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Locks and tags shall be removed only by the person who installed them or, if such person is unavailable, by a certified person authorized by the operator or his agent.\n\nB\n\nA miner may, where necessary, repair energized trolley wires if he wears insulated shoes and lineman’s gloves.\n\nC\n\nThis section does not prohibit a certified electrical repairman from making checks on or troubleshooting energized circuits or an authorized person from performing repairs or maintenance on equipment once the power is off and the equipment is blocked against motion, except where motion is necessary to make adjustments.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1357931,"text":"No electrical work shall be performed on any low-voltage, medium-voltage, or high-voltage distribution circuit or equipment except by a certified person or a person who is trained to perform electrical work and to maintain electrical equipment and is working under the direct supervision of a certified person. Every high-voltage circuit shall be grounded before repair work is performed. Disconnecting devices shall be locked out and suitably tagged by the person who performs electrical or mechanical work on such a circuit or piece of equipment connected to such a circuit, except that where locking out is not possible, such devices shall be opened and suitably tagged by such person. 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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 1993, chapter 442; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 774<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 256<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1450493,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364487,"identifier":"45.2-815","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/2\/45.2-815","url":"\/45.2-815\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-815\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/2\/45.2-815","dublin_core":{"Title":" Repairs to circuits and electric equipment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-815","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No electrical work shall be performed on any low-voltage, medium-voltage, or high-voltage distribution circuit<\/span> or equipment except by a certified person or a person who is trained to perform electrical work and to maintain electrical equipment and is working under the direct supervision of a certified person. Every high-voltage circuit<\/span> shall be grounded before repair work is performed. Disconnecting devices shall be locked out and suitably tagged by the person who performs electrical or mechanical work on such a circuit<\/span> or piece of equipment connected to such a circuit<\/span>, except that where locking out is not possible, such devices shall be opened and suitably tagged by such person. Locks and tags shall be removed only by the person who installed them or, if such person is unavailable, by a certified person authorized by the operator or his agent. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A miner may, where necessary, repair energized trolley wires if he wears insulated shoes and lineman’s gloves. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> This section does not prohibit a certified electrical repairman from making checks on or troubleshooting energized circuits<\/span> or an authorized person from performing repairs or maintenance on equipment once the power is off and the equipment is blocked against motion<\/span>, except where motion<\/span> is necessary to make adjustments. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n REPAIRS TO CIRCUITS AND ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT (\u00a7 45.2-815)\n\nA. No electrical work shall be performed on any low-voltage, medium-voltage, or\nhigh-voltage distribution circuit or equipment except by a certified person or a\nperson who is trained to perform electrical work and to maintain electrical\nequipment and is working under the direct supervision of a certified person.\nEvery high-voltage circuit shall be grounded before repair work is performed.\nDisconnecting devices shall be locked out and suitably tagged by the person who\nperforms electrical or mechanical work on such a circuit or piece of equipment\nconnected to such a circuit, except that where locking out is not possible, such\ndevices shall be opened and suitably tagged by such person. Locks and tags shall\nbe removed only by the person who installed them or, if such person is\nunavailable, by a certified person authorized by the operator or his agent.\n\nB. A miner may, where necessary, repair energized trolley wires if he wears\ninsulated shoes and lineman’s gloves.\n\nC. This section does not prohibit a certified electrical repairman from making\nchecks on or troubleshooting energized circuits or an authorized person from\nperforming repairs or maintenance on equipment once the power is off and the\nequipment is blocked against motion, except where motion is necessary to make\nadjustments.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 45-82, 45-82.1; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-78;\n1993, c. 442; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.196; 1996, c. 774; 1999, c. 256; 2021,\nSp. 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"}}