Virginia Code — 45.2
Browse 628 sections in division 45.2 of the Virginia code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 45.2-100. Definitions
- § 45.2-101. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
- § 45.2-102. Department of Energy; appointment of Director
- § 45.2-103. Powers of Department
- § 45.2-104. Powers and duties of Director
- § 45.2-104.1. Appointment of Chief Clean Energy Policy Advisor
- § 45.2-105. Establishment of divisions; division heads
- § 45.2-106. Department to serve as lead agency for inspections undertaken subsequent to the issuance of a permit
- § 45.2-107. Division of Geology and Mineral Resources; State Geologist
- § 45.2-108. General powers and duties of State Geologist
- § 45.2-109. Using or revealing proprietary information
- § 45.2-110. Powers and duties of the Division
- § 45.2-111. Publication of reports
- § 45.2-112. Disposition of materials that have served purpose of the Division
- § 45.2-113. Immunity from prosecution for trespass
- § 45.2-200. Governor authorized to execute Interstate Mining Compact
- § 45.2-201. Interstate Mining Compact
- § 45.2-300. Governor authorized to execute Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas
- § 45.2-301. Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas
- § 45.2-302. Governor to act as representative to Interstate Oil Compact Commission
- § 45.2-400. Presumption that no coal, minerals, ore, or oil exists in certain lands
- § 45.2-401. Actions to extinguish certain claims
- § 45.2-402. Presumption regarding use of underground space
- § 45.2-500. Coal Mine Safety Act
- § 45.2-501. Definitions
- § 45.2-502. Safety and health
- § 45.2-503. Special safety rules
- § 45.2-504. Age requirement to work in mines
- § 45.2-505. Prohibited acts by miners or other persons; miners to comply with law
- § 45.2-506. Safety materials and supplies
- § 45.2-507. Notifying miners of violations; compliance with Act
- § 45.2-508. Appointment of Chief
- § 45.2-509. Qualification of Chief
- § 45.2-510. Affiliations of Department personnel with labor union, coal company, etc.; interest in coal mine; inspections of mines where inspector previously employed
- § 45.2-511. Appointment and general qualifications of mine inspectors
- § 45.2-512. Qualifications of coal mine inspectors
- § 45.2-513. Duties of the Chief; penalty
- § 45.2-514. Technical specialists
- § 45.2-515. Board of Coal Mining Examiners; purpose
- § 45.2-516. Board membership; terms; meetings
- § 45.2-517. Board compensation; expenses
- § 45.2-518. Records of the Board
- § 45.2-519. Nominations for the Board
- § 45.2-520. Certification of certain persons employed in coal mines; powers and duties of the Board
- § 45.2-521. Examinations required for Coal Mining Certifications
- § 45.2-522. Performance of certain tasks by uncertified persons; penalty
- § 45.2-523. Coal Mining Examiners' Fund
- § 45.2-524. Examination fees
- § 45.2-525. Replacement of lost or destroyed certificates
- § 45.2-526. Reciprocal acceptances of other certifications
- § 45.2-527. Continuing education requirements
- § 45.2-528. Board action; suspend, revoke, or take other action
- § 45.2-529. Reexamination
- § 45.2-530. General coal miner certification
- § 45.2-531. First-class mine foreman certification
- § 45.2-532. Surface foreman certification
- § 45.2-533. Chief electrician certification
- § 45.2-534. Top person certification
- § 45.2-535. License required for operation of a coal mine; term
- § 45.2-536. Coal Mine Operator License Fund
- § 45.2-537. Application for license for the operation of a coal mine
- § 45.2-538. Denial or revocation of license for the operation of a coal mine
- § 45.2-539. Operating without license; penalty
- § 45.2-540. Annual reports; condition to issuance of license following transfer of ownership
