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The application for certification as a service technician or renewal shall be made in writing on a form approved by the Commissioner.B\n\nEach application for certification or renewal thereof shall contain:1\n\nThe full name of the applicant;2\n\nThe name of the service agency employing the applicant;3\n\nThe principal business address of the service agency that employs the service technician;4\n\nPresentation of valid proof of completion of a course of training related to weights and measures offered by the Commissioner or, in the absence of a training course offered by the Commissioner, a training course approved by the Commissioner. Except as otherwise provided by regulation, proof of completion of a course of training shall be valid for a period of three years. The Commissioner shall not require each application for renewal of a service technician certification to contain a valid proof of completion of a course of training related to weights and measures unless such course is offered by the Commissioner in an electronic format that is available to the applicant online. The Commissioner shall not charge a fee to enroll in the Commissioner’s course of training related to weights and measures required for renewal of a service technician certification;5\n\nThe fee required by § 3.2-5708; and6\n\nA declaration by the applicant that the applicant has the authority to be lawfully employed in the United States.C\n\nThe Commissioner may deny, suspend, or revoke any certification or renewal if the application for certification is incomplete, false, or fraudulent. It shall be a violation of this chapter for a person to submit to the Commissioner an application for certification or renewal that he knows to be false or fraudulent.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":278331,"text":"A person shall not be certified as a service technician unless the service technician is employed by a registered service agency. Every service technician shall obtain certification by the Commissioner before operating in the Commonwealth and shall renew the certification annually. 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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 242 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. Unfortunately, the 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 168<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68784,"section_number":"3.2-5708","catch_line":"Certification fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5708\/"}],"permalink":{"id":198015,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77581,"identifier":"3.2-5707","token":"3.2\/IV\/57\/3.2-5707","url":"\/3.2-5707\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-5707\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/57\/3.2-5707","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certification of service technicians","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-5707","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A person shall not be certified as a service technician<\/span> unless the service technician<\/span> is employed by a registered service agency. Every service technician<\/span> shall obtain certification by the Commissioner<\/span> before operating in the Commonwealth and shall renew the certification annually. The application for certification as a service technician<\/span> or renewal shall be made in writing on a form approved by the Commissioner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each application for certification or renewal thereof shall contain: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The full name of the applicant; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The name of the service agency employing the applicant; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The principal business address of the service agency that employs the service technician<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Presentation of valid proof of completion of a course of training related to weights and measures offered by the Commissioner<\/span> or, in the absence of a training course offered by the Commissioner<\/span>, a training course approved by the Commissioner<\/span>. Except as otherwise provided by regulation, proof of completion of a course of training shall be valid for a period of three years. The Commissioner<\/span> shall not require each application for renewal of a service technician<\/span> certification to contain a valid proof of completion of a course of training related to weights and measures unless such course is offered by the Commissioner<\/span> in an electronic format that is available to the applicant online. The Commissioner<\/span> shall not charge a fee to enroll in the Commissioner<\/span>’s course of training related to weights and measures required for renewal of a service technician<\/span> certification; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> The fee required by § 3.2-5708<\/a>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> A declaration by the applicant that the applicant has the authority to be lawfully employed in the United States. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> may deny, suspend, or revoke any certification or renewal if the application for certification is incomplete, false, or fraudulent. It shall be a violation of this chapter for a person to submit to the Commissioner<\/span> an application for certification or renewal that he knows to be false or fraudulent. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTIFICATION OF SERVICE TECHNICIANS (\u00a7 3.2-5707)\n\nA. A person shall not be certified as a service technician unless the service\ntechnician is employed by a registered service agency. Every service technician\nshall obtain certification by the Commissioner before operating in the\nCommonwealth and shall renew the certification annually. The application for\ncertification as a service technician or renewal shall be made in writing on a\nform approved by the Commissioner.\n\nB. Each application for certification or renewal thereof shall contain:\n\n 1. The full name of the applicant;\n\n 2. The name of the service agency employing the applicant;\n\n 3. The principal business address of the service agency that employs the\n service technician;\n\n 4. Presentation of valid proof of completion of a course of training related\n to weights and measures offered by the Commissioner or, in the absence of a\n training course offered by the Commissioner, a training course approved by the\n Commissioner. Except as otherwise provided by regulation, proof of completion\n of a course of training shall be valid for a period of three years. The\n Commissioner shall not require each application for renewal of a service\n technician certification to contain a valid proof of completion of a course of\n training related to weights and measures unless such course is offered by the\n Commissioner in an electronic format that is available to the applicant\n online. The Commissioner shall not charge a fee to enroll in the\n Commissioner’s course of training related to weights and measures\n required for renewal of a service technician certification;\n\n 5. The fee required by § 3.2-5708; and\n\n 6. A declaration by the applicant that the applicant has the authority to be\n lawfully employed in the United States.\n\nC. The Commissioner may deny, suspend, or revoke any certification or renewal if\nthe application for certification is incomplete, false, or fraudulent. It shall\nbe a violation of this chapter for a person to submit to the Commissioner an\napplication for certification or renewal that he knows to be false or\nfraudulent.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 242, \u00a7 3.1-969.8; 2008, c. 860; 2016, c. 168.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}