                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 ADVANCE NOTICE OF INSPECTIONS; CONFIDENTIALITY OF TRADE SECRETS (§ 45.2-562)

A. No person shall give advance notice of any mine inspection conducted under
the provisions of this title without authorization from the Chief or the
Director.

B. All information reported to or otherwise obtained by the Chief or the
Director or his authorized representative in connection with any inspection or
proceeding under this title that contains or might reveal a trade secret
referred to in 18 U.S.C. &#xA7; 1905 shall be considered confidential for the
purpose of that section, except that such information may be disclosed to the
Chief or the Director or his authorized representative concerned with carrying
out any provisions of this title or any proceeding hereunder. In any such
proceeding, the court, the Chief, or the Director shall issue such orders as may
be appropriate to protect the confidentiality of trade secrets.

HISTORY: 1973, c. 425, § 40.1-51.3:1; 1976, c. 607, § 40.1-51.4:1; 1994, c.
28, § 45.1-161.84; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.