- § 45.2-541. Discontinuance of the working of a mine; notices to Department; resumption of mining following discontinuance
- § 45.2-542. (For contingent expiration date, see Acts 2025, cc. 91 and 109, cl. 2) Maps of mines required to be made; contents; extension and preservation; use by Department; release; posting of map
- § 45.2-542. (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2025, cc. 91 and 109, cl. 2) Maps of mines required to be made; contents; extension and preservation; use by Department; release; posting of map
- § 45.2-543. When the Chief may cause maps to be made; payment by operator
- § 45.2-544. Making false statements; penalty
- § 45.2-545. Mine rescue and first aid stations
- § 45.2-546. Mine rescue teams
- § 45.2-547. Duty to train teams
- § 45.2-548. Qualification for team membership; direction of teams
- § 45.2-549. Team members to be considered employees of the mine where emergency exists; compensation; workers' compensation
- § 45.2-550. Requirements of recovery work
- § 45.2-551. State-designated mine rescue teams
- § 45.2-552. Mine Rescue Fund
- § 45.2-553. Inspections; Mine Rescue Coordinator
- § 45.2-554. Workers' compensation; liability
- § 45.2-555. Reports of explosions and mine fires; procedure
- § 45.2-556. Operators' reports of accidents; investigations; reports by Department
- § 45.2-557. Reports of other accidents and injuries
- § 45.2-558. Duties of mine inspectors
- § 45.2-559. Frequency of mine inspections
- § 45.2-560. Evaluation of risks at mines
- § 45.2-561. Review of inspection reports and records
- § 45.2-562. Advance notice of inspections; confidentiality of trade secrets
- § 45.2-563. Scheduling of mine inspections
- § 45.2-564. Denial of entry
- § 45.2-565. Duties of operator
- § 45.2-566. Duties of inspectors
- § 45.2-567. Inspection reports
- § 45.2-568. Notices of violations
- § 45.2-569. Closure orders
- § 45.2-570. Tolling of time for abating violations
- § 45.2-571. Injunctive relief
- § 45.2-572. Violations; penalty
- § 45.2-573. Prosecution of violations
- § 45.2-574. Fees and costs
- § 45.2-575. Reports of violations
- § 45.2-576. Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board; purpose
- § 45.2-577. Membership; terms; compensation; quorum; meetings
- § 45.2-578. Powers and duties of the Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board
- § 45.2-579. First aid training of coal miners
- § 45.2-580. Training programs
- § 45.2-581. Additional coal mining training programs
- § 45.2-600. Consent required before working mine near land of another
- § 45.2-601. Adjacent owner to be permitted to survey mine; proceedings to compel entry for survey
- § 45.2-602. Petition to establish a trust for missing coal owners
- § 45.2-603. Advertisement upon filing of petition
- § 45.2-604. Court may declare trust; trustee sale of lease
- § 45.2-605. Duty of trustee; sale of lease; distribution of funds
- § 45.2-606. Payment of attorney fees, expenses, and court costs
- § 45.2-607. Production of coal by majority interest owner; petition to establish trust for known coal owners
- § 45.2-608. "Public uses" defined; mining, etc., of coal essential business; subject to seizure by Commonwealth
- § 45.2-609. Interruption of public uses; proclamation of emergency; seizure
- § 45.2-610. Additional powers of Governor to operate seized properties
- § 45.2-611. Virginia Fuel Commission; purpose; membership; compensation; staff; powers and duties; report
- § 45.2-612. Negotiating purchase or lease of coal properties
- § 45.2-613. Proceedings for condemnation
- § 45.2-614. Expense of acquiring and operating coal property; funds derived from operation
- § 45.2-615. Restoration of property to owner or operator
- § 45.2-616. Article subject to provisions of general law
- § 45.2-617. Definitions
- § 45.2-618. Design and construction of retaining dam or mine refuse impoundment; designs and other data to be submitted to Chief
