{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-353.460","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 353.460","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in KRS 353.462 to 353.476, the following definitions shall apply:\n(1) A \"severed mineral interest\" is any whole or fractional interest in any or all minerals\nwhich have been severed from the surface estate by grant, exception, reservation or\nother means.\n(2) An \"unknown or missing owner\" is any person vested with a severed mineral\ninterest and whose present identity or location cannot be determined from the\nrecords of the county in which the land is located or by diligent inquiry in the\nvicinity of the owner's last known place of residence, and shall include his unknown\nheirs, successors and assigns.","path":["KRS Chapter 353"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=33095","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:39Z","sha256":"498fc2cae2557a757c8de5030984eb41c5c208b984d72ab9f0452b0cfe6e14c2","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-353.459","next":"us-ky/krs-353.462"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}