2011 Code of Virginia
Title 45.1 MINES AND MINING.
Chapter 14.4:1 Mineral Mine Safety Act (45.1-161.292:1 thru 45.1-161.292:73)
45.1-161.292:5 Persons not permitted to work in mines
45.1-161.292:5. Persons not permitted to work in mines.
A. No person under eighteen years of age shall be permitted to work in or around any mine, and in all cases of doubt, the operator, agent or mine foreman shall obtain a birth certificate or other documentary evidence, from the Registrar of Vital Statistics, or other authentic sources as to the age of such person.
B. No operator, agent or mine foreman shall make a false statement as to the age of any person under eighteen years of age applying for work in or around any mine.
(1997, c. 390.)
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