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The Department shall establish requirements for renewal of a certificate in accordance with the procedure set forth in \u00a7 45.2-1115. The Department shall notify a certificate holder at least 180 days prior to the expiration of the certificate. Any certificate requiring renewal that is not renewed by the fifth anniversary of its issuance or of a previous renewal is invalid. As a condition to renewal, the holder shall provide the Department with all administrative information reasonably required and pay the examination fee as provided in \u00a7 45.2-1117.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":277866,"text":"The holder of any certificate issued by the Department, other than a general mineral miner certificate or a mineral mine inspector certificate, may renew the certificate by successfully completing the examination for the renewal of such certificate. 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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 2 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 390<\/a> and 405<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66877,"section_number":"45.2-1117","catch_line":" Examination fees; Mineral Mining Examiners' Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1117\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":62566,"section_number":"45.2-1115","catch_line":" Examinations required for Mineral Mining Certifications","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1115\/"},{"id":66877,"section_number":"45.2-1117","catch_line":" Examination fees; Mineral Mining Examiners' Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1117\/"}],"permalink":{"id":224197,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77466,"identifier":"45.2-1119","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1119","url":"\/45.2-1119\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1119\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1119","dublin_core":{"Title":"Renewal of certificates","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1119","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The holder of any certificate issued by the Department<\/span>, other than a general mineral miner certificate or a mineral mine inspector certificate, may renew the certificate by successfully completing the examination for the renewal of such certificate. The Department<\/span> shall establish requirements for renewal of a certificate in accordance with the procedure set forth in \u00a7 45.2-1115<\/a>. The Department<\/span> shall notify a certificate holder at least 180 days prior to the expiration of the certificate. Any certificate requiring renewal that is not renewed by the fifth anniversary of its issuance or of a previous renewal is invalid. As a condition to renewal, the holder shall provide the Department<\/span> with all administrative information reasonably required and pay the examination fee as provided in \u00a7 45.2-1117<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRENEWAL OF CERTIFICATES (\u00a7 45.2-1119)\n\nThe holder of any certificate issued by the Department, other than a general\nmineral miner certificate or a mineral mine inspector certificate, may renew the\ncertificate by successfully completing the examination for the renewal of such\ncertificate. The Department shall establish requirements for renewal of a\ncertificate in accordance with the procedure set forth in \u00a7 45.2-1115. The\nDepartment shall notify a certificate holder at least 180 days prior to the\nexpiration of the certificate. Any certificate requiring renewal that is not\nrenewed by the fifth anniversary of its issuance or of a previous renewal is\ninvalid. As a condition to renewal, the holder shall provide the Department with\nall administrative information reasonably required and pay the examination fee\nas provided in \u00a7 45.2-1117.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 390, \u00a7 45.1-161.292:25; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2021, Sp. Sess.\nI, c. 387; 2025, cc. 390, 405.","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}}