The director may request the attorney general to institute a civil action for relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or any other appropriate order, in an appropriate court in the county in which the surface coal mining and reclamation operation is located if a person does any of the following:

1. (1) Violates or fails or refuses to comply with an order issued by the director under:

   1. (A) IC 13-4.1 (before its repeal); or
   2. (B) this article.
2. (2) Interferes with, hinders, or delays the director in carrying out this article.
3. (3) Refuses the director admittance to the person's surface coal mining and reclamation operation.
4. (4) Refuses to permit the director to inspect the person's surface coal mining and reclamation operation.
5. (5) Refuses to furnish any information or report requested by the director under this article.

6. (6) Refuses to permit access to and copying of any records that the director considers necessary to carry out this article.

   [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-11-10.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.