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I, c. 387.","full_text":"A\n\nThe Department may require certification of each person who works in a mineral mine or whose duties and responsibilities in relation to mineral mining require competency, skill, or knowledge in order to perform the tasks required of him in a manner consistent with the preservation of the health and safety of persons and property. Each of the following certificates shall be issued by the Department, and a person who holds such a certificate is authorized to perform the tasks that the Act requires to be performed by such certified person:1\n\nSurface foreman;2\n\nSurface foreman open pit;3\n\nUnderground foreman;4\n\nSurface blaster;5\n\nElectrical repairman;6\n\nUnderground mining blaster;7\n\nGeneral mineral miner; and8\n\nMine inspector.B\n\nCertification shall also be required for any additional tasks that the Department requires by regulation.C\n\nThe Department may adopt regulations necessary or incidental to the performance of duties or the execution of powers conferred under this title. Such regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 (&#xA7; 2.2-4006 et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":290551,"text":"The Department may require certification of each person who works in a mineral mine or whose duties and responsibilities in relation to mineral mining require competency, skill, or knowledge in order to perform the tasks required of him in a manner consistent with the preservation of the health and safety of persons and property. Each of the following certificates shall be issued by the Department, and a person who holds such a certificate is authorized to perform the tasks that the Act requires to be performed by such certified person:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":290552,"text":"Surface foreman;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":290553,"text":"Surface foreman open pit;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":290554,"text":"Underground foreman;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":290555,"text":"Surface blaster;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"5":{"id":290556,"text":"Electrical repairman;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"A6"},"6":{"id":290557,"text":"Underground mining blaster;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"A6","prefix_anchor":"A6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A5","next_prefix":"A7"},"7":{"id":290558,"text":"General mineral miner; and","type":"section","prefixes":["A","7"],"prefix":"7","entire_prefix":"A7","prefix_anchor":"A7","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A6","next_prefix":"A8"},"8":{"id":290559,"text":"Mine inspector.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","8"],"prefix":"8","entire_prefix":"A8","prefix_anchor":"A8","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A7","next_prefix":"B"},"9":{"id":290560,"text":"Certification shall also be required for any additional tasks that the Department requires by regulation.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A8","next_prefix":"C"},"10":{"id":290561,"text":"The Department may adopt regulations necessary or incidental to the performance of duties or the execution of powers conferred under this title. 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powers of the Department","url":"\/45.2-1114\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1114","metadata":false},{"id":62566,"structure_id":16007,"section_number":"45.2-1115","catch_line":" Examinations required for Mineral Mining Certifications","url":"\/45.2-1115\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1115","metadata":false},{"id":83078,"structure_id":16007,"section_number":"45.2-1116","catch_line":" Performance of certain tasks by uncertified persons; penalty","url":"\/45.2-1116\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1116","metadata":false},{"id":66877,"structure_id":16007,"section_number":"45.2-1117","catch_line":" Examination fees; Mineral Mining Examiners' Fund","url":"\/45.2-1117\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1117","metadata":false},{"id":69741,"structure_id":16007,"section_number":"45.2-1118","catch_line":" Reciprocal acceptance of other certifications","url":"\/45.2-1118\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1118","metadata":false},{"id":77466,"structure_id":16007,"section_number":"45.2-1119","catch_line":"Renewal of certificates","url":"\/45.2-1119\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1119","metadata":false},{"id":69340,"structure_id":16007,"section_number":"45.2-1120","catch_line":" Revocation of certificates","url":"\/45.2-1120\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1120","metadata":false},{"id":71984,"structure_id":16007,"section_number":"45.2-1121","catch_line":" Reexamination","url":"\/45.2-1121\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1121","metadata":false},{"id":84871,"structure_id":16007,"section_number":"45.2-1122","catch_line":" General mineral miner certification","url":"\/45.2-1122\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1122","metadata":false},{"id":82623,"structure_id":16007,"section_number":"45.2-1123","catch_line":" Foreman certification","url":"\/45.2-1123\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1123","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":69773,"structure_id":16007,"section_number":"45.2-1113","catch_line":" Records of Board of Mineral Mining Examiners","url":"\/45.2-1113\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1113","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":62566,"structure_id":16007,"section_number":"45.2-1115","catch_line":" Examinations required for Mineral Mining Certifications","url":"\/45.2-1115\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1115","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/45.2-1114\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0390\">390<\/a> 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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0803\">803<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0835\">835<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82623,"section_number":"45.2-1123","catch_line":" Foreman certification","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1123\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":78729,"section_number":"2.2-4006","catch_line":"Exemptions from requirements of this article","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4006\/"}],"permalink":{"id":224177,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81071,"identifier":"45.2-1114","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1114","url":"\/45.2-1114\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1114\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1114","dublin_core":{"Title":" Certification of certain persons employed in mineral mines; powers of the Department","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1114","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> may require certification of each person who works in a mineral mine or whose duties and responsibilities in relation to mineral mining require competency, skill, or knowledge in <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> to perform the tasks required of him in a manner consistent with the preservation of the health and safety of persons and property. Each of the following certificates shall be issued by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, and a person who holds such a certificate is authorized to perform the tasks that the Act requires to be performed by such certified person: <a id=\"paragraph-290551\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1114\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Surface <span class=\"dictionary\">foreman<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-290552\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1114\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Surface <span class=\"dictionary\">foreman<\/span> open pit; <a id=\"paragraph-290553\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1114\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Underground <span class=\"dictionary\">foreman<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-290554\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1114\/#A3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Surface blaster; <a id=\"paragraph-290555\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1114\/#A4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A5\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> Electrical repairman; <a id=\"paragraph-290556\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1114\/#A5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A6\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">6.<\/span> Underground mining blaster; <a id=\"paragraph-290557\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1114\/#A6\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A7\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">7.<\/span> General mineral miner; and <a id=\"paragraph-290558\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1114\/#A7\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A8\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">8.<\/span> Mine inspector. <a id=\"paragraph-290559\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1114\/#A8\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Certification shall also be required for any additional tasks that the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> requires by regulation. <a id=\"paragraph-290560\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1114\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> may adopt regulations necessary or incidental to the performance of duties or the execution of powers conferred under this title. Such regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Exemptions from requirements of this article\" href=\"\/2.2-4006\/\">2.2-4006<\/a> et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act. <a id=\"paragraph-290561\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1114\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS EMPLOYED IN MINERAL MINES; POWERS OF THE\nDEPARTMENT (\u00a7 45.2-1114)\n\nA. The Department may require certification of each person who works in a\nmineral mine or whose duties and responsibilities in relation to mineral mining\nrequire competency, skill, or knowledge in order to perform the tasks required\nof him in a manner consistent with the preservation of the health and safety of\npersons and property. Each of the following certificates shall be issued by the\nDepartment, and a person who holds such a certificate is authorized to perform\nthe tasks that the Act requires to be performed by such certified person:\n\n   1. Surface foreman;\n\n   2. Surface foreman open pit;\n\n   3. Underground foreman;\n\n   4. Surface blaster;\n\n   5. Electrical repairman;\n\n   6. Underground mining blaster;\n\n   7. General mineral miner; and\n\n   8. Mine inspector.\n\nB. Certification shall also be required for any additional tasks that the\nDepartment requires by regulation.\n\nC. The Department may adopt regulations necessary or incidental to the\nperformance of duties or the execution of powers conferred under this title.\nSuch regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of Article 2\n(&#xA7; 2.2-4006 et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 390, \u00a7 45.1-161.292:19; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2021, Sp. Sess.\nI, 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}}