{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3837.24","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3837.24","heading":"What kind of evidence must I submit to BLM to show I have properly notified the delinquent co-claimant?","body":"(a) If you gave written notice to the delinquent co-claimant by personal service, you must sign and submit a notarized affidavit explaining how and when you delivered the written notice to the delinquent co-claimant.\n(b) If you gave written notice to the delinquent co-claimant by mail, you must submit:\n(1) A copy of the notice you mailed to the delinquent co-claimant; and\n(2) A copy of the signed U.S. Postal Service return receipt from the registered or certified envelope in which you sent the notice to the delinquent co-claimant.\n(c) If you published the notice in a newspaper, you must submit:\n(1) A statement from the newspaper publisher or the publisher's authorized representative describing the publication, including the beginning and ending dates of publication;\n(2) A printed copy of the published notice; and\n(3) A notarized affidavit attesting that you conducted a diligent search for the delinquent co-claimant, you could not locate the delinquent co-claimant, and therefore notification by publication was necessary.","path":["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 3837—ACQUIRING A DELINQUENT CO-CLAIMANT'S INTERESTS IN A MINING CLAIM OR SITE","Subpart B—Acquisition Procedures"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"e5d9dba95ea337b2d2622831aa474dfa414959a1b186fc12dce0736b56353b9d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3837.23","next":"us/43-cfr-3837.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}