Indiana § 32-23-8-2 - Certification of invalidity of lease; recording
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 32-23-8-2 — Certification of invalidity of lease; recording, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-23-8-2. Certification of invalidity of lease; recording
Sec. 2. (a) The recorder of the county in which real estate described in section 1 of this chapter is situated shall certify upon the face of the record of the oil and gas lease that:
(1) the leases and contracts are invalid and void by reason of nonpayment of rentals; and
(2) the oil and gas lease is canceled of record.
(b) The request and affidavit shall be recorded in the miscellaneous records of the recorder's office.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-5-8-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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