Judge To Issue Deed -- Requirements

If there are no valid conflicting claims to the lot on the entry townsite, the district court judge, as ex officio probate judge of the county, shall issue the claimant a good and sufficient deed for the lot on the entry townsite land upon finding in a hearing that: (1) the petitioner is a qualified claimant under 70-28-302; and (2) (a) no deed has been issued by a probate or district court judge of the county where the entry townsite land is located for the claimed lot; or (b) a deed for the claimed lot has been issued but not recorded and has been lost or cannot be found.