Virginia § 45.2-1108 Affiliations of Department personnel with labor union, mining company, etc.; interest in mine; inspections of mines where inspector previously employed

Virginia Statutes

§ 45.2-1108 — Affiliations of Department personnel with labor union, mining company, etc.; interest in mine; inspections of mines where inspector previously employed

Virginia § 45.2-1108

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 45.2Mines, Minerals, and Energy

Subtitle IIIMineral Mines

Ch. 11Mineral Mine Safety Act

Art. 2Director and Mining Inspectors

Part AMineral Mines Generally

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Va. Code Ann. § 45.2-1108 (2026).

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A.Neither the Director nor any other officer or employee of the Department shall, upon taking office or being employed, or at any other time during the term of his office or employment, have any affiliation with any operating company, operators' association, or labor union or fail to comply with the provisions of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act (§ 2.2-3100 et seq.). Neither the Director nor any other officer while in office shall be directly or indirectly interested as owner, partner, proprietor, lessor, operator, superintendent, or engineer of any mine, nor shall the Director or any other officer while in office own any stock in a corporation that owns a mine either directly or through a subsidiary.

B.Neither the Director nor any mine inspector shall perform an

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A. Neither the Director nor any other officer or employee of the Department shall, upon taking office or being employed, or at any other time during the term of his office or employment, have any affiliation with any operating company, operators' association, or labor union or fail to comply with the provisions of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act (§ 2.2-3100 et seq.). Neither the Director nor any other officer while in office shall be directly or indirectly interested as owner, partner, proprietor, lessor, operator, superintendent, or engineer of any mine, nor shall the Director or any other officer while in office own any stock in a corporation that owns a mine either directly or through a subsidiary.

B. Neither the Director nor any mine inspector shall perform an inspection at any mine at which he was last employed for a period of two years following termination of his employment.