2017 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 45. Mines and Mining
§45-37. Withdrawal of person's from dangerous mine - Violations - Penalties.

Universal Citation: 45 OK Stat § 45-37 (2017)

The Chief Mine Inspector or assistant mine inspector is authorized to temporarily withdraw all persons from a dangerous mine or portion thereof. Any owner, operator, lessee or agent who impedes, hinders, or obstructs, either directly or indirectly, the Chief Mine Inspector or assistant mine inspector from carrying out duties required by this section, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or both.

Any mine employee who neglects to comply with an order of the Chief Mine Inspector or assistant mine inspector temporarily withdrawing persons from the mine, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned in the county jail not more than thirty (30) days, or both.

Amended by Laws 1982, c. 296, § 11.

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