Va. Code § 45.2-849

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845

Section 45.2-849 - Allowing persons to work in mine where methane monitoring equipment disconnected; penalty

No operator, agent, or mine foreman shall knowingly permit any miner to work in any area of an underground coal mine where such operator, agent, or mine foreman has knowledge that a methane monitor or other device capable of detecting the presence of explosive gas has been impaired, disturbed, disconnected, or bypassed in violation of § 45.2-848. Violation of this section is a Class 6 felony.

Va. Code § 45.2-849

1993, c. 247, § 45.1-30.1; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.233; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.