, and constitutes notice to all heirs, successors, representatives, and assigns of the person. D. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary, all accumulated proceeds shall be paid to the owner thereof when production ceases or upon relinquishment or transfer of the payment responsibility. Acts 1995, No. 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 31:214 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§214. Applicability of Code to existing rights

RS 214 - Applicability of Code to existing rights The provisions of this Code shall apply to all mineral rights, including those existing on the effective date hereof; but no provision may be applied to divest already vested rights or to impair the obligation of contracts.  Acts 1974, No. 50, §214, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
LA Rev Stat § 31:215 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§215. Contracts; partnership status

RS 215 - Contracts; partnership status  A written contract for the joint exploration, development, or operation of mineral rights does not create a partnership unless the contract expressly so provides.  Added by Acts 1980, No. 150, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 31:216 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§216. Filing

RS 216 - Filing An agreement entered into by or among the owners of mineral rights for the joint exploration, development, operation or production of minerals thereunder shall be binding upon third persons when the agreement is filed for registry in the conveyance records of the parish or parishes where the lands affected by the mineral rights are located. Added by Acts 1974, No. 545, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 2005, No. 169, §7, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 31:217 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 31 - Mineral Code|§217. Declaration in lieu of agreement

RS 217 - Declaration in lieu of agreement In lieu of filing an agreement as provided in R.S. 31:216, the parties thereto may file a declaration signed by them, or signed by any person designated in the agreement as the general operator or agent of the parties, describing the lands affected by the mineral rights that are the subject of the agreement, stating in general terms the nature or import of the agreement, and stating where the agreement may be found. The recording officer of the parish in which the declaration is filed may copy into his records only the declaration, without the exhibit attached thereto. The declaration when so filed shall serve as full and complete notice of the agreement to the same extent as if the original agreement had been filed and recorded. The recording officer shall charge only the fees for filing and recording the declaration. Added by Acts 1974, No. 545, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 1985, No. 325, §1; Acts 2005, No. 169, §7, eff. July 1, 2006 ; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 32:4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|§4. Authority of departments to summon witnesses

RS 4 - Authority of departments to summon witnesses In administering laws and regulations relative to motor vehicles the secretary and the commissioner may summon witnesses in behalf of the state and may administer oaths and take testimony. They also may cause depositions to be taken and may order the production of books, papers, and documents. The fees for attendance and travel of witnesses shall be the same as for witnesses before the district courts and shall be paid by the state in the same manner as any other expenditure by the departments.  Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.