- § 45.2-619. Examination of retaining dam or mine refuse impoundment; potentially hazardous condition; plans to be submitted by operators
- § 45.2-620. Emergency notification and evacuation plan
- § 45.2-700. Scope of chapter
- § 45.2-701. Regulations governing conditions and practices at underground coal mines
- § 45.2-702. Standards for regulations
- § 45.2-703. Duties of mine foreman
- § 45.2-704. Employment and duties of top persons; plan for excavation of shaft or slope
- § 45.2-705. Employment of inexperienced underground miners
- § 45.2-706. Employment of authorized persons
- § 45.2-707. Mining in proximity to gas or oil wells
- § 45.2-708. Mining in proximity to an abandoned area
- § 45.2-709. Roof, face, and ribs to be secure
- § 45.2-710. Roof control plans
- § 45.2-711. Instruction of miners
- § 45.2-712. Copies of plan
- § 45.2-713. Automated temporary roof support systems
- § 45.2-714. Supplies of materials for supports
- § 45.2-715. Examination and testing of roof, face, and ribs
- § 45.2-716. Mapping of roof falls
- § 45.2-717. Unsafe conditions
- § 45.2-718. Removal of supports
- § 45.2-719. Surface storage of explosives and detonators
- § 45.2-720. Underground transportation of explosives and detonators
- § 45.2-721. Underground storage of explosives and detonators
- § 45.2-722. Blasting practices; penalty
- § 45.2-723. Blasting cables
- § 45.2-724. Misfires
- § 45.2-725. Explosives and blasting practices in shaft and slope operations
- § 45.2-726. Mine openings
- § 45.2-727. Separation of openings
- § 45.2-728. Number of miners in openings
- § 45.2-729. Maintenance of mine openings
- § 45.2-730. Signs, life lines, and equipment
- § 45.2-731. Examination of escapeways
- § 45.2-732. Longwall escape routes and plan
- § 45.2-733. Fire protection
- § 45.2-734. Unused openings
- § 45.2-735. Hoisting equipment
- § 45.2-736. Hoisting ropes
- § 45.2-737. Hoisting cages
- § 45.2-738. Shaft and slope conditions
- § 45.2-739. Signaling; signal code
- § 45.2-740. Inspections of hoisting equipment
- § 45.2-741. Hoisting engineers
- § 45.2-742. Operations of hoisting equipment
- § 45.2-743. Maintenance of hoisting equipment
- § 45.2-744. Haulage roads
- § 45.2-745. Track switches and rails
- § 45.2-746. Clearance on haulage roads
- § 45.2-747. Conveyor crossings
- § 45.2-748. Shelter holes
- § 45.2-749. Refuge from moving traffic
- § 45.2-750. Inspection of underground equipment
- § 45.2-751. Maintenance of equipment
- § 45.2-752. Self-propelled equipment
- § 45.2-753. Pushing cars
- § 45.2-754. Transportation of material
- § 45.2-755. Securing cars
- § 45.2-756. Riding on cars
- § 45.2-757. Back-poling
- § 45.2-758. Operation of equipment
- § 45.2-759. Dispatchers
- § 45.2-760. Availability of mantrips
- § 45.2-761. Mantrips
- § 45.2-762. Mantrip loading and unloading areas
- § 45.2-763. Transporting miners by conveyor belt
- § 45.2-764. Housekeeping; noxious fumes
- § 45.2-765. Lighting
- § 45.2-766. Flammable or combustible materials
- § 45.2-767. Hazardous crane operations
- § 45.2-768. Controlling dust at the surface
- § 45.2-769. Scaffolding and overhead protection
- § 45.2-770. Welding and cutting
- § 45.2-771. Fire prevention and fire control
- § 45.2-772. Surface equipment
- § 45.2-773. Travel ways and loading and haulage areas
- § 45.2-774. Electricity
- § 45.2-775. Surface blasting
- § 45.2-776. Ground control
- § 45.2-800. Face and other equipment
- § 45.2-801. Shop and other equipment
- § 45.2-802. Hydraulic hoses
- § 45.2-803. Surface electrical installations
- § 45.2-804. Surface transformers
- § 45.2-805. Underground transformers
- § 45.2-806. Stations and substations
- § 45.2-807. Power circuits
- § 45.2-808. Trolley wires and feeder wires
- § 45.2-809. Grounding
- § 45.2-810. Circuit breakers and switches
- § 45.2-811. Communication systems
- § 45.2-812. Electrical equipment
