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Code of Civil Procedure § 772.060

ARTICLE 3. Right of Entry or Occupation of Surface Lands Under Oil or Gas Lease

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 772.060Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 44, Sec. 16.

It is against public policy for any oil or gas lease, at its inception, to provide for the waiver of any rights created by this article, or for such rights to be waived by amendment to any oil or gas lease within 20 years of the date of its execution by a plaintiff or the plaintiff’s predecessor in interest.