Minnesota Statutes 299J.07 – Penalties for Failing to Report Emergency Release
Subdivision 1.Duty to report.
A pipeline operator shall immediately report by telephone to the emergency response center established by the commissioner of public safety an emergency release from the operator’s pipeline or LNG facility.
Subd. 2.Felony.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 299J.07
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 299J.07
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
(a) An employee of a pipeline operator who has responsibility to make the report under subdivision 1 is guilty of a felony if:
(1) the employee knows or has reason to know that an emergency release exists;
(2) the employee does not immediately report the release to the commissioner of public safety; and
(3) the emergency release causes the death of an individual or great bodily harm as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 8.
(b) A person convicted under this subdivision may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than seven years or payment of a fine of not more than $14,000, or both.