Indiana Code

Ind. Code § 32-23-10-4 (2026)

Statement of claim; filing; time

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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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2013–2016 · leading case: Corban v. Chesapeake Expl., L.L.C., Et Al., 2016 Ohio 5796 (Ohio 2016).

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Corban v. Chesapeake Expl., L.L.C., Et Al., 2016 Ohio 5796 (Ohio 2016). “Code 32-5-11-4 (amended and recodified as Ind.Code 32-23-10-4, Pub.L. 2-2002 ). A recorder presented with a statement of claim was then required to record the statement of claim “in a book to be kept for that purpose.”

Richard J. Bond & Janet A. Bond v. Templeton Coal Co., Inc., 988 N.E.2d 352 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “See Ind.Code § 32-23-10-4. Thus, the only question in this appeal is whether the Act applies retroactively to the 1929-1964 time period.”

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