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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 390<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2020, chapter 804<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1451135,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364018,"identifier":"45.2-1104","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/1\/45.2-1104","url":"\/45.2-1104\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1104\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/1\/45.2-1104","dublin_core":{"Title":" Persons permitted to work in mines; age requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1104","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person under 18 years of age shall be permitted to work in any mine. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall conform to § 212 of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., and federal regulations adopted pursuant to that Act with respect to any person under 18 years of age working around any mine. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No operator, agent, or mine foreman<\/span> shall make a false statement as to the age of any person under 18 years of age applying for work in or around any mine. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n PERSONS PERMITTED TO WORK IN MINES; AGE REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 45.2-1104)\n\nA. No person under 18 years of age shall be permitted to work in any mine.\n\nB. The Department shall conform to § 212 of the federal Fair Labor\nStandards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., and federal regulations adopted\npursuant to that Act with respect to any person under 18 years of age working\naround any mine.\n\nC. No operator, agent, or mine foreman shall make a false statement as to the\nage of any person under 18 years of age applying for work in or around any mine.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 390, \u00a7 45.1-161.292:5; 2020, c. 804; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.\n387.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}