Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 27A-4-1-105
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Release of dangerous substance requiring protective
Official statutory text
action - Entry upon public or private property - Records or reports
of incidents or events - Administrative warrants - Contempt.
A. During or after a release of a dangerous substance and as
part of any required cleanup operations or remediation requirements,
any duly authorized representative of the first responder, the
contact agency, the Department of Civil Emergency Management or the
Department of Environmental Quality shall have the authority to
enter upon any private or public property for the purpose of
responding to and stabilizing an incident or event involving a
release of dangerous substances requiring protective action
measures.
B. 1. The contact agency or the Department of Environmental
Quality, as applicable, may require the establishment and
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maintenance of records and reports relating to the incident or
event.
2. Copies of such records or reports shall be submitted to the
requesting agency.
3. Any authorized representative of the contact agency or the
Department of Environmental Quality, as applicable, shall be allowed
access and may examine such records or reports.
C. 1. A contact agency or the Department of Environmental
Quality may apply to and obtain from a judge of the district court,
an order authorizing an administrative warrant or other warrant to
enforce access to premises for the purpose of responding to and
stabilizing an incident or event involving releases of dangerous
substances requiring protective action measures or for the purpose
of examining records or reports relating thereto.
2. Failure to obey an administrative warrant or other warrant
of the district court may be punished by the district court as a
contempt of court.
of incidents or events - Administrative warrants - Contempt.
A. During or after a release of a dangerous substance and as
part of any required cleanup operations or remediation requirements,
any duly authorized representative of the first responder, the
contact agency, the Department of Civil Emergency Management or the
Department of Environmental Quality shall have the authority to
enter upon any private or public property for the purpose of
responding to and stabilizing an incident or event involving a
release of dangerous substances requiring protective action
measures.
B. 1. The contact agency or the Department of Environmental
Quality, as applicable, may require the establishment and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources Page 397
maintenance of records and reports relating to the incident or
event.
2. Copies of such records or reports shall be submitted to the
requesting agency.
3. Any authorized representative of the contact agency or the
Department of Environmental Quality, as applicable, shall be allowed
access and may examine such records or reports.
C. 1. A contact agency or the Department of Environmental
Quality may apply to and obtain from a judge of the district court,
an order authorizing an administrative warrant or other warrant to
enforce access to premises for the purpose of responding to and
stabilizing an incident or event involving releases of dangerous
substances requiring protective action measures or for the purpose
of examining records or reports relating thereto.
2. Failure to obey an administrative warrant or other warrant
of the district court may be punished by the district court as a
contempt of court.
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