- § 45.2-813. Trailing cables
- § 45.2-814. Inspection of electrical equipment and wiring; checking and testing methane monitors
- § 45.2-815. Repairs to circuits and electric equipment
- § 45.2-816. Underground illumination
- § 45.2-817. Inspection of electric illumination equipment
- § 45.2-818. Firefighting equipment; fire prevention
- § 45.2-819. Duties in case of fire
- § 45.2-820. Emergency response plans; list of next of kin
- § 45.2-821. Reporting fires; response
- § 45.2-822. Fire prevention in transportation of mining equipment
- § 45.2-823. Storage and use of flammable fluids and materials
- § 45.2-824. Diesel-powered equipment
- § 45.2-825. Arcs, sparks, and flames
- § 45.2-826. Pre-shift examinations
- § 45.2-827. On-shift examinations
- § 45.2-828. Weekly examinations
- § 45.2-829. Examinations of fans
- § 45.2-830. Record of examinations
- § 45.2-831. Notice of hazardous conditions
- § 45.2-832. Notice of monitor tampering prohibition
- § 45.2-833. Main fans
- § 45.2-834. Fan stoppage plan
- § 45.2-835. Auxiliary fans
- § 45.2-836. Quantity of air
- § 45.2-837. Bleeder systems
- § 45.2-838. Coursing of air
- § 45.2-839. Actions for excessive methane
- § 45.2-840. Crosscuts
- § 45.2-841. Permanent stoppings
- § 45.2-842. Ventilation controls
- § 45.2-843. Line brattice
- § 45.2-844. Ventilation with air from certain areas
- § 45.2-845. Worked-out areas
- § 45.2-846. Air quality
- § 45.2-847. Examination of mine for explosive gas and other hazardous conditions
- § 45.2-848. Tampering with methane monitoring devices prohibited; penalty
- § 45.2-849. Allowing persons to work in mine where methane monitoring equipment disconnected; penalty
- § 45.2-850. Intentionally bypassing a safety device; prohibition
- § 45.2-851. Control of coal dust
- § 45.2-852. Rock dusting
- § 45.2-853. Checking system; tracking system
- § 45.2-854. Protective clothing
- § 45.2-855. Noise levels and ear protection
- § 45.2-856. Smoking materials prohibited; penalty
- § 45.2-857. Allowing persons to work in a mine with smoker's articles; penalty
- § 45.2-858. Posting of notice
- § 45.2-859. Smoking in surface and other areas
- § 45.2-860. Portable illumination
- § 45.2-861. First aid equipment
- § 45.2-862. Attention to injured persons
- § 45.2-863. Certified emergency medical services providers
- § 45.2-900. Scope of chapter
- § 45.2-901. Regulations governing conditions and practices at surface coal mines
- § 45.2-902. Standards for regulations
- § 45.2-903. Safety examinations
- § 45.2-904. Records of examinations
- § 45.2-905. Areas with safety or health hazards; duties of surface mine foreman
- § 45.2-906. Personal protection devices and practices
- § 45.2-907. Housekeeping
- § 45.2-908. Noxious fumes
- § 45.2-909. First aid equipment
- § 45.2-910. First aid training
- § 45.2-911. Attention to injured persons
- § 45.2-912. Firefighting equipment; duties in case of fire; fire precaution in transportation of mining equipment; fire prevention generally
- § 45.2-913. Duties in case of fire
- § 45.2-914. Fire precautions
- § 45.2-915. Haulage and mobile equipment; operating condition
- § 45.2-916. Equipment operation
- § 45.2-917. Safety measures on equipment
- § 45.2-918. Transportation of personnel
- § 45.2-919. Lighting
- § 45.2-920. Shop and other equipment
- § 45.2-921. Hydraulic hoses
- § 45.2-922. Stairways, platforms, runways, and floor openings
- § 45.2-923. Loading and haulage work area requirements
- § 45.2-924. Equipment operation
- § 45.2-925. Control of dust and combustible material
- § 45.2-926. Overhead high-potential power lines; surface transmission lines; electric wiring in surface buildings
- § 45.2-927. Transformers
- § 45.2-928. Grounding
- § 45.2-929. Circuit breakers and switches
- § 45.2-930. Electrical trailing cables
- § 45.2-931. Surface storage of explosives and detonators