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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 496 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. Unfortunately, the 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1994, chapter 28<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1449891,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364345,"identifier":"45.2-553","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/5\/45.2-553","url":"\/45.2-553\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-553\/","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/5\/45.2-553","dublin_core":{"Title":" Inspections; Mine Rescue Coordinator","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-553","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Director<\/span> shall (i) inspect, or cause to be inspected, the rescue station of each state-designated mine rescue team four times each year; (ii) ensure that all rescue stations are adequately equipped; and (iii) ensure that all team members are adequately trained. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Director<\/span> shall designate an employee of the Department<\/span> as the Mine Rescue Coordinator, who shall perform the duties assigned to him by the Director<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n INSPECTIONS; MINE RESCUE COORDINATOR (\u00a7 45.2-553)\n\nA. The Director shall (i) inspect, or cause to be inspected, the rescue station\nof each state-designated mine rescue team four times each year; (ii) ensure that\nall rescue stations are adequately equipped; and (iii) ensure that all team\nmembers are adequately trained.\n\nB. The Director shall designate an employee of the Department as the Mine Rescue\nCoordinator, who shall perform the duties assigned to him by the Director.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 496, \u00a7 45.1-33.5:3; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.75; 2021, Sp.\nSess. 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"}}