{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-832","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 45.2-832","heading":"Notice of monitor tampering prohibition","body":"The operator or agent shall display, in bold-faced type, on a sign placed at the mine office, at the bath house, and on a bulletin board at the mine site, the following notice:NOTICE: IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISTURB, DISCONNECT, BYPASS, IMPAIR, OR OTHERWISE TAMPER WITH METHANE MONITORS OR OTHER DEVICES CAPABLE OF DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF EXPLOSIVE GASES IN AN UNDERGROUND COAL MINE. A VIOLATION IS PUNISHABLE AS A CLASS 6 FELONY.1993, c. 247, § 45.1-65.2; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.215; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","path":["Title 45.2. Mines, Minerals, and Energy","Subtitle II. Coal Mining","Part B. Underground Coal Mines","Chapter 8. Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines; Electricity, Safety, Etc","Article 4. Ventilation, Mine Gases, and Other Hazardous Conditions"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/45.2-832/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:34Z","sha256":"899fdaf7f172a9825b5f6fc1c02fc1a2aff83508cc50e61d40c08c0c8245b71d","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-831","next":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-833"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}