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The procedure for issuing a closure order shall be as provided in &#xA7; 45.2-569.B\n\nAny person operating an unlicensed mine is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. Each day any person operates an unlicensed mine shall constitute a separate offense.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":225188,"text":"In addition to any other power conferred by law, the Chief or his designated representative may issue an order closing any coal mine that is operating without a license. The procedure for issuing a closure order shall be as provided in &#xA7; 45.2-569.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":225189,"text":"Any person operating an unlicensed mine is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. 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It has been modified 5 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 1958, chapter 306; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1978, chapter 489; in 1994, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0028\">28<\/a>; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0390\">390<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":222831,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61680,"identifier":"45.2-539","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/4\/45.2-539","url":"\/45.2-539\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-539\/","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/4\/45.2-539","dublin_core":{"Title":" Operating without license; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-539","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> In addition to any other power conferred by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Chief<\/span> or his designated representative may <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> an <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> closing any coal mine that is operating without a license. The procedure for issuing a closure <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> shall be as provided in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\" Closure orders\" href=\"\/45.2-569\/\">45.2-569<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-225188\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-539\/#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> Any person operating an unlicensed mine is guilty of a Class 3 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. Each day any person operates an unlicensed mine shall constitute a separate <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-225189\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-539\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n OPERATING WITHOUT LICENSE; PENALTY (\u00a7 45.2-539)\n\nA. In addition to any other power conferred by law, the Chief or his designated\nrepresentative may issue an order closing any coal mine that is operating\nwithout a license. The procedure for issuing a closure order shall be as\nprovided in &#xA7; 45.2-569.\n\nB. Any person operating an unlicensed mine is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.\nEach day any person operates an unlicensed mine shall constitute a separate\noffense.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 45-17.4; 1958, c. 306; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-25; 1978, c.\n489; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.61; 1997, c. 390; 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}}