Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73not60
§31 Oath: Agent or Attorney in Fact, Beyond District of Claim
Title 30 › Chapter 2— MINERAL LANDS AND REGULATIONS IN GENERAL › § 31
Summary
Allows an opposing claim to be sworn by an agent or attorney-in-fact who knows the facts, or, if the claimant is outside the claim’s district, sworn before a clerk of a U.S./state court of record or a notary there.
Full Legal Text
Title 30, §31
Mineral Lands and Mining — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The adverse claim required by section 30 of this title may be verified by the oath of any duly authorized agent or attorney in fact of the adverse claimant cognizant of the facts stated; and the adverse claimant, if residing or at the time being beyond the limits of the district wherein the claim is situated, may make oath to the adverse claim before the clerk of any court of record of the United States or of the State or Territory where the adverse claimant may then be, or before any notary public of such State or Territory.
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Citation
30 U.S.C. § 31
Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60