Record a transfer of an unpatented federal mining claim
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the instrument and the Bureau printout, list the claim or site, the serial number if the papers show one, the transferor and the transferee, and whether a copy of the transfer instrument is in the file. Do not prepare the notice that is filed with the Bureau.
- What the lawyer must review
- State law decides when the transfer is effective, not the date it is filed with the Bureau of Land Management (43 C.F.R. § 3833.32(a)). You file a notice in the BLM State Office with the serial number if you have it, the transferee's name and current mailing address, and a copy of the instrument. Each transferee pays the processing fee in the table at 43 C.F.R. § 3830.21, which points to the § 3000.12 schedule. That schedule was not opened, so do not state a dollar figure for the processing fee. This is not a ministerial-consent regime. Opinion 512 requires you to verify the notice before it is filed.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Consider narrowly defined preparation support after confirming the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Trace every relied-on figure to its source, confirm dates and assumptions, and independently recalculate totals or derived amounts.
- Check the current court or regulator requirements, prescribed form and attachments for the intended document and filing.
- Verify the applicable jurisdiction and the version of each relevant law, rule or instrument in force at the material time.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.