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North Dakota Century Code Title 38. Mining and Gas and Oil Production § 38-24-06. Penalties

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. A person that violates this chapter, or a rule, regulation, or order of the commission adopted under this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of not more than twelve thousand five hundred dollars for each violation and for each day the violation occurred.

2. It is a class C felony for a person, for the purpose of evading this chapter, or a rule, regulation, or order of the commission to:

a. Make or cause a false entry or statement in a report required by this chapter or by a rule, regulation, or order issued or adopted by the commission;

b. Make or cause a false entry in a record, account, or memorandum required by this chapter, or by any rule, regulation, or order of the commission;

c. Omit, or cause to be omitted, from a record, account, or memorandum, full, true, and correct entries as required by this chapter or by any rule, regulation, or order of the commission; or

d. Remove from this state or destroy, mutilate, alter, or falsify a record, account, or memorandum.

3. The civil penalties provided in subsection 1 are recoverable by civil action filed by the attorney general on behalf of the commission. The civil action must commence in the district court of the county in which:

a. The defendant resides;

b. Any defendant resides, if there is more than one defendant; or

c. The violation occurred.

4. The payment of penalties does not relieve a person on whom the penalty is imposed from liability to any other person for damages arising out of the violation.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Dakota Century Code Title 38. Mining and Gas and Oil Production § 38-24-06. Penalties - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nd/title-38-mining-and-gas-and-oil-production/nd-cent-code-sect-38-24-06/

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