# N.D. Cent. Code § 38-02-09: 38-02-09. Location claim not extended beyond the exterior line

> North Dakota · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T38_C38-02_S38-02-09

## Section

- **Citation:** N.D. Cent. Code § 38-02-09
- **Heading:** 38-02-09. Location claim not extended beyond the exterior line
- **Jurisdiction:** North Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** ND Code / Title 38 / Chapter 38-02 / Section 38-02-09

## Text

38-02-09. Location claim not extended beyond the exterior line

If the top or apex of the lode in its longitudinal course extends beyond the exterior lines of

the claim at any point on the surface, or as extended vertically downward, such lode may not be

followed in its longitudinal course beyond the point where it is intersected by the exterior.

## Nearby sections

- [N.D. Cent. Code § 38-02-01 38-02-01. Length of lode claim - Limitations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T38_C38-02_S38-02-01.md)
- [N.D. Cent. Code § 38-02-02 38-02-02. Width of lode claims - Extension - Reduction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T38_C38-02_S38-02-02.md)
- [N.D. Cent. Code § 38-02-03 38-02-03. Discoverer of lode to file location certificate - Contents of certificate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T38_C38-02_S38-02-03.md)
- [N.D. Cent. Code § 38-02-04 38-02-04. Duty of discoverer of lode before filing certificate of location](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T38_C38-02_S38-02-04.md)
- [N.D. Cent. Code § 38-02-05 38-02-05. Tunnel, opencuts, crosscuts, adits, or drilling equivalent to discovery shaft](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T38_C38-02_S38-02-05.md)
- [N.D. Cent. Code § 38-02-06 38-02-06. Discovery shaft to be sunk on lode within sixty days](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T38_C38-02_S38-02-06.md)
- [N.D. Cent. Code § 38-02-07 38-02-07. Surface boundaries of lode - How marked](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T38_C38-02_S38-02-07.md)
- [N.D. Cent. Code § 38-02-08 38-02-08. What location in location certificate construed to contain](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T38_C38-02_S38-02-08.md)
- [N.D. Cent. Code § 38-02-09 38-02-09. Location claim not extended beyond the exterior line](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T38_C38-02_S38-02-09.md)
- [N.D. Cent. Code § 38-02-10 38-02-10. Owner or occupant of surface may demand security from miner](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T38_C38-02_S38-02-10.md)
- [N.D. Cent. Code § 38-02-11 38-02-11. Additional certificate to correct or extend boundaries may be filed by locator or assigns - Limitations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T38_C38-02_S38-02-11.md)
- [N.D. Cent. Code § 38-02-12 38-02-12. Amount of work to be done annually to hold possession of claim](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T38_C38-02_S38-02-12.md)
- [N.D. Cent. Code § 38-02-13 38-02-13. Abandoned lode claims - Regulations governing relocation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T38_C38-02_S38-02-13.md)
- [N.D. Cent. Code § 38-02-14 38-02-14. Certificate containing more than one location is void - Exception](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T38_C38-02_S38-02-14.md)

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