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A technical specialist shall advise the Director and mine operators in the areas of his specialty and shall have the power of an inspector to issue a closure order only in a case of imminent danger.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1355962,"text":"The Director may appoint technical specialists in the areas of roof control, electricity, ventilation, and other mine specialties. Each technical specialist shall have all the qualifications of a mine inspector plus any specialized knowledge required in his field. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0390\">390<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1451169,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364027,"identifier":"45.2-1112","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/2\/45.2-1112","url":"\/45.2-1112\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1112\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/2\/45.2-1112","dublin_core":{"Title":" Technical specialists","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1112","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> may appoint technical specialists in the areas of roof control, electricity, ventilation, and other mine specialties. Each technical specialist shall have all the qualifications of a mine inspector plus any specialized knowledge required in his field. A technical specialist shall advise the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> and mine operators in the areas of his specialty and shall have the power of an inspector to <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> a closure <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> only in a case of imminent danger.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n TECHNICAL SPECIALISTS (\u00a7 45.2-1112)\n\nThe Director may appoint technical specialists in the areas of roof control,\nelectricity, ventilation, and other mine specialties. Each technical specialist\nshall have all the qualifications of a mine inspector plus any specialized\nknowledge required in his field. A technical specialist shall advise the\nDirector and mine operators in the areas of his specialty and shall have the\npower of an inspector to issue a closure order only in a case of imminent\ndanger.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 390, \u00a7 45.1-161.292:14; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}