{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-845","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 45.2-845","heading":"Worked-out areas","body":"A. Every worked-out area shall be either sealed or ventilated.B. Where the practice is to seal worked-out areas, the sealing shall be done in accordance with sealing provisions of the approved bleeder plan.Code 1950, § 45-60.5; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-62; 1993, c. 442; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.228; 1996, c. 774; 1999, c. 256; 2005, c. 3; 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/45.2-845/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:34Z","sha256":"2e3f5e6a74805decc7970eec40cc666da2f0bd8966aa4259c56f9e6e4e4c175d","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-844","next":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-846"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}