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2000 SESSION
SB 202 Use of explosives; issuance of permits, DMME to study.
Introduced by: William C. Mims | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Use of explosives; issuance of permits; penalty. Requires the Board of Housing and Community Development to consider all permit applications for manufacturing, storing, handling, using or selling explosives, including a background examination to include a criminal history record information check including all applicants and those designated persons representing corporate applicants. The bill also (i) requires the Board to deny a permit application of anyone convicted of a felony in Virginia, any other state, the District of Columbia, or the United States, unless the civil rights of the applicant have been restored; (ii) exempts from the permit requirements those persons holding a permit under Virginia mining laws; and (iii) requires the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, to study application of this law to coal and mineral mining industries.
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Use of explosives; issuance of permits; penalty. Requires the Board of Housing and Community Development to consider all permit applications for manufacturing, storing, handling, using or selling explosives, including a background examination to include a criminal history record information check including all applicants and those designated persons representing corporate applicants. The bill also (i) requires the Board to deny a permit application of anyone convicted of a felony in Virginia, any other state, the District of Columbia, or the United States, unless the civil rights of the applicant have been restored; (ii) exempts from the permit requirements those persons holding a permit under Virginia mining laws; and (iii) requires the Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy, to study application of this law to coal and mineral mining industries.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Use of explosives; issuance of permits; penalty. Prohibits any person convicted of a felony from obtaining a permit to manufacture, store, handle, use or sell explosives or obtain a certification as a surface blaster. Currently, this is a violation of federal law, but is exempted in the Code as a lawful purpose. The bill would invalidate any current permits or certifications of any person who has been convicted of a felony. Additionally, the bill gives the authority to require a background examination to include a criminal history record information check for individuals applying to the Board of Housing and Community Development for a permit to manufacture, store, handle, use or sell explosives and to the Board of Coal Mining Examiners for individuals applying for certification as surface blasters.