77-18-6.5. Liability of rescued person for costs of emergency response.
(1) Any person who violates Section 76-6-206.1 whose conduct required emergency
care, rescue, assistance, or recovery services at the scene of an abandoned or inactive mine may
be charged with the expenses incurred in meeting the emergency.
(2) The court's order shall be a judgment which orders the payment of reimbursement to
any public agency or private body that incurred the expenses. The judgment shall constitute a lien
when recorded in the judgment docket and shall have the same effect and is subject to the same
rules as a judgment for money in a civil action.
(3) The liability imposed under this section is in addition to and not in limitation of any
other liability that may be imposed.
Enacted by Chapter 223, 1997 General Session
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