SEVERED MINERAL INTERESTS OF UNKNOWN OR MISSING OWNERS
- Section 353.460 - Definitions
- Section 353.462 - Jurisdiction in Circuit Court
- Section 353.464 - When court may declare trust and appoint trustee - Persons authorized to institute proceedings
- Section 353.466 - Persons to be joined as defendants - Verified petition showing effort to locate owners - Advertisement and lis pendens notice, contents - Trustee ad litem
- Section 353.468 - If advantageous to unknown or missing owner, court may declare trust - Bond of trustee - Sale of lease - Trustee's report - When court not to authorize trustee's lease - Trustee to use percentage of funds to search for owner - Period during which unknown or missing owner may establish identity and title
- Section 353.470 - When trustee may convey title in mineral interest to surface owner - Payment to surface owner - Final report of trustee - Termination of trust
- Section 353.472 - Payment to surface owner when leased mineral never produced commercially
- Section 353.474 - Payment of attorneys' fees, expenses, and court costs
- Section 353.476 - When action by unknown or missing owner is barred