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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>77571</law_id><section_number>45.2-1109</section_number><catch_line>Appointment and general qualifications of mine inspectors</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="45.2">Mines, Minerals, and Energy</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Mineral Mines</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="A">Mineral Mines Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="11">Mineral Mine Safety Act</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="1" identifier="2">Director and Mining Inspectors</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Each mine inspector shall be appointed by the <span class="dictionary">Director</span>. <a id="paragraph-278291" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-1109/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Each mine inspector shall hold a certificate as a mine inspector issued by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> and possess appropriate qualifications as determined by the <span class="dictionary">Director</span>. <a id="paragraph-278292" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-1109/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1997, c. 390, &#xA7;&#xA7; 45.1-161.292:10, 45.1-161.292:11; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387; 2025, cc. 390, 405.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
