{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-22a-8-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 22A-8-1","heading":"Certificate of competency and qualification or permit of apprenticeship required of all surface and underground miners.","body":"Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall work or be employed for the purpose of performing normal duties as a surface or underground miner in any mine in this state unless the person holds at the time he or she performs such duties a certificate of competency and qualification or a permit of apprenticeship issued under the provisions of this article.","path":["CHAPTER 22A. MINERS' HEALTH, SAFETY AND TRAINING.","ARTICLE 8. CERTIFICATION OF UNDERGROUND AND SURFACE COAL MINERS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/22A-8-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:15Z","sha256":"f3ffe7b6720b18546c16f3c344905bdc46c3f2eeda9e86358d24f26da5a6613a","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-22a-7-7","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-22a-8-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}