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I, c. 387.","full_text":"A\n\nThe Director may deny an application for, or revoke a license for, the operation of a mineral mine upon determining that the applicant, the licensed operator, or the agent of such applicant or operator has committed violations of the mine safety laws of the Commonwealth that demonstrate a pattern of willful violations resulting in an imminent danger to miners.B\n\nThe Director may revoke every license issued to any person for the operation of a mineral mine and may deny every application by a person for the issuance of a license for the operation of a mineral mine if such person has been convicted of knowingly permitting a miner to work in an underground coal mine where a methane monitor or other device capable of detecting the presence of explosive gases was impaired, disturbed, disconnected, bypassed, or otherwise tampered with in violation of § 45.2-849.C\n\nThe Director may revoke every license issued to any person for the operation of a mineral mine and may deny every application by a person for the issuance of a license for the operation of a mineral mine if such person has been convicted of violating subsection A of § 45.2-856 or 45.2-857.D\n\nAny person whose license is denied or revoked pursuant to subsection A, B, or C may bring a civil action in the circuit court of the city or county in which the mine is located for review of the decision. The commencement of such proceeding shall not, unless specifically ordered by the court, operate as a stay of the decision. The court shall promptly hear and determine the matters raised by the aggrieved party. In any such action the court shall receive the records of the Department regarding the determination and shall receive additional evidence at the request of any party. The court, basing its decision on the preponderance of the evidence, shall grant such relief as the court determines appropriate.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":203660,"text":"The Director may deny an application for, or revoke a license for, the operation of a mineral mine upon determining that the applicant, the licensed operator, or the agent of such applicant or operator has committed violations of the mine safety laws of the Commonwealth that demonstrate a pattern of willful violations resulting in an imminent danger to miners.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":203661,"text":"The Director may revoke every license issued to any person for the operation of a mineral mine and may deny every application by a person for the issuance of a license for the operation of a mineral mine if such person has been convicted of knowingly permitting a miner to work in an underground coal mine where a methane monitor or other device capable of detecting the presence of explosive gases was impaired, disturbed, disconnected, bypassed, or otherwise tampered with in violation of § 45.2-849.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":203662,"text":"The Director may revoke every license issued to any person for the operation of a mineral mine and may deny every application by a person for the issuance of a license for the operation of a mineral mine if such person has been convicted of violating subsection A of § 45.2-856 or 45.2-857.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":203663,"text":"Any person whose license is denied or revoked pursuant to subsection A, B, or C may bring a civil action in the circuit court of the city or county in which the mine is located for review of the decision. The commencement of such proceeding shall not, unless specifically ordered by the court, operate as a stay of the decision. The court shall promptly hear and determine the matters raised by the aggrieved party. In any such action the court shall receive the records of the Department regarding the determination and shall receive additional evidence at the request of any party. 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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 1998, chapter 695<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":69275,"section_number":"45.2-856","catch_line":" Smoking materials prohibited; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-856\/"}],"permalink":{"id":224231,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55571,"identifier":"45.2-1127","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/4\/45.2-1127","url":"\/45.2-1127\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1127\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/4\/45.2-1127","dublin_core":{"Title":" Denial or revocation of license","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1127","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Director<\/span> may deny an application for, or revoke a license for, the operation of a mineral mine upon determining that the applicant, the licensed operator, or the agent of such applicant or operator has committed violations of the mine safety laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth that demonstrate a pattern of willful violations resulting in an imminent danger to miners. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Director<\/span> may revoke every license issued to any person for the operation of a mineral mine and may deny every application by a person for the issuance of a license for the operation of a mineral mine if such person has been convicted of knowingly permitting a miner to work in an underground coal mine where a methane monitor or other device capable of detecting the presence of explosive gases was impaired, disturbed, disconnected, bypassed, or otherwise tampered with in violation of § 45.2-849<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Director<\/span> may revoke every license issued to any person for the operation of a mineral mine and may deny every application by a person for the issuance of a license for the operation of a mineral mine if such person has been convicted of violating subsection A of § 45.2-856<\/a> or 45.2-857<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Any person whose license is denied or revoked pursuant to subsection A, B, or C may bring a civil action<\/span> in the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the city or county in which the mine is located for review of the decision. The commencement of such proceeding shall not, unless specifically ordered by the court<\/span>, operate as a stay<\/span> of the decision. The court<\/span> shall promptly hear and determine the matters raised by the aggrieved party<\/span>. In any such action the court<\/span> shall receive the records of the Department<\/span> regarding the determination and shall receive additional evidence at the request of any party. The court<\/span>, basing its decision on the preponderance of the evidence<\/span>, shall grant such relief as the court<\/span> determines appropriate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE (\u00a7 45.2-1127)\n\nA. The Director may deny an application for, or revoke a license for, the\noperation of a mineral mine upon determining that the applicant, the licensed\noperator, or the agent of such applicant or operator has committed violations of\nthe mine safety laws of the Commonwealth that demonstrate a pattern of willful\nviolations resulting in an imminent danger to miners.\n\nB. The Director may revoke every license issued to any person for the operation\nof a mineral mine and may deny every application by a person for the issuance of\na license for the operation of a mineral mine if such person has been convicted\nof knowingly permitting a miner to work in an underground coal mine where a\nmethane monitor or other device capable of detecting the presence of explosive\ngases was impaired, disturbed, disconnected, bypassed, or otherwise tampered\nwith in violation of § 45.2-849.\n\nC. The Director may revoke every license issued to any person for the operation\nof a mineral mine and may deny every application by a person for the issuance of\na license for the operation of a mineral mine if such person has been convicted\nof violating subsection A of § 45.2-856 or 45.2-857.\n\nD. Any person whose license is denied or revoked pursuant to subsection A, B, or\nC may bring a civil action in the circuit court of the city or county in which\nthe mine is located for review of the decision. The commencement of such\nproceeding shall not, unless specifically ordered by the court, operate as a\nstay of the decision. The court shall promptly hear and determine the matters\nraised by the aggrieved party. In any such action the court shall receive the\nrecords of the Department regarding the determination and shall receive\nadditional evidence at the request of any party. The court, basing its decision\non the preponderance of the evidence, shall grant such relief as the court\ndetermines appropriate.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 390, \u00a7 45.1-161.292:33; 1998, c. 695; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.\n387.","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}}