{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-853","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 45.2-853","heading":"Checking system; tracking system","body":"A. Each mine shall have a personnel checking system that includes the following requirements:1. Every person underground shall have on his person a means of positive identification bearing a number recorded by the operator; and2. An accurate record of the persons in the mine shall be kept on the surface in a place that will not be affected by an explosion. Such record shall consist of a written record, check board, lamp check, or time-clock record and shall bear a number identical to that carried by the person underground.B. Any mine-wide tracking system shall be maintained in usable and operative condition.Code 1950, § 45-70; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-97; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.174; 2015, cc. 103, 397; 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 5. Personal Safety; Smoking"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/45.2-853/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:34Z","sha256":"0e79e8802e5b702a3d5b65d97823f425483fede1f2d9b6b89069eb124b2dfb20","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-852","next":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-854"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}