{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-849","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 45.2-849","heading":"Allowing persons to work in mine where methane monitoring equipment disconnected; penalty","body":"No operator, agent, or mine foreman shall knowingly permit any miner to work in any area of an underground coal mine where such operator, agent, or mine foreman has knowledge that a methane monitor or other device capable of detecting the presence of explosive gas has been impaired, disturbed, disconnected, or bypassed in violation of § 45.2-848. Violation of this section is a Class 6 felony.1993, c. 247, § 45.1-30.1; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.233; 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/45.2-849/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:34Z","sha256":"1b2b3d73eab168a2d88e7c652f299b7b6736dc059053d47d295f9aca0d4b9697","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-848","next":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-850"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}