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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1985, chapter 296; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 774<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 256<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":364480,"section_number":"45.2-808","catch_line":" Trolley wires and feeder wires","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-808\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1450361,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364456,"identifier":"45.2-761","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/8\/45.2-761","url":"\/45.2-761\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-761\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/8\/45.2-761","dublin_core":{"Title":" Mantrips","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-761","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each mantrip that is operated by means of a locomotive shall be pulled and operated at a safe speed that is consistent with the condition of the road and the type of equipment used and shall be so controlled that it can be stopped within the limits of the operator’s visibility. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each mantrip shall be under the charge of an authorized person and operated independently of any loaded trip. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Each mantrip shall be maintained in safe operating condition. Mantrips shall be provided in sufficient number to prevent any mantrip from becoming overloaded. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> No person shall ride under a trolley wire other than in a suitably covered mantrip. A covered mantrip shall not be required under trolley wires that are guarded or positioned in accordance with subsection F of § 45.2-808<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Other than small hand tools carried on the person, no supplies, tools, or materials<\/span> shall be transported in the same car or cage with miners on any mantrip, except in a special compartment in the car designed for such purpose. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> No miner shall board or leave a moving mantrip car. Each miner shall remain seated while in a moving car and shall proceed in an orderly manner to and from a mantrip. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n MANTRIPS (\u00a7 45.2-761)\n\nA. Each mantrip that is operated by means of a locomotive shall be pulled and\noperated at a safe speed that is consistent with the condition of the road and\nthe type of equipment used and shall be so controlled that it can be stopped\nwithin the limits of the operator’s visibility.\n\nB. Each mantrip shall be under the charge of an authorized person and operated\nindependently of any loaded trip.\n\nC. Each mantrip shall be maintained in safe operating condition. Mantrips shall\nbe provided in sufficient number to prevent any mantrip from becoming\noverloaded.\n\nD. No person shall ride under a trolley wire other than in a suitably covered\nmantrip. A covered mantrip shall not be required under trolley wires that are\nguarded or positioned in accordance with subsection F of § 45.2-808.\n\nE. Other than small hand tools carried on the person, no supplies, tools, or\nmaterials shall be transported in the same car or cage with miners on any\nmantrip, except in a special compartment in the car designed for such purpose.\n\nF. No miner shall board or leave a moving mantrip car. Each miner shall remain\nseated while in a moving car and shall proceed in an orderly manner to and from\na mantrip.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 45-69.2; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-74; 1985, c.\n296; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.150; 1996, c. 774; 1999, c. 256; 2021, Sp. Sess.\nI, 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"}}