{"data":{"id":"us-il/225-ilcs-705-19.01","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"225 ILCS 705/19.01","heading":"","body":"Every coal mine in this State, whether worked by shaft, slope or drift, shall be provided and maintained, in addition to the hoisting shaft or other place of delivery, with an escapement shaft or opening to the surface; or an underground communicating passageway with a contiguous mine, so that there shall be at least two distinct and available means of egress to all persons employed in coal mines.","path":["CHAPTER 225 PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS","Coal Mining Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1387\u0026ChapterID=24\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:32Z","sha256":"5377fb6e0b0f565ad42f043b8223a5a0ccdc1404c9989c022a9d3c000776f8d1","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/225-ilcs-705-18.18","next":"us-il/225-ilcs-705-19.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}