{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-25-9-5","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 25-9-5","heading":"Qualifications and Residence of Chief of Division.","body":"(a) The Chief of the Division of Safety and Inspection shall:\n(1) Be a qualified elector;\n(2) Have had 12 or more years’ experience in the working, ventilating and drainage of coal mines in this state or eight years of such experience plus four years’ experience as a state or federal coal mine inspector;\n(3) Have a practical scientific knowledge of all noxious and dangerous gases found in such mines;\n(4) Have a mine foreman certificate of competency of the State of Alabama; and\n(5) Be not less than 30 years of age.\n(b) The chief shall be stationed in a city or town as near the center of the mining industry as is practical.","path":["Title 25 Industrial Relations and Labor.","Chapter 9 Coal Mine Safety.","Article 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=25-9-5","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"6577ddb6bc5f1e58bfccb8696ea09f507dff670cab44bf1feda7054156a6cdd1","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-25-9-4","next":"us-al/ala.-code-25-9-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}