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It has been modified 4 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 1954, chapter 191; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1972, chapter 154; in 1994, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0028\">28<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":222671,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62359,"identifier":"45.2-504","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/1\/45.2-504","url":"\/45.2-504\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-504\/","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/1\/45.2-504","dublin_core":{"Title":" Age requirement to work in mines","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-504","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> No person under 18 years of age shall be permitted to work in or around any mine. <a id=\"paragraph-227460\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-504\/#A\"><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> No operator, agent, or mine <span class=\"dictionary\">foreman<\/span> shall make a false statement as to the age of any person under 18 years of age applying for work in or around any mine. <a id=\"paragraph-227461\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-504\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n AGE REQUIREMENT TO WORK IN MINES (\u00a7 45.2-504)\n\nA. No person under 18 years of age shall be permitted to work in or around any\nmine.\n\nB. No operator, agent, or mine foreman shall make a false statement as to the\nage of any person under 18 years of age applying for work in or around any mine.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 45-16; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-32; 1972, c.\n154; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.11; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, 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}}