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Provided, however, nothing in this section shall apply to any such contractor who is registered under the provisions of Title 54.1, Chapter 11. Provided further, that any such employer may apply to the Department for annual registration which, if granted, shall relieve such employer from registration of each specific contract. Annual registration may be granted if the Department shall ascertain that such employer has a permanent and definite place of business outside this Commonwealth.b\n\nAny employer failing to register with the Department as required by this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1966, chapter 614; in 1968, chapter 106; in 1970, chapter 321; in 1972, chapter 241; in 1979, chapter 484.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":219953,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63574,"identifier":"40.1-30","token":"40.1\/3\/2\/40.1-30","url":"\/40.1-30\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-30\/","token":"40.1\/3\/2\/40.1-30","dublin_core":{"Title":"Registration of certain nonresident employers with Department","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-30","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> Any employer<\/span> domiciled without this Commonwealth and performing any demolition, excavation, installation, paving, repair, maintenance, erection or construction work within this Commonwealth for a fixed price, commission<\/span>, fee or percentage, when the cost of the undertaking, order<\/span>, contract<\/span> or subcontract is not less than $300 nor more than $60,000, shall, prior to the commencement of each such undertaking or the performance of each such order<\/span>, contract<\/span> or subcontract, register with the Department<\/span>, at Richmond, on such form as may be prescribed by said Department<\/span>, providing thereon the employer<\/span>’s name and address, the name and address of the employer<\/span>’s chief officer or owner, the name and address of the person in charge of the work being done, the type of work to be done, the date work will commence, the specific location of the work, the name of the person, firm, corporation, partnership or association for whom the work is being performed, the cost of the undertaking or the amount of the order<\/span>, contract<\/span> or subcontract and the approximate number of persons employed by the employer<\/span> in said undertaking or performance, including the rates of pay and the number of persons employed at each rate and shall be submitted to the Department<\/span> with a United States postal service money order<\/span> or check drawn in favor of the State Treasurer in the amount of $100 for annual registration or $25 for registration for a specific job. Provided, however, nothing in this section shall apply to any such contractor who is registered under the provisions of Title 54.1, Chapter 11. Provided further, that any such employer<\/span> may apply to the Department<\/span> for annual registration which, if granted, shall relieve such employer<\/span> from registration of each specific contract<\/span>. Annual registration may be granted if the Department<\/span> shall ascertain that such employer<\/span> has a permanent and definite place of business outside this Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> Any employer<\/span> failing to register with the Department<\/span> as required by this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor<\/span> and upon conviction<\/span> shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500. Each day’s failure to register shall constitute a separate offense<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> This section shall be enforceable by the Commissioner<\/span> and all officers empowered to enforce the criminal laws<\/span> of this Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGISTRATION OF CERTAIN NONRESIDENT EMPLOYERS WITH DEPARTMENT (\u00a7 40.1-30)\n\na. Any employer domiciled without this Commonwealth and performing any\ndemolition, excavation, installation, paving, repair, maintenance, erection or\nconstruction work within this Commonwealth for a fixed price, commission, fee or\npercentage, when the cost of the undertaking, order, contract or subcontract is\nnot less than $300 nor more than $60,000, shall, prior to the commencement of\neach such undertaking or the performance of each such order, contract or\nsubcontract, register with the Department, at Richmond, on such form as may be\nprescribed by said Department, providing thereon the employer’s name and\naddress, the name and address of the employer’s chief officer or owner,\nthe name and address of the person in charge of the work being done, the type of\nwork to be done, the date work will commence, the specific location of the work,\nthe name of the person, firm, corporation, partnership or association for whom\nthe work is being performed, the cost of the undertaking or the amount of the\norder, contract or subcontract and the approximate number of persons employed by\nthe employer in said undertaking or performance, including the rates of pay and\nthe number of persons employed at each rate and shall be submitted to the\nDepartment with a United States postal service money order or check drawn in\nfavor of the State Treasurer in the amount of $100 for annual registration or\n$25 for registration for a specific job. Provided, however, nothing in this\nsection shall apply to any such contractor who is registered under the\nprovisions of Title 54.1, Chapter 11. Provided further, that any such employer\nmay apply to the Department for annual registration which, if granted, shall\nrelieve such employer from registration of each specific contract. Annual\nregistration may be granted if the Department shall ascertain that such employer\nhas a permanent and definite place of business outside this Commonwealth.\n\nb. Any employer failing to register with the Department as required by this\nsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not\nless than $100 nor more than $500. Each day’s failure to register shall\nconstitute a separate offense.\n\nc. This section shall be enforceable by the Commissioner and all officers\nempowered to enforce the criminal laws of this Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 40-24.1; 1966, c. 614; 1968, c. 106; 1970, c. 321; 1972,\nc. 241; 1979, c. 484.","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}}