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.

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