CFR > Title 30 - Mineral Resources > CHAPTER VII—OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER L—PERMANENT PROGRAM INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES (parts 840 to 847) > PART 847—ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT > 847.11—Criminal penalties.

847.11—Criminal penalties.

Under sections 518(e) and (g) of the Act, we, the regulatory authority, may request the Attorney General to pursue criminal penalties against any person who—
(a) Willfully and knowingly violates a condition of the permit;
(b) Willfully and knowingly fails or refuses to comply with—
(1) Any order issued under section 521 or 526 of the Act; or
(2) Any order incorporated into a final decision issued by the Secretary under the Act (except for those orders specifically excluded under section 518(e) of the Act); or
(c) Knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification, or knowingly fails to make any statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under the regulatory program or any order or decision issued by the Secretary under the Act.

Code of Federal Regulations

[65 FR 79671, Dec. 19, 2000, as amended at 72 FR 68031, Dec. 3, 2007]