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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 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 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":224185,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83078,"identifier":"45.2-1116","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1116","url":"\/45.2-1116\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1116\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1116","dublin_core":{"Title":" Performance of certain tasks by uncertified persons; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1116","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It is unlawful for any person to perform any task requiring Department<\/span> certification unless he has been certified. It is unlawful for an operator or his agent to permit any uncertified person to perform such task. A violation of this section constitutes a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. Each day of operation without a required certification constitutes a separate offense<\/span>. A certificate issued by the Board of Mineral Mining Examiners prior to July 1, 2012, shall be acceptable as a certificate issued by the Department<\/span> until the Department<\/span> provides otherwise by appropriate regulations.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN TASKS BY UNCERTIFIED PERSONS; PENALTY (\u00a7 45.2-1116)\n\nIt is unlawful for any person to perform any task requiring Department\ncertification unless he has been certified. It is unlawful for an operator or\nhis agent to permit any uncertified person to perform such task. A violation of\nthis section constitutes a Class 1 misdemeanor. Each day of operation without a\nrequired certification constitutes a separate offense. A certificate issued by\nthe Board of Mineral Mining Examiners prior to July 1, 2012, shall be acceptable\nas a certificate issued by the Department until the Department provides\notherwise by appropriate regulations.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 390, \u00a7 45.1-161.292:21; 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}}