Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org6256245.2-564 Denial of entry2025Mines, Minerals, and EnergyCoal MiningCoal Mines GenerallyCoal Mine Safety ActMine Inspections

No person shall deny the Chief, the Director, or any mine inspector entry upon or through (i) a mine for the purpose of conducting an inspection or (ii) any office at the site where maps or records relating to the mine are located, in accordance with the Act.

Code 1950, § 45-17; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-105; 1975, c. 520; 1978, c. 118; 1980, c. 388; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.86; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.