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A fee as set under subsection A of § 40.1-51.15 shall be charged for each inspection certificate issued. In lieu of such fees both for certification and recertification, an authorized owner-user inspection agency shall be charged annual filing fees as set under subsection A of § 40.1-51.15.C\n\nRecertification shall be required as follows:1\n\nPower boilers and high pressure, high temperature water boilers shall receive a certificate inspection annually and shall also be externally inspected annually while under pressure if possible;2\n\nHeating boilers shall receive a certificate inspection biennially;3\n\nPressure vessels subject to internal corrosion shall receive a certificate inspection biennially;4\n\nPressure vessels not subject to internal corrosion shall receive a certificate inspection at intervals set by the Board, but internal inspection shall not be required of pressure vessels, the content of which are known to be noncorrosive to the material of which the shell, heads or fittings are constructed, either from the chemical composition of the contents or from evidence that the contents are adequately treated with a corrosion inhibitor, provided that such vessels are constructed in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Board;5\n\nNuclear vessels within the scope of this chapter shall be inspected and reported in such form and with such appropriate information as the Board shall designate;6\n\nA grace period of two months beyond the periods specified in subdivisions 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this subsection may elapse between certificate inspections. The Chief Inspector may extend a certificate for up to three additional months beyond such grace period subject to a satisfactory external inspection of the object and receipt of a fee as set under subsection A of § 40.1-51.15 for each month of inspection beyond the grace period.D\n\nInspection requirements for operating equipment shall be in accordance with generally accepted practice and compatible with the actual service conditions and shall include but not be limited to the following criteria:1\n\nPrevious experience, based on records of inspection, performance and maintenance;2\n\nLocation, with respect to personnel hazard;3\n\nQualifications and competency of inspection and operating personnel;4\n\nProvision for related safe operation controls; and5\n\nInterrelation with other operations outside of the scope of this chapter.E\n\nBased upon documentation of such actual service conditions by the owner or user of the operating equipment, the Board may, in its discretion, permit variations in the inspection requirements as provided in this section.F\n\nIf, at the discretion of the Commissioner, a hydrostatic test shall be deemed necessary, it shall be made by the owner or user of the boiler or pressure vessel.G\n\nAll boilers, other than cast iron sectional boilers, and pressure vessels to be installed in this Commonwealth after the six-month period from the date upon which the rules and regulations of the Board shall become effective shall be inspected during construction as required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Board.H\n\nNinety-one days after expiration of a certificate for any boiler or pressure vessel subject to this section, the Commissioner may assign an agent or special inspector to inspect such boiler or pressure vessel, and its owner or operator shall be assessed a fee for such inspection. The fee shall be established in accordance with subsection A of § 40.1-51.15.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":245014,"text":"The Commissioner, his agents or special inspectors shall have free access, during reasonable hours to any premises in the Commonwealth where a boiler or pressure vessel is being constructed, operated or maintained, or is being installed to conduct a variance review, an owner-user inspection agency audit, an emergency repair review, an accident investigation, a violation follow-up, and a secondhand or used boiler review for the purpose of ascertaining whether such boiler or pressure vessel is being constructed, operated or maintained in accordance with this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":245015,"text":"On and after January 1, 1973, no boiler or pressure vessel used or proposed to be used within this Commonwealth, except boilers or pressure vessels exempted by this chapter, shall be installed, operated or maintained unless it has been inspected by the Commissioner, his agents or special inspectors as to construction, installation and condition and shall be certified. A fee as set under subsection A of § 40.1-51.15 shall be charged for each inspection certificate issued. 