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Chapter 78.22 RCW

EXTINGUISHMENT OF UNUSED MINERAL RIGHTS

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HTMLPDF 78.22.010Extinguishment of unused mineral rights authorized.
HTMLPDF 78.22.020"Mineral interest" defined.
HTMLPDF 78.22.030Acts constituting use of mineral interest.
HTMLPDF 78.22.040Statement of claim—Contents—Fees—Filing.
HTMLPDF 78.22.050Extinguishment of mineral interest—Procedure.
HTMLPDF 78.22.060Presumption of extinguishment—Conditions—Statement of claim—Filing, recording, indexing.
HTMLPDF 78.22.070Statement of claim—Notice and affidavit of publication—Auditor's duties.
HTMLPDF 78.22.080Exemptions from claim of abandonment and extinguishment.
HTMLPDF 78.22.090Waiver prohibited.