---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 842.13"
title: "30"
number: "842.13"
heading: "Right of entry."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/842.13"
---

# §842.13. Right of entry.

- (a) Each authorized representative of the Secretary conducting a Federal inspection under [§ 842.11](/cfr/30/842.11.md):
  - (1) Shall have a right of entry to, upon, and through any coal exploration or surface coal mining and reclamation operation without advance notice or a search warrant, upon presentation of appropriate credentials;
  - (2) May, at reasonable times and without delay, have access to and copy any records, and inspect any monitoring equipment or method of exploration or operation required under the applicable program; and,
  - (3) Shall have a right to gather physical and photographic evidence to document conditions, practices or violations at the site.
- (b) No search warrant shall be required with respect to any activity under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, except that a search warrant may be required for entry into a building.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.

### Source

Source: 47 FR 35635, Aug. 16, 1982, unless otherwise noted.