Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 27.10.140 (2026)
Location in violation of
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Sec. 27.10.140. Location in violation of AS 27.10.090 — 27.10.140 is void.
Article 3. Annual Labor or Improvements.
A placer mining claim attempted to be located in violation of AS 27.10.090 — 27.10.140 is null and void, and the whole area of it may be located by a qualified locator as if no earlier attempt had been made, and no placer mining claim that contains a greater area or is longer than is fixed by law may be patented.
A placer mining claim attempted to be located in violation of AS 27.10.090 — 27.10.140 is null and void, and the whole area of it may be located by a qualified locator as if no earlier attempt had been made, and no placer mining claim that contains a greater area or is longer than is fixed by law may be patented.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1983–1998 · leading case: Shope v. Sims, 658 P.2d 1336 (Alaska 1983).
Shope v. Sims, 658 P.2d 1336 (Alaska 1983). “AS 27.10.140, which relates to placer claims, provides: Location in violation of law is void.”
Hayes v. A.J. Assocs., Inc., 960 P.2d 556 (Alaska 1998). “, AS 27.10.140 (placer mining claim location in violation of law is void).”
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