(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) (1) “Land professional” means a person that, acting on the person’s own behalf or on behalf of a prospective lessee or buyer, negotiates with a property owner for the acquisition of mineral rights in oil or gas in the State. (2) “Land professional” does not include a […]
A person may not operate as a land professional in the State unless the person registers with the Department and is issued a registration certificate under this title.
(a) A person shall register as a land professional by submitting to the Department: (1) an initial registration application on the form required by the Department; and (2) an initial registration fee set by the Department. (b) The Department shall assign a registration number and issue a registration certificate to each person that meets the requirements of subsection (a) […]
Before obtaining any mineral rights in oil or gas from a property owner, a land professional shall provide to the property owner proof that the land professional is registered under this title.
The Department shall adopt regulations that: (1) establish a registration form for the initial and renewal registration of a land professional; (2) set fees for the issuance of an initial registration and for a registration renewal; (3) provide for the assignment of a registration number and the issuance of a registration certificate to each registered land professional; and […]
The Department shall develop a means for providing public access to relevant information relating to each person registered under this title.
(a) A person that violates any provision of this title or any regulation adopted under this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to: (1) for a first violation, a fine of not less than $500 but not exceeding $1,000; and (2) for a second or subsequent violation, a fine of not less than […]
