{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-45-45-768","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 45, § 45-768","heading":"Reports of violations of act - Informal review -","body":"Inspection procedure.\n\nA. Any person who is or may be adversely affected by a surface\n\nmining operation may notify the Chief Mine Inspector or any\n\nrepresentative of the Chief Mine Inspector responsible for\n\nconducting the inspection, in writing, of any violation of this act\n\nwhich he has reason to believe exists at the surface mining site. If\n\nthe person who is or may be adversely affected by surface mining\n\noperations states in such writing that he desires the source of the\n\ncomplaint or writing kept confidential, the Department shall\n\nmaintain such information in confidence. The Chief Mine Inspector\n\nshall, by regulation, establish procedures for informal review of\n\nany refusal by a representative of the Chief Mine Inspector to issue\n\na citation with respect to any such alleged violation. The Chief\n\nMine Inspector shall furnish such persons requesting the review a\n\nwritten statement of the reasons for the Chief Mine Inspector's\n\nfinal disposition of the case.\n\nB. The Chief Mine Inspector shall also, by regulation,\n\nestablish procedures to ensure that adequate and complete\n\ninspections are made. Any such person may notify the Chief Mine\n\nInspector of any failure to make such inspections, after which the\n\nChief Mine Inspector shall determine whether adequate and complete\n\ninspections have been made. The Chief Mine Inspector shall furnish\n\nsuch persons a written statement of the reasons for the Chief Mine\n\nInspector's determination that adequate and complete inspections\n\nhave or have not been conducted.","path":["OK Code","Title 45"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os45.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"ecc9c6eed5310e7662f61a1859efbdb635060665c42ddd0d3638fbda484999df","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-45-45-767","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-45-45-769"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}