30 USC § 1755 - Statute of limitations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t30/s1755"
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title: "30 USC § 1755 - Statute of limitations"
title_number: 30
title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
section_number: "1755"
section_name: "Statute of limitations"
chapter_number: 29
chapter_name: "OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–451, title III, § 307, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2462.)"
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# § 1755. Statute of limitations

Except in the case of fraud, any action to recover penalties under this chapter shall be barred unless the action is commenced within 6 years after the date of the act or omission which is the basis for the action.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–451, title III, § 307, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2462.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Applicability

Section no longer applicable with respect to Federal lands, but applicability of section to Indian leases not affected, see , set out as a note under .