{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/35.1-22.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/35.1-22.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/35.1-22.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/35.1-22.html"}],"law_id":70341,"edition_id":1,"section_id":70341,"structure_id":14620,"section_number":"35.1-22","catch_line":"Periodic inspections","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 35-4, 35-6, 35-7, 35-15, 35-23, 35-46, 35-47, 35-51, 35-56; 1981, c. 468; 1996, cc. 200, 834; 2016, c. 581; 2017, c. 465.","full_text":"The Commissioner shall cause each restaurant, summer camp, and campground in the Commonwealth to be inspected at least annually, with no more than 12 months elapsing between each such inspection, in accordance with applicable provisions of this title and the regulations of the Board. However, no restaurant, summer camp, or campground shall receive additional inspections until all other restaurants, summer camps, or campgrounds in that locality, as defined in \u00a7 15.2-102, respectively, have also been inspected, unless the additional inspections are (i) necessary to follow up on a preoperational inspection or one or more violations; (ii) required by a uniformly applied risk-based schedule established by the Department; (iii) necessary to investigate a complaint regarding the restaurant, summer camp, or campground; or (iv) otherwise deemed necessary by the Commissioner or his designee to protect the health and safety of the public.\n\t\tThe Commissioner, as he deems appropriate, shall cause each hotel in the Commonwealth to be inspected in accordance with applicable provisions of this title and the regulations of the Board. However, no hotel shall receive additional inspections until all other hotels in that locality, as defined in \u00a7 15.2-102, have also been inspected, unless the additional inspections are (a) necessary to follow up on a preoperational inspection or one or more violations, (b) required by a uniformly applied risk-based schedule established by the Department, (c) necessary to investigate a complaint regarding the hotel, or (d) otherwise deemed necessary by the Commissioner or his designee to protect the health and safety of the public.\n\t\tIf at any time the Commissioner finds that a hotel, restaurant, summer camp, or campground is not in compliance with applicable provisions of this title or regulations of the Board, he may revoke or suspend the license of that hotel, restaurant, summer camp, or campground.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":253929,"text":"The Commissioner shall cause each restaurant, summer camp, and campground in the Commonwealth to be inspected at least annually, with no more than 12 months elapsing between each such inspection, in accordance with applicable provisions of this title and the regulations of the Board. However, no restaurant, summer camp, or campground shall receive additional inspections until all other restaurants, summer camps, or campgrounds in that locality, as defined in \u00a7 15.2-102, respectively, have also been inspected, unless the additional inspections are (i) necessary to follow up on a preoperational inspection or one or more violations; (ii) required by a uniformly applied risk-based schedule established by the Department; (iii) necessary to investigate a complaint regarding the restaurant, summer camp, or campground; or (iv) otherwise deemed necessary by the Commissioner or his designee to protect the health and safety of the public.\n\t\tThe Commissioner, as he deems appropriate, shall cause each hotel in the Commonwealth to be inspected in accordance with applicable provisions of this title and the regulations of the Board. However, no hotel shall receive additional inspections until all other hotels in that locality, as defined in \u00a7 15.2-102, have also been inspected, unless the additional inspections are (a) necessary to follow up on a preoperational inspection or one or more violations, (b) required by a uniformly applied risk-based schedule established by the Department, (c) necessary to investigate a complaint regarding the hotel, or (d) otherwise deemed necessary by the Commissioner or his designee to protect the health and safety of the public.\n\t\tIf at any time the Commissioner finds that a hotel, restaurant, summer camp, or campground is not in compliance with applicable provisions of this title or regulations of the Board, he may revoke or suspend the license of that hotel, restaurant, summer camp, or campground.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14620,"edition_id":1,"name":"Licenses; Inspections","identifier":"3","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13789,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:57","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:57","permalink":{"id":208207,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14620,"identifier":"3","token":"35.1\/3","url":"\/35.1\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13789,"edition_id":1,"name":"Hotels, Restaurants, Summer Camps, and Campgrounds","identifier":"35.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:53","permalink":{"id":208117,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13789,"identifier":"35.1","token":"35.1","url":"\/35.