Section 840.12. Right of entry

(a) Representatives of the Director are authorized to enter upon and through any coal exploration or surface coal mining and reclamation operation without advance notice upon presentation of appropriate credentials. No search warrant shall be required, except that entry into buildings shall be conducted only upon consent of the permittee or by search warrant.

(b) Representatives of the Director are authorized to inspect any monitoring equipment or method of exploration or operation, and to have access to and copy any records required under the Act or this chapter. Representatives of the Director may exercise these rights at reasonable times, without advance notice, upon presentation of appropriate credentials. No search warrant shall be required, except that entry into buildings shall be conducted only upon consent of the permittee or by search warrant.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR480-03-19 § 840.12, eff. December 15, 1981; amended, eff. June 28, 1982; October 28, 1982; December 14, 1982; October 11, 1983; December 27, 1983; May 8, 1984; June 22, 1984; August 2, 1984; October 16, 1985; January 7, 1987; July 22, 1987; November 25, 1987; October 12, 1988; December 26, 1990; July 1, 1991; July 17, 1991; November 20, 1991; July 7, 1992; May 5, 1993; October 19, 1994.

Statutory Authority

§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.