If a person certified by the chief of the division of mineral resources management purposely violates the mining laws, the person's certificate may be revoked by the chief after investigation and a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
No person whose license, certificate, or similar authority to perform any certifiable mining duties in another state is suspended or revoked by that state shall be certified for an equivalent mining certificate in this state during the period of the suspension or revocation in the other state.
Effective Date: 09-05-2001.