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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>77699</law_id><section_number>45.2-850</section_number><catch_line> Intentionally bypassing a safety device; prohibition</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="II">Coal Mining</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="B">Underground Coal Mines</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="8">Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines; Electricity, Safety, Etc</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="1" identifier="4">Ventilation, Mine Gases, and Other Hazardous Conditions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> No person shall intentionally bypass, bridge, or otherwise impair an electrical or hydraulic <span class="dictionary">circuit</span> that affects the safe operation of electrical or mechanical equipment. <a id="paragraph-278706" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-850/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The provisions of subsection A shall not prohibit (i) a certified electrical repairman from bypassing an energized <span class="dictionary">circuit</span> for troubleshooting; (ii) an authorized person from performing repairs or maintenance on equipment once the power is off and the equipment is blocked against <span class="dictionary">motion</span>, except where <span class="dictionary">motion</span> is necessary to make adjustment or to move the equipment to a safe location; (iii) an authorized person from bypassing a hydraulic <span class="dictionary">circuit</span> for the purpose of troubleshooting or moving equipment to a safe location in <span class="dictionary">order</span> to make necessary repairs or take such equipment out of service; or (iv) an authorized person from activating an override feature that is designed by the machine manufacturer to allow such machine to be moved to a safe location in <span class="dictionary">order</span> to undergo necessary repairs or be taken out of service. <a id="paragraph-278707" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-850/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2005, c. 3, &#xA7; 45.1-161.233:1; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
