(225 ILCS 710/11) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4218)
Sec. 11.
Refusal to allow inspection; court order.
If the operator of
any mine within the State shall fail or refuse to permit, or shall impede such
inspection as is provided in Sections 9.01, 9.02 and 10 of this Act, the
Department of Natural Resources may file its
affidavit setting forth such
refusal before any judge of the circuit court of the judicial circuit in which
said mine is situated, or at the option of the Department of Natural
Resources, in the county in which is situated the
general office of the
corporation owning or operating the mine and obtain an order directed to such
operator so refusing as aforesaid, commanding him or her to permit and furnish
all necessary facilities for the entering, examination, or inspection of such
mine or to be adjudged to stand in contempt of court and be punished
accordingly.
(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
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