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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1954, chapter 191; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1978, chapters 489 and 729; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 3<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1449677,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364297,"identifier":"45.2-505","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/1\/45.2-505","url":"\/45.2-505\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-505\/","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/1\/45.2-505","dublin_core":{"Title":" Prohibited acts by miners or other persons; miners to comply with law","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-505","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No miner or other person shall (i) knowingly damage any shaft, lamp, instrument, air course, or brattice or obstruct any airway; (ii) carry in a mine any intoxicating liquors or controlled drugs without the prescription of a licensed physician; (iii) disturb any part of the machinery or appliances in a mine; (iv) open a door used for directing ventilation and fail to close it again; (v) enter any part of a mine against caution or a warning sign or barricade; or (vi) disobey any order<\/span> issued pursuant to the provisions of the Act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each miner at any mine shall comply fully with the provisions of the Act and other mining laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth, including regulations adopted by the Department<\/span> or the Board, that pertain to his duties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any individual shall, upon the order<\/span> of the Chief<\/span>, complete training that addresses the subject of any violation issued to the individual as a condition for abatement of the violation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n PROHIBITED ACTS BY MINERS OR OTHER PERSONS; MINERS TO COMPLY WITH LAW (\u00a7\n45.2-505)\n\nA. No miner or other person shall (i) knowingly damage any shaft, lamp,\ninstrument, air course, or brattice or obstruct any airway; (ii) carry in a mine\nany intoxicating liquors or controlled drugs without the prescription of a\nlicensed physician; (iii) disturb any part of the machinery or appliances in a\nmine; (iv) open a door used for directing ventilation and fail to close it\nagain; (v) enter any part of a mine against caution or a warning sign or\nbarricade; or (vi) disobey any order issued pursuant to the provisions of the\nAct.\n\nB. Each miner at any mine shall comply fully with the provisions of the Act and\nother mining laws of the Commonwealth, including regulations adopted by the\nDepartment or the Board, that pertain to his duties.\n\nC. Any individual shall, upon the order of the Chief, complete training that\naddresses the subject of any violation issued to the individual as a condition\nfor abatement of the violation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 45-72; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-26; 1978, cc.\n489, 729; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.12; 2005, c. 3; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","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"}}