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Under Louisiana law, a mineral servitude expires (prescribes) if not exercised within:

Correct Answer

B) 10 years of non-use

Louisiana's Mineral Code provides that a mineral servitude prescribes (expires) after 10 years of non-use. This is unique to Louisiana — in most states, severed mineral rights do not expire through non-use.

Answer Options
A
5 years
B
10 years of non-use
C
20 years
D
Never — mineral rights are perpetual

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liberative prescriptionmineral servitudeLouisiana Mineral Code R.S. 31:27non-useconsolidation of estatesinterruption of prescription

Key Terms:

mineral servitudeprescriptionnon-use10 yearsLouisiana Mineral CodeR.S. 31:27

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