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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 103<\/a> and 397<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":223649,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72233,"identifier":"45.2-853","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/5\/45.2-853","url":"\/45.2-853\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-853\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/5\/45.2-853","dublin_core":{"Title":" Checking system; tracking system","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-853","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each mine shall have a personnel checking system that includes the following requirements: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Every person underground shall have on his person a means of positive identification bearing a number recorded by the operator; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> An accurate record of the persons in the mine shall be kept on the surface in a place that will not be affected by an explosion. Such record shall consist of a written record, check board, lamp check, or time-clock record and shall bear a number identical to that carried by the person underground. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any mine-wide tracking system shall be maintained in usable and operative condition. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n CHECKING SYSTEM; TRACKING SYSTEM (\u00a7 45.2-853)\n\nA. Each mine shall have a personnel checking system that includes the following\nrequirements:\n\n 1. Every person underground shall have on his person a means of positive\n identification bearing a number recorded by the operator; and\n\n 2. An accurate record of the persons in the mine shall be kept on the surface\n in a place that will not be affected by an explosion. Such record shall\n consist of a written record, check board, lamp check, or time-clock record and\n shall bear a number identical to that carried by the person underground.\n\nB. Any mine-wide tracking system shall be maintained in usable and operative\ncondition.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 45-70; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-97; 1994, c.\n28, \u00a7 45.1-161.174; 2015, cc. 103, 397; 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}}