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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>364303</law_id><section_number>45.2-511</section_number><catch_line> Appointment and general qualifications of mine inspectors</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="99" identifier="45.2">Mines, Minerals, and Energy</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Coal Mining</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="A">Coal Mines Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="5">Coal Mine Safety Act</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="2" identifier="2">Chief of the Division of Mines of the Department and Mine Inspectors</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Each mine inspector shall be appointed by the <span class="dictionary">Director</span>. <a id="paragraph-1357216" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-511/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Each mine inspector shall (i) be at least 25 years of age, (ii) be of good moral character and temperate habits, (iii) hold a certificate as a mine <span class="dictionary">foreman</span>, and (iv) hold a certificate as a mine inspector issued by the Board. <a id="paragraph-1357217" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-511/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7;&#xA7; 45-1 through 45-6; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, &#xA7;&#xA7; 45.1-3, 45.1-4; 1972, c. 784; 1978, cc. 120, 727; 1981, c. 32; 1984, cc. 184, 337, 590; 1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1; 1994, c. 28, &#xA7;&#xA7;  45.1-161.18, 45.1-161.19; 1997, c. 390; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
