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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 2 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 390<\/a> and 405<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1451157,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364023,"identifier":"45.2-1109","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/2\/45.2-1109","url":"\/45.2-1109\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1109\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/2\/45.2-1109","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment and general qualifications of mine inspectors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1109","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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B.<\/span> Each mine inspector shall hold a certificate as a mine inspector issued by the Department<\/span> and possess appropriate qualifications as determined by the Director<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT AND GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS OF MINE INSPECTORS (\u00a7 45.2-1109)\n\nA. Each mine inspector shall be appointed by the Director.\n\nB. Each mine inspector shall hold a certificate as a mine inspector issued by\nthe Department and possess appropriate qualifications as determined by the\nDirector.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 390, \u00a7\u00a7 45.1-161.292:10, 45.1-161.292:11; 2012, cc. 803,\n835; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387; 2025, cc. 390, 405.","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"}}