# 43 CFR § 3871.1: Filing of claim

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3871.1

## Section

- **Citation:** 43 CFR § 3871.1
- **Heading:** Filing of claim
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 43—Public Lands: Interior > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands > CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER C—MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000) > PART 3870—ADVERSE CLAIMS, PROTESTS AND CONFLICTS > Subpart 3871—Adverse Claims

## Text

(a) An adverse claim must be filed with the authorized officer of the proper office where the application for patent is filed or with the manager of the district in which the land is situated at the time of filing the adverse claim. The claim may be filed by the adverse claimant, or by his duly authorized agent or attorney in fact cognizant of the facts stated.
(b) Where an agent or attorney in fact files the adverse claim he must furnish proof that he is such agent or attorney.
(c) The agent or attorney in fact must sign the statement of the adverse claim within the land district where the claim is situated, stating that it was so signed.
(d) Each adverse claim filed must include the processing fee for adverse claims found in the fee schedule in § 3000.12 of this chapter.
[35 FR 9759, June 13, 1970, as amended at 70 FR 58880, Oct. 7, 2005]

## Nearby sections

- [43 CFR § 3871.1 § 3871.1 Filing of claim.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3871.1.md)
- [43 CFR § 3871.2 § 3871.2 Statement of claim.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3871.2.md)
- [43 CFR § 3871.3 § 3871.3 Action by authorized officer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3871.3.md)
- [43 CFR § 3871.4 § 3871.4 Patent proceedings stayed when adverse claim is filed; exception.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3871.4.md)
- [43 CFR § 3871.5 § 3871.5 Termination of adverse suit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3871.5.md)
- [43 CFR § 3871.6 § 3871.6 Certificate required when no suit commenced.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3871.6.md)
- [43 CFR § 3872.1 § 3872.1 Protest against mineral applications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3872.1.md)
- [43 CFR § 3872.2 § 3872.2 Procedure in contest cases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3872.2.md)
- [43 CFR § 3872.3 § 3872.3 Presumption as to land returned as mineral.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3872.3.md)
- [43 CFR § 3872.4 § 3872.4 Procedure to dispute record character of land.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3872.4.md)
- [43 CFR § 3872.5 § 3872.5 Testimony at hearings to determine character of lands.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3872.5.md)
- [43 CFR § 3873.1 § 3873.1 Segregation of mineral from non-mineral land.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3873.1.md)
- [43 CFR § 3873.2 § 3873.2 Effect of decision that land is mineral.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3873.2.md)
- [43 CFR § 3873.3 § 3873.3 Non-mineral entry of residue of subdivisions invaded by mining claims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3873.3.md)

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