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This law was first created in 1966. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 594 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 1966 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1978, chapter 118; in 1993, chapter 442; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 256<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1450501,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364489,"identifier":"45.2-817","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/2\/45.2-817","url":"\/45.2-817\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-817\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/2\/45.2-817","dublin_core":{"Title":" Inspection of electric illumination equipment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-817","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every lamp, extension light, and permissible form of portable illumination, such as a cap lamp or flashlight, that is used for personal illumination underground shall be inspected by an authorized person at least once per week, and more often if necessary, to ensure safe operating conditions. When such equipment is located at the surface, it shall be inspected by an authorized person at least once per month, and more often if necessary, to ensure safe operating conditions. Any defect found shall be corrected.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n INSPECTION OF ELECTRIC ILLUMINATION EQUIPMENT (\u00a7 45.2-817)\n\nEvery lamp, extension light, and permissible form of portable illumination, such\nas a cap lamp or flashlight, that is used for personal illumination underground\nshall be inspected by an authorized person at least once per week, and more\noften if necessary, to ensure safe operating conditions. When such equipment is\nlocated at the surface, it shall be inspected by an authorized person at least\nonce per month, and more often if necessary, to ensure safe operating\nconditions. Any defect found shall be corrected.\n\nHISTORY: 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-85; 1978, c. 118; 1993, c. 442; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7\n45.1-161.173; 1999, c. 256; 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"}}