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":81707,"structure_id":14620,"section_number":"35.1-18","catch_line":"License required; name in which issued; not assignable or transferable","url":"\/35.1-18\/","token":"35.1\/3\/35.1-18","metadata":false},{"id":60546,"structure_id":14620,"section_number":"35.1-19","catch_line":"Person deemed responsible for campground","url":"\/35.1-19\/","token":"35.1\/3\/35.1-19","metadata":false},{"id":62464,"structure_id":14620,"section_number":"35.1-20","catch_line":"Issuance and denial of licenses","url":"\/35.1-20\/","token":"35.1\/3\/35.1-20","metadata":false},{"id":86045,"structure_id":14620,"section_number":"35.1-21","catch_line":"Display of hotel, restaurant, summer camp, and campground licenses","url":"\/35.1-21\/","token":"35.1\/3\/35.1-21","metadata":false},{"id":70341,"structure_id":14620,"section_number":"35.1-22","catch_line":"Periodic inspections","url":"\/35.1-22\/","token":"35.1\/3\/35.1-22","metadata":false},{"id":56163,"structure_id":14620,"section_number":"35.1-23","catch_line":"State institutions with dining accommodations to request inspections","url":"\/35.1-23\/","token":"35.1\/3\/35.1-23","metadata":false},{"id":82293,"structure_id":14620,"section_number":"35.1-24","catch_line":"Advice and assistance to applicants for hotel and restaurant licenses","url":"\/35.1-24\/","token":"35.1\/3\/35.1-24","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":86045,"structure_id":14620,"section_number":"35.1-21","catch_line":"Display of hotel, restaurant, summer camp, and campground licenses","url":"\/35.1-21\/","token":"35.1\/3\/35.1-21","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":56163,"structure_id":14620,"section_number":"35.1-23","catch_line":"State institutions with dining accommodations to request inspections","url":"\/35.1-23\/","token":"35.1\/3\/35.1-23","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/35.1-22\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1981, chapter 468; in 1996, chapters 200<\/a> and 834<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 581<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 465<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":76134,"section_number":"15.2-102","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-102\/"}],"permalink":{"id":208225,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70341,"identifier":"35.1-22","token":"35.1\/3\/35.1-22","url":"\/35.1-22\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/35.1-22\/","token":"35.1\/3\/35.1-22","dublin_core":{"Title":"Periodic inspections","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 35.1-22","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> shall cause each restaurant, summer camp<\/span>, and campground<\/span> in the Commonwealth to be inspected at least annually, with no more than 12 months elapsing between each such inspection, in accordance with applicable provisions of this title and the regulations of the Board<\/span>. However, no restaurant, summer camp<\/span>, or campground<\/span> shall receive additional inspections until all other restaurants, summer camps<\/span>, or campgrounds<\/span> in that locality, as defined in \u00a7 15.2-102<\/a>, respectively, have also been inspected, unless the additional inspections are (i) necessary to follow up on a preoperational inspection or one or more violations; (ii) required by a uniformly applied risk-based schedule established by the Department<\/span>; (iii) necessary to investigate a complaint regarding the restaurant, summer camp<\/span>, or campground<\/span>; or (iv) otherwise deemed necessary by the Commissioner<\/span> or his designee to protect the health and safety of the public.\n\t\tThe Commissioner<\/span>, as he deems appropriate, shall cause each hotel<\/span> in the Commonwealth to be inspected in accordance with applicable provisions of this title and the regulations of the Board<\/span>. However, no hotel<\/span> shall receive additional inspections until all other hotels<\/span> in that locality, as defined in \u00a7 15.2-102<\/a>, have also been inspected, unless the additional inspections are (a) necessary to follow up on a preoperational inspection or one or more violations, (b) required by a uniformly applied risk-based schedule established by the Department<\/span>, (c) necessary to investigate a complaint regarding the hotel<\/span>, or (d) otherwise deemed necessary by the Commissioner<\/span> or his designee to protect the health and safety of the public.\n\t\tIf at any time the Commissioner<\/span> finds that a hotel<\/span>, restaurant, summer camp<\/span>, or campground<\/span> is not in compliance with applicable provisions of this title or regulations of the Board<\/span>, he may revoke or suspend the license of that hotel<\/span>, restaurant, summer camp<\/span>, or campground<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERIODIC INSPECTIONS (\u00a7 35.1-22)\n\nThe Commissioner shall cause each restaurant, summer camp, and campground in the\nCommonwealth to be inspected at least annually, with no more than 12 months\nelapsing between each such inspection, in accordance with applicable provisions\nof this title and the regulations of the Board. However, no restaurant, summer\ncamp, or campground shall receive additional inspections until all other\nrestaurants, summer camps, or campgrounds in that locality, as defined in \u00a7\n15.2-102, respectively, have also been inspected, unless the additional\ninspections are (i) necessary to follow up on a preoperational inspection or one\nor more violations; (ii) required by a uniformly applied risk-based schedule\nestablished by the Department; (iii) necessary to investigate a complaint\nregarding the restaurant, summer camp, or campground; or (iv) otherwise deemed\nnecessary by the Commissioner or his designee to protect the health and safety\nof the public.\n\t\tThe Commissioner, as he deems appropriate, shall cause each hotel in the\nCommonwealth to be inspected in accordance with applicable provisions of this\ntitle and the regulations of the Board. However, no hotel shall receive\nadditional inspections until all other hotels in that locality, as defined in \u00a7\n15.2-102, have also been inspected, unless the additional inspections are (a)\nnecessary to follow up on a preoperational inspection or one or more violations,\n(b) required by a uniformly applied risk-based schedule established by the\nDepartment, (c) necessary to investigate a complaint regarding the hotel, or (d)\notherwise deemed necessary by the Commissioner or his designee to protect the\nhealth and safety of the public.\n\t\tIf at any time the Commissioner finds that a hotel, restaurant, summer camp,\nor campground is not in compliance with applicable provisions of this title or\nregulations of the Board, he may revoke or suspend the license of that hotel,\nrestaurant, summer camp, or campground.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 35-4, 35-6, 35-7, 35-15, 35-23, 35-46, 35-47, 35-51,\n35-56; 1981, c. 468; 1996, cc. 200, 834; 2016, c. 581; 2017, c. 465.","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}}