Ohio Code 6109.32 – Investigations – enforcement by attorney general
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The director of environmental protection may on the director’s own initiative investigate or make inquiries into any suspected violation of section 6109.31 of the Revised Code.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 6109.32
- director: includes an authorized representative of the director. See Ohio Code 6109.01
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Person: means the state, any political subdivision, agency, institution, or instrumentality thereof, any federal agency, and any person as defined in section 1. See Ohio Code 6109.01
The attorney general, upon written request by the director, shall bring an action for injunction or other appropriate civil action or criminal prosecution against any person violating or threatening to violate that section. In an action for injunction to enforce any final order of the director, the finding by the director, after hearing, is prima-facie evidence of the facts found therein.