California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP

CCP §772.060: It is against public policy for any oil or gas lease, at its inception, to provide for the waiver of any rights created by this article, or for such rights to be waived by amendment to any oil or gas

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Oil and gas leases cannot include provisions that waive rights created by this article, either at the start or through later amendments.

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It is against public policy for any oil or gas lease, at its inception, to provide for the waiver of any rights created by this article, or for such rights to be waived by amendment to any oil or gas lease within 20 years of the date of its execution by a plaintiff or the plaintiff’s predecessor in interest.

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