37-231. State lands subject to sale; rights reserved in lands sold; state lands not subject to sale; development agreements A. All state lands, except as otherwise provided for in this title, including all improvements made or placed on or connected with state lands, shall be subject to appraisal and sale as provided in this title. […]
37-232. Application to purchase state lands or for reimbursement for improvements; deposit A. A person desiring to purchase state lands, or the lessee of any leased school or university land entitled to reimbursement for improvements thereon, may make a verified written application to the state land department to purchase the land. B. In all cases, […]
37-233. Sale of state lands; restriction on sale of timber land; expense of sale A. On receiving an application, or on the commissioner’s initiative, the state land department, under the rules of the department, may cause state lands to be sold if the sale of them is not prohibited by law. B. Land containing timber […]
37-234. Sale of agricultural lands without application; limitation on sales of agricultural lands The state land department may sell agricultural land without application. Sales of agricultural land with or without application shall not exceed two hundred thousand acres in any one year. No more than three hundred twenty acres of a section shall be sold […]
37-235. Subdivision of state lands for sale; size and price limitations A. If any one lessee holds more than one hundred sixty acres of state lands susceptible of irrigation, or when the state land department determines that it is desirable that the land held under one lease be subdivided and sold in separate tracts, there […]
37-236. Order by department of sale of lands; sale at auction; cancellation of sale; appeal A. Upon completion of the appraisal, if the department determines that the interests of the state will not be prejudiced by sale of the land, or when application for purchase was made by the lessee of agricultural land entitled to […]
37-236.01. Sale of lands suitable for conservation purposes and other purposes at single auction The department may offer for sale at a single auction trust land that has been classified as suitable for conservation purposes pursuant to article 4.2 of this chapter and land to be used for other purposes.
37-237. Notice required for sale of lands or lands and improvements; publication Notice of sales of state lands shall be by advertisement, stating the time, place and terms of the sale and a full description of the land. The notice shall be published once each week for not less than ten successive weeks in a […]
37-238. Procedure for sale; report of sale A. A representative of the state land department shall attend at the time and place fixed for the sale and proceed by first announcing information relevant to the sale sufficient, in the representative’s judgment, to begin the bidding process, then calling for bids and selling the lands for […]
37-239. Participation contracts; planning and disposition proposals A. The commissioner may enter into participation contracts and may charge a fee to an applicant to retain one or more consultants to assist in negotiating or preparing a participation contract. If the applicant is not the successful bidder, the commissioner shall refund the fee. B. Before recommending […]
37-240. Limitations on amount of land one person may purchase A. No person may purchase more than six hundred forty acres of grazing land, or more than one hundred sixty acres of agricultural land. B. No sales, leases or subleases of state lands shall be made to corporations or associations not qualified to transact business […]
37-241. Terms of sale of state land; payment; interest rate A. The terms of sale of state land are as follows: 1. At least ten percent, but not more than twenty-five percent, of the appraised value, as stated in the auction notice, which shall be applied to the principal and associated rights-of-way, together with the […]
37-243. Payment of rent in arrears; payment for use of land If the owner of improvements upon leased school or university lands sold as provided by this article is the purchaser of the lands and is in arrears for rent due under a permit or lease, or if he has failed to take out a […]
37-244. Certificate of purchase; conditions A. Upon compliance by a purchaser of state lands with the requirements of this article, the department shall make and deliver to the purchaser a certificate of purchase, which shall set forth: 1. The name of the purchaser. 2. A description of the entire tract of land purchased. 3. The […]
37-245. Rights conferred by certificate of purchase; recording of certificate A. The certificate of purchase shall entitle the purchaser and his heirs, or in case of an assignment filed with and approved by the department, the assigns of the purchaser, to possession of the lands therein described, to maintain actions for injuries thereto or to […]
37-246. Sale of natural products of lands by purchaser under certificate of purchase; disposition of proceeds; violation; classification A. If a purchaser of state land under a certificate of purchase sells or contracts to sell directly or indirectly any sand, gravel, stone or other natural product from the land described in the certificate, he shall […]
37-247. Purchaser’s default; forfeiture and cancellation of certificate of purchase; extension of time for payments A. When a purchaser defaults in a payment of principal or interest, as provided in the certificate of purchase, or fails to comply with a condition, covenant or requirement thereof, the certificate shall be declared subject to forfeiture. Within sixty […]
37-249. Actions to rescind sales A. The commissioner or any other person may rescind a sale based on fraud only by filing an action in the superior court. An action based on fraud shall be filed within three years after the date of the auction of that property. If the court voids the sale pursuant […]
37-250. Replacement of lost or destroyed certificate of purchase When a certificate of purchase is lost, destroyed or wrongfully withheld by any person from the owner thereof, the state land department may receive evidence of the loss, destruction or wrongful withholding, and issue a new certificate of purchase, or patent, to the person entitled thereto.
37-251. Issuance of patents for state lands A. On filing the certificate of purchase, together with evidence of full payment of principal and interest, for the entire tract of land sold, and evidence that all terms and conditions of the certificate of purchase have been satisfied, the department shall issue to the purchaser a patent […]
