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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":[{"id":77466,"section_number":"45.2-1119","catch_line":"Renewal of certificates","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1119\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77466,"section_number":"45.2-1119","catch_line":"Renewal of certificates","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1119\/"}],"permalink":{"id":224189,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66877,"identifier":"45.2-1117","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1117","url":"\/45.2-1117\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1117\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1117","dublin_core":{"Title":" Examination fees; Mineral Mining Examiners’ Fund","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1117","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A fee of $10 shall be paid to the Director<\/span> by each person examined before the commencement of the examination. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Mineral Mining Examiners’ Fund, referred to in this section as “the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All fees collected pursuant to subsection A, together with moneys collected pursuant to § 45.2-1119<\/a>, shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Fund shall be administered by the Director<\/span>, and moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of payment of the cost of printing certificates and other necessary forms and the incidental expenses incurred by the Department<\/span> in conducting examinations, reviewing examination papers, and conducting its other duties pursuant to this article. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Director<\/span>. The Director<\/span> shall keep accounts and records concerning the receipts and expenditures of the Fund as required by the Auditor of Public Accounts. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n EXAMINATION FEES; MINERAL MINING EXAMINERS’ FUND (\u00a7 45.2-1117)\n\nA. A fee of $10 shall be paid to the Director by each person examined before the\ncommencement of the examination.\n\nB. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to\nbe known as the Mineral Mining Examiners’ Fund, referred to in this\nsection as “the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of\nthe Comptroller. All fees collected pursuant to subsection A, together with\nmoneys collected pursuant to § 45.2-1119, shall be paid into the state\ntreasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall\nremain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund,\nincluding interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to\nthe general fund but shall remain in the Fund.\n\nC. The Fund shall be administered by the Director, and moneys in the Fund shall\nbe used solely for the purposes of payment of the cost of printing certificates\nand other necessary forms and the incidental expenses incurred by the Department\nin conducting examinations, reviewing examination papers, and conducting its\nother duties pursuant to this article. Expenditures and disbursements from the\nFund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller\nupon written request signed by the Director. The Director shall keep accounts\nand records concerning the receipts and expenditures of the Fund as required by\nthe Auditor of Public Accounts.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 390, \u00a7 45.1-161.292:22; 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}}