Statute 55-1605: Same; notice of lapse by succeeding owner; contents; prima
facie evidence, when.
Upon the lapse of a mineral interest under
K.S.A. 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.
History: L. 1983, ch. 185, § 5; July 1.