Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 517 § 517.750 — to 517.901 and 517.905 to 517.951, of any rules adopted under those
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 517 ·
Oregon Code § 517.750·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
to 517.901 and 517.905 to 517.951, of any rules adopted under those
provisions, of any orders issued under those provisions or of any conditions of
a permit issued under those provisions.
(b) A penalty may
be imposed under this subsection only if a landowner or operator fails to
complete erosion stabilization as required by ORS 517.775 or board rules
adopted to implement that section, if the operator has failed to comply with an
order issued under ORS 517.860 or 517.880, if the operation is being conducted
in violation of conditions imposed on an operating permit or reclamation plan
pursuant to ORS 517.835 or if the operation is being conducted:
(A) Without a
permit;
(B) Outside the
permit boundary; or
(C) Outside a
permit condition regarding boundaries, setbacks, buffers or the placement of
surface mining refuse.
(3) Civil
penalties under this section shall be imposed in the manner provided by ORS
183.745.
(4) Failure to
pay a civil penalty that has become final under this section shall be grounds
for revocation of any permit issued under ORS 517.702 to 517.989 to the person
against whom the penalty has been assessed.
(5) Any civil
penalty received by the State Treasurer under this section shall be deposited
in the General Fund to the credit of the Geology and Mineral Industries Account
and is continuously appropriated to the State Department of Geology and Mineral
Industries to the extent necessary for the administration and enforcement of
the laws, rules and orders under which the penalty was assessed.
(6) A reclamation
fund shall be established into which funds not used as described in subsection
(5) of this section shall be deposited. This money shall be used by the State
Department of Geology and Mineral Industries for the purpose of the reclamation
of abandoned mine and drill sites.
(7) When a single
incident violates statutes, rules, board orders or permit conditions
administered by more than one agency, the department shall coordinate with the
other agencies having civil penalty authority before imposing a civil penalty.
(8) In
implementing this section, the department shall adopt rules that provide civil
penalties that are commensurate with the severity of violations.
(9) A civil
penalty may be imposed against the board of directors and high managerial
agents of a corporation if those persons engage in, authorize, solicit,
request, command or knowingly tolerate the conduct for which the penalty is to
be imposed. As used in this subsection, agent and high managerial agent
have the meanings given those terms in ORS 161.170. [1991 c.735 §24c; 1993
c.341 §1; 1997 c.183 §4; 2001 c.262 §1; 2003 c.470 §3; 2007 c.318 §14; 2013
c.371 §26]
CHAPTERS
518 AND 519
[Reserved
for expansion]
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Plain English Explanation
This Oregon statute addresses to 517.901 and 517.905 to 517.951, of any rules adopted under those
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 517.750
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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