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All fees collected pursuant to \u00a7 45.2-524, together with moneys collected pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 45.2-525 and 45.2-526, 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. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of covering the costs of administering the miner certification, the cost of printing certificates and other necessary forms, and the incidental expenses incurred by the Board 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 Chief. 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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 440; in 1978, chapter 120; in 1984, chapter 590; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 774<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 894<\/a> and 914<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77123,"section_number":"45.2-517","catch_line":" Board compensation; expenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-517\/"},{"id":81273,"section_number":"45.2-524","catch_line":" Examination fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-524\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":81273,"section_number":"45.2-524","catch_line":" Examination fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-524\/"},{"id":84836,"section_number":"45.2-525","catch_line":" Replacement of lost or destroyed certificates","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-525\/"},{"id":83365,"section_number":"45.2-526","catch_line":" Reciprocal acceptances of other certifications","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-526\/"}],"permalink":{"id":222765,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70095,"identifier":"45.2-523","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/3\/45.2-523","url":"\/45.2-523\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-523\/","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/3\/45.2-523","dublin_core":{"Title":" Coal Mining Examiners’ Fund","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-523","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Coal 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 \u00a7 45.2-524<\/a>, together with moneys collected pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 45.2-525<\/a> and 45.2-526<\/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. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of covering the costs of administering the miner certification, the cost of printing certificates and other necessary forms, and the incidental expenses incurred by the Board 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 Chief<\/span>. The Chief<\/span> shall keep accounts and records concerning the receipts and expenditures of the Fund as required by the Auditor of Public Accounts.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n COAL MINING EXAMINERS’ FUND (\u00a7 45.2-523)\n\nThere is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be\nknown as the Coal Mining Examiners’ Fund, referred to in this section as\n“the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the\nComptroller. All fees collected pursuant to \u00a7 45.2-524, together with moneys\ncollected pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 45.2-525 and 45.2-526, 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. Moneys in the Fund shall be used\nsolely for the purposes of covering the costs of administering the miner\ncertification, the cost of printing certificates and other necessary forms, and\nthe incidental expenses incurred by the Board in conducting examinations,\nreviewing examination papers, and conducting its other duties pursuant to this\narticle. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State\nTreasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by\nthe Chief. The Chief shall keep accounts and records concerning the receipts and\nexpenditures of the Fund as required by the Auditor of Public Accounts.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 45-24, 45-25; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7\u00a7 45.1-8,\n45.1-9; 1972, c. 440; 1978, c. 120; 1984, c. 590; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.31;\n1996, c. 774; 2007, cc. 894, 914; 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}}