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.