Nevada § 321.331 - Persons receiving patent or deed from State required to be confirmed in fee simple title to lands and minerals; royalties
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 321.331 — Persons receiving patent or deed from State required to be confirmed in fee simple title to lands and minerals; royalties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 321.331. Persons receiving patent or deed from State required to be confirmed in fee simple title to lands and minerals; royalties
Every person or his or her heirs, assigns or lawful successors, who has received a
patent or deed between March 3, 1887, and July 3, 1997, from the State of Nevada granting
to him or her any trust lands of the State of Nevada must, subject to the royalty
contained in NRS 321.300 , be confirmed in the fee simple title to the lands described in that patent or deed,
and all of the minerals therein, including all gas, coal, oil and oil shales which
may exist therein, but any such patentee or his or her successors in interest, holding
such a fee simple title shall pay to the State of Nevada for the fund which was the
original beneficiary of those lands the royalty provided by NRS 321.300 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 321.331 cover?
Section 321.331 ("Persons receiving patent or deed from State required to be confirmed in fee simple title to lands and minerals; royalties") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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