# ORS § 517.046: 517.046 Marking boundaries of claim or locating by legal subdivisions

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T43_C517_S517.046

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 517.046
- **Heading:** 517.046 Marking boundaries of claim or locating by legal subdivisions
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 43 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.046

## Text

(1) Unless the claim for placer deposit referred to in ORS 517.044 (Location of claims upon placer deposits) is located by legal subdivisions, the surface boundaries of the claim must be marked so that the same may be readily traced. Such boundaries shall be marked within 30 days after the posting of the notice described in ORS 517.044 (Location of claims upon placer deposits) by substantial posts or other monuments of the same size, materials and dimensions as in the case of quartz claims. The boundaries of the claim shall be marked at each corner or angle, and, when any side or end of the claim extends for more than 1,320 feet without a corner or angle, then at intervals of not less than 1,320 feet along such side or end.

(2) Where the claim for placer deposit referred to in ORS 517.044 (Location of claims upon placer deposits) is taken by legal subdivisions, no other reference in the notice of claim required to be posted and filed under the provisions of ORS 517.042 (“Legal subdivision” defined for ORS 517.042 to 517.052) to 517.052 (Recording copy of location notice) than to the legal subdivisions shall be required and the boundaries of a claim so located and described need not be staked or monumented. The description by legal subdivisions in the notice required to be filed under ORS 517.052 (Recording copy of location notice) shall be deemed the equivalent of marking the surface boundaries of the claim. [1961 c.525 §3]

Source: Section 517.046 — Marking boundaries of claim or locating by legal subdivisions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors517.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 517.005 517.005 Legislative findings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T43_C517_S517.005.md)
- [ORS § 517.010 517.010 Location of mining claims upon veins or lodes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T43_C517_S517.010.md)
- [ORS § 517.030 517.030 Recording copy of location notice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T43_C517_S517.030.md)
- [ORS § 517.040 517.040 Abandoned claims](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T43_C517_S517.040.md)
- [ORS § 517.042 517.042 “Legal subdivision” defined for ORS 517.042 to 517.052](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T43_C517_S517.042.md)
- [ORS § 517.044 517.044 Location of claims upon placer deposits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T43_C517_S517.044.md)
- [ORS § 517.046 517.046 Marking boundaries of claim or locating by legal subdivisions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T43_C517_S517.046.md)
- [ORS § 517.052 517.052 Recording copy of location notice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T43_C517_S517.052.md)
- [ORS § 517.060 517.060 Correcting defective notice of location](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T43_C517_S517.060.md)
- [ORS § 517.065 517.065 Effect of noncompliance with law in locating claim](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T43_C517_S517.065.md)
- [ORS § 517.070 517.070 Certain locations subject to prior rights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T43_C517_S517.070.md)
- [ORS § 517.080 517.080 Mining claims as realty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T43_C517_S517.080.md)
- [ORS § 517.090 517.090 Application to claims of law governing transfers and mortgages of realty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T43_C517_S517.090.md)
- [ORS § 517.100 517.100 Sums payable on redemption of claim](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T43_C517_S517.100.md)

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