# 43 CFR § 3871.6: Certificate required when no suit commenced

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-3871.6

## Section

- **Citation:** 43 CFR § 3871.6
- **Heading:** Certificate required when no suit commenced
- **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

Where an adverse claim has been filed but no suit commenced against the applicant for patent within the statutory period, a certificate to that effect by the clerk of the State court having jurisdiction in the case, and also by the clerk of the district court of the United States for the district in which the claim is situated, will be required.

## 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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