{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-844","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 45.2-844","heading":"Ventilation with air from certain areas","body":"Active face workings shall not be ventilated with air that has passed through a worked-out area or has been used to ventilate a pillar line. This section shall not apply to air that is being used to ventilate an active pillar line or a room that is necessary to establish and maintain such pillar line.Code 1950, § 45-60.5; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-62; 1993, c. 442; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.227; 1996, c. 774; 1999, c. 256; 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/45.2-844/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:34Z","sha256":"353a90b884e55a6ffcbe02260defd51d1d18e1536f35daec0d4cebd87586e73e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-843","next":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-845"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}