                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 POSTING OF NOTICE (§ 45.2-858)

A. The operator or his agent shall display, in bold-faced type, on a sign placed
at the mine office, bath house, and on a bulletin board at the mine site, the
following notice:
			NOTICE:			IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A MINER OR OTHER PERSON IN AN UNDERGROUND COAL
MINE TO SMOKE OR CARRY OR POSSESS UNDERGROUND ANY SMOKER&#8217;S ARTICLES OR
MATCHES, LIGHTERS, OR SIMILAR MATERIALS GENERALLY USED FOR IGNITING
SMOKER&#8217;S ARTICLES. A VIOLATION IS PUNISHABLE AS A CLASS 6 FELONY. ANY
PERSON ENTERING OR PRESENT IN THE UNDERGROUND AREA OF ANY COAL MINE IS SUBJECT
TO A SEARCH OF HIS PERSON AND PROPERTY BY OFFICIALS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES,
MINERALS AND ENERGY FOR SUCH PROHIBITED SMOKER MATERIALS AT ANY TIME WHILE
UNDERGROUND.

B. Beginning October 1, 2021, every new sign displayed in accordance with this
section shall refer to the Department of Energy rather than to the Department of
Mines, Minerals and Energy.

HISTORY: 1993, c. 389, § 45.1-98.2; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.179; 1995, c. 569;
2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 387, 532.