                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 DUTIES OF THE CHIEF; PENALTY (§ 45.2-513)

A. The Chief shall (i) supervise execution and enforcement of all laws,
including regulations adopted by the Department or the Board, pertaining to the
health and safety of persons employed within or at coal mines within the
Commonwealth and the protection of property used in connection therewith and
(ii) perform all other duties required pursuant to the Act.

B. The Chief shall keep a record of all inspections of coal mines made by him
and the mine inspectors. The Chief shall make a comprehensive report to the
Director. The Chief shall also keep a permanent record of such inspections,
properly indexed, and such record shall at all times be open to inspection by
any citizen of the Commonwealth.

C. The Chief may compel individuals to complete training that addresses the
subject of a violation issued to the individual as a condition for abatement of
the violation.

D. The Chief may require operators to submit for approval action plans to
address hazardous conditions or practices.

E. For the purpose of investigating (i) an accident or (ii) a willful act
resulting in a notice of violation or closure order, the Chief may compel the
attendance of witnesses and administer oaths or affirmations. Any person who
knowingly provides any false statement, representation, or certification during
such investigation is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

F. The Chief shall supervise execution and enforcement of all reciprocal
agreements made with responsible officers of other states that implicate any
part of the Act.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 45-1 to 45-6; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, §§
45.1-3,45.1-4; 1972, c. 784; 1978, cc. 120, 727; 1981, c. 32; 1984, cc. 184,
337, 590; 1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.21; 2005, c. 3; 2011,
cc. 826, 862; 2014, c. 145; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.