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A.<\/span> The Director<\/span> shall (i) supervise the execution and enforcement of all laws<\/span> pertaining to the safety and health of persons employed within or at mineral mines within the Commonwealth and the protection of property used in connection therewith and (ii) perform all other duties required pursuant to the Act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Director<\/span> shall keep a record of all inspections of mineral mines made by him or his authorized representatives. The Director<\/span> shall also keep a permanent record of such inspections, properly indexed, and such record shall at all times be open to inspection by any citizen of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n DUTIES OF DIRECTOR (\u00a7 45.2-1111)\n\nA. The Director shall (i) supervise the execution and enforcement of all laws\npertaining to the safety and health of persons employed within or at mineral\nmines within the Commonwealth and the protection of property used in connection\ntherewith and (ii) perform all other duties required pursuant to the Act.\n\nB. The Director shall keep a record of all inspections of mineral mines made by\nhim or his authorized representatives. The Director shall also keep a permanent\nrecord of such inspections, properly indexed, and such record shall at all times\nbe open to inspection by any citizen of the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 390, \u00a7 45.1-161.292:13; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}