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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 237 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 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1974, chapter 195; in 1976, chapter 288; in 1986, chapter 266; in 1988, chapter 289; in 1992, chapter 3; in 1993, chapter 544; in 1995, chapter 97<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 212<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 387<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73578,"section_number":"40.1-51.10:1","catch_line":"Issuance of certificates; charges","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-51.10_1\/"},{"id":72664,"section_number":"40.1-51.5","catch_line":"Short title; definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-51.5\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61482,"section_number":"40.1-51.15","catch_line":"Fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-51.15\/"}],"permalink":{"id":220179,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67636,"identifier":"40.1-51.10","token":"40.1\/3.1\/1\/40.1-51.10","url":"\/40.1-51.10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-51.10\/","token":"40.1\/3.1\/1\/40.1-51.10","dublin_core":{"Title":"Right of access to premises; certification and recertification; inspection requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-51.10","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span>, his agents or special inspectors shall have free access, during reasonable hours to any premises in the Commonwealth where a boiler<\/span> or pressure vessel is being constructed, operated or maintained, or is being installed to conduct a variance review, an owner-user inspection agency<\/span> audit, an emergency repair review, an accident investigation, a violation follow-up, and a secondhand or used boiler<\/span> review for the purpose of ascertaining whether such boiler<\/span> or pressure vessel is being constructed, operated or maintained in accordance with this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> On and after January 1, 1973, no boiler<\/span> or pressure vessel used or proposed to be used within this Commonwealth, except boilers<\/span> or pressure vessels exempted by this chapter, shall be installed, operated or maintained unless it has been inspected by the Commissioner<\/span>, his agents or special inspectors as to construction, installation and condition and shall be certified. A fee as set under subsection A of § 40.1-51.15<\/a> shall be charged for each inspection certificate issued. In lieu of such fees both for certification and recertification, an authorized owner-user inspection agency<\/span> shall be charged annual filing fees as set under subsection A of § 40.1-51.15<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Recertification shall be required as follows: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Power boilers<\/span> and high pressure, high temperature water boilers<\/span> shall receive a certificate inspection<\/span> annually and shall also be externally inspected annually while under pressure if possible; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Heating boilers<\/span> shall receive a certificate inspection<\/span> biennially; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Pressure vessels subject to internal corrosion shall receive a certificate inspection<\/span> biennially; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Pressure vessels not subject to internal corrosion shall receive a certificate inspection<\/span> at intervals set by the Board<\/span>, but internal inspection shall not be required of pressure vessels, the content<\/span> of which are known to be noncorrosive to the material<\/span> of which the shell, heads or fittings are constructed, either from the chemical composition of the contents<\/span> or from evidence<\/span> that the contents<\/span> are adequately treated with a corrosion inhibitor, provided that such vessels are constructed in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Board<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Nuclear vessels within the scope of this chapter shall be inspected and reported in such form and with such appropriate information as the Board<\/span> shall designate; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> A grace period of two months beyond the periods specified in subdivisions 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this subsection may elapse between certificate inspections<\/span>. The Chief Inspector may extend a certificate for up to three additional months beyond such grace period subject to a satisfactory external inspection of the object<\/span> and receipt of a fee as set under subsection A of § 40.1-51.15<\/a> for each month of inspection beyond the grace period. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Inspection requirements for operating equipment shall be in accordance with generally accepted practice and compatible with the actual service conditions and shall include but not be limited to the following criteria: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Previous experience, based on records of inspection, performance and maintenance; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Location, with respect to personnel hazard; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Qualifications and competency of inspection and operating personnel; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Provision for related safe operation controls; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Interrelation with other operations outside of the scope of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Based upon documentation of such actual service conditions by the owner or user of the operating equipment, the Board<\/span> may, in its discretion, permit variations in the inspection requirements as provided in this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> If, at the discretion of the Commissioner<\/span>, a hydrostatic test shall be deemed necessary, it shall be made by the owner or user of the boiler<\/span> or pressure vessel. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> All boilers, other than cast iron sectional boilers, and pressure vessels to be installed in this Commonwealth after the six-month period from the date upon which the rules and regulations of the Board<\/span> shall become effective shall be inspected during construction as required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

