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Utah Code § 40-13-204

Forfeiture of surety

Enacted by Chapter 152, 2025 General Session

(1) Subsection (2) applies if the board determines that an operator has neglected, failed, or refused to:

(a) plug and abandon a brine well;

(b) close any surface impoundment;

(c) repair a brine well leaking or causing waste; or

(d) maintain and reclaim a site.

(2) A person who violates Subsection (1) shall forfeit from the person's surety or shall pay to this state a sum equal to the cost of:

(a) plugging a brine well;

(b) closure of the surface impoundment;

(c) repair of the brine well leaking or causing waste; or

(d) reclamation of the site.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.