Sec. 8. (a) In proceedings under this chapter, the court may do the following:
(1) Investigate and determine questions of conflicting or controverted titles.
(2) Remove invalid and inapplicable encumbrances from the title to the subject land.
(3) Establish and confirm the title to the subject mineral estate in land or the right to produce and develop the mineral from any of the subject land.
(b) The court may authorize the execution of a lease under this chapter before any matters under subsection (a) have been determined.
As added by P.L.28-2015, SEC.1.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple
Chapter 13. Mineral Estates of Unknown or Missing Owners
32-23-13-1. "Adjacent Mineral Producer"
32-23-13-2. "Mineral Interest of an Unknown or Missing Owner"
32-23-13-3. "Unknown or Missing Owner"
32-23-13-4. Mineral Interest of an Unknown or Missing Owner; Lease to Produce or Develop
32-23-13-6. Action; Requirements; Guardian Ad Litem
32-23-13-7. Court Determinations; Trustee Appointment
32-23-13-8. Additional Court Proceedings
32-23-13-9. Trustee Duties; Lease
32-23-13-10. Lease Payments; Distribution of Funds
32-23-13-11. Subsequent Court Proceedings