H.<\/span> Ninety-one days after expiration of a certificate for any boiler<\/span> or pressure vessel subject to this section, the Commissioner<\/span> may assign an agent or special inspector to inspect such boiler<\/span> or pressure vessel, and its owner or operator shall be assessed a fee for such inspection. The fee shall be established in accordance with subsection A of § 40.1-51.15<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRIGHT OF ACCESS TO PREMISES; CERTIFICATION AND RECERTIFICATION; INSPECTION\nREQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 40.1-51.10)\n\nA. The Commissioner, his agents or special inspectors shall have free access,\nduring reasonable hours to any premises in the Commonwealth where a boiler or\npressure vessel is being constructed, operated or maintained, or is being\ninstalled to conduct a variance review, an owner-user inspection agency audit,\nan emergency repair review, an accident investigation, a violation follow-up,\nand a secondhand or used boiler review for the purpose of ascertaining whether\nsuch boiler or pressure vessel is being constructed, operated or maintained in\naccordance with this chapter.\n\nB. On and after January 1, 1973, no boiler or pressure vessel used or proposed\nto be used within this Commonwealth, except boilers or pressure vessels exempted\nby this chapter, shall be installed, operated or maintained unless it has been\ninspected by the Commissioner, his agents or special inspectors as to\nconstruction, installation and condition and shall be certified. A fee as set\nunder subsection A of § 40.1-51.15 shall be charged for each inspection\ncertificate issued. In lieu of such fees both for certification and\nrecertification, an authorized owner-user inspection agency shall be charged\nannual filing fees as set under subsection A of § 40.1-51.15.\n\nC. Recertification shall be required as follows:\n\n 1. Power boilers and high pressure, high temperature water boilers shall\n receive a certificate inspection annually and shall also be externally\n inspected annually while under pressure if possible;\n\n 2. Heating boilers shall receive a certificate inspection biennially;\n\n 3. Pressure vessels subject to internal corrosion shall receive a certificate\n inspection biennially;\n\n 4. Pressure vessels not subject to internal corrosion shall receive a\n certificate inspection at intervals set by the Board, but internal inspection\n shall not be required of pressure vessels, the content of which are known to\n be noncorrosive to the material of which the shell, heads or fittings are\n constructed, either from the chemical composition of the contents or from\n evidence that the contents are adequately treated with a corrosion inhibitor,\n provided that such vessels are constructed in accordance with the rules and\n regulations of the Board;\n\n 5. Nuclear vessels within the scope of this chapter shall be inspected and\n reported in such form and with such appropriate information as the Board shall\n designate;\n\n 6. A grace period of two months beyond the periods specified in subdivisions\n 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this subsection may elapse between certificate inspections.\n The Chief Inspector may extend a certificate for up to three additional months\n beyond such grace period subject to a satisfactory external inspection of the\n object and receipt of a fee as set under subsection A of § 40.1-51.15 for\n each month of inspection beyond the grace period.\n\nD. Inspection requirements for operating equipment shall be in accordance with\ngenerally accepted practice and compatible with the actual service conditions\nand shall include but not be limited to the following criteria:\n\n 1. Previous experience, based on records of inspection, performance and\n maintenance;\n\n 2. Location, with respect to personnel hazard;\n\n 3. Qualifications and competency of inspection and operating personnel;\n\n 4. Provision for related safe operation controls; and\n\n 5. Interrelation with other operations outside of the scope of this chapter.\n\nE. Based upon documentation of such actual service conditions by the owner or\nuser of the operating equipment, the Board may, in its discretion, permit\nvariations in the inspection requirements as provided in this section.\n\nF. If, at the discretion of the Commissioner, a hydrostatic test shall be deemed\nnecessary, it shall be made by the owner or user of the boiler or pressure\nvessel.\n\nG. All boilers, other than cast iron sectional boilers, and pressure vessels to\nbe installed in this Commonwealth after the six-month period from the date upon\nwhich the rules and regulations of the Board shall become effective shall be\ninspected during construction as required by the applicable rules and\nregulations of the Board.\n\nH. Ninety-one days after expiration of a certificate for any boiler or pressure\nvessel subject to this section, the Commissioner may assign an agent or special\ninspector to inspect such boiler or pressure vessel, and its owner or operator\nshall be assessed a fee for such inspection. The fee shall be established in\naccordance with subsection A of § 40.1-51.15.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 237; 1974, c. 195; 1976, c. 288; 1986, c. 266; 1988, c. 289;\n1992, c. 3; 1993, c. 544; 1995, c. 97; 1997, c. 212; 2005, c. 387.","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}}