{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-857","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 45.2-857","heading":"Allowing persons to work in a mine with smoker's articles; penalty","body":"A. No operator, agent, or mine foreman shall knowingly permit any person in an underground coal mine to smoke, carry, or possess any smoker's articles or materials used for igniting smoker's articles.B. Violation of this section is a Class 6 felony.1993, c. 389, § 45.1-98.3; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.178; 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/45.2-857/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:34Z","sha256":"891af4dde5b461f211b08aea12005cbbb414d5b8cc0911a8f59eeee77ab7264c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-856","next":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-858"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}