1. (a) The issuance of a patent operates as a quitclaim of the interest of the State in the land.
2. (b) The interest of the State does not pass and is not affected until a patent is issued.
3. (c) A patent issued on a warrant to resurvey land previously patented does not affect or impair any mortgage, deed of trust, easement, right-of-way, or similar interest in the land.

Added by Acts 1976, c. 915, § 3, eff. July 1, 1976. Amended by Acts 1977, c. 162.

Formerly Art. 21, § 13-104.