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Neither the Chief nor any other officer while in office shall be directly or indirectly interested as owner, partner, proprietor, lessor, operator, superintendent, or engineer of any coal mine, nor shall the Chief or any other officer while in office own any stock in a corporation that owns a coal mine either directly or through a subsidiary.B\n\nNeither the Chief nor any mine inspector shall perform an inspection at any mine at which he was last employed for a period of two years following termination of his employment.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":260833,"text":"Neither the Chief nor any other officer or employee of the Department shall, upon taking office or being employed, or at any other time during the term of his office or employment, have any affiliation with any operating coal company, operators’ association, or labor union or fail to comply with the provisions of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act (§ 2.2-3100 et seq.). 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 784; in 1978, chapters 120 and 727; in 1981, chapter 32; in 1984, chapters 184, 337, and 590; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 256<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":71618,"section_number":"2.2-3100","catch_line":"Policy; application; construction","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":222711,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72421,"identifier":"45.2-510","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/2\/45.2-510","url":"\/45.2-510\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-510\/","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/2\/45.2-510","dublin_core":{"Title":" Affiliations of Department personnel with labor union, coal company, etc.; interest in coal mine; inspections of mines where inspector previously employed","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-510","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Neither the Chief<\/span> nor any other officer or employee of the Department<\/span> shall, upon taking office or being employed, or at any other time during the term of his office or employment, have any affiliation with any operating coal company, operators’ association, or labor union or fail to comply with the provisions of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests<\/span> Act (§ 2.2-3100<\/a> et seq.). Neither the Chief<\/span> nor any other officer while in office shall be directly or indirectly interested as owner, partner, proprietor, lessor, operator, superintendent, or engineer of any coal mine, nor shall the Chief<\/span> or any other officer while in office own any stock in a corporation that owns a coal mine either directly or through a subsidiary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Neither the Chief<\/span> nor any mine inspector shall perform an inspection at any mine at which he was last employed for a period of two years following termination of his employment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n AFFILIATIONS OF DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL WITH LABOR UNION, COAL COMPANY, ETC.;\nINTEREST IN COAL MINE; INSPECTIONS OF MINES WHERE INSPECTOR PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED\n(\u00a7 45.2-510)\n\nA. Neither the Chief nor any other officer or employee of the Department shall,\nupon taking office or being employed, or at any other time during the term of\nhis office or employment, have any affiliation with any operating coal company,\noperators’ association, or labor union or fail to comply with the\nprovisions of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act (§\n2.2-3100 et seq.). Neither the Chief nor any other officer while in office shall\nbe directly or indirectly interested as owner, partner, proprietor, lessor,\noperator, superintendent, or engineer of any coal mine, nor shall the Chief or\nany other officer while in office own any stock in a corporation that owns a\ncoal mine either directly or through a subsidiary.\n\nB. Neither the Chief nor any mine inspector shall perform an inspection at any\nmine at which he was last employed for a period of two years following\ntermination of his employment.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 45-4, 45-5, 45-6; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7\n45.1-4; 1972, c. 784; 1978, cc. 120, 727; 1981, c. 32; 1984, cc. 184, 337, 590;\n1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.17; 1999, c. 256; 2021, Sp.\nSess. 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}}