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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 212<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":67636,"section_number":"40.1-51.10","catch_line":"Right of access to premises; certification and recertification; inspection requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-51.10\/"},{"id":61482,"section_number":"40.1-51.15","catch_line":"Fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-51.15\/"}],"permalink":{"id":220183,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73578,"identifier":"40.1-51.10:1","token":"40.1\/3.1\/1\/40.1-51.10_1","url":"\/40.1-51.10_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-51.10_1\/","token":"40.1\/3.1\/1\/40.1-51.10_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Issuance of certificates; charges","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-51.10:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> may designate special inspectors and contract fee inspectors<\/span> to issue<\/span> inspection certificates for boilers<\/span> and pressure vessels they have inspected. If no defects are found or when the boiler<\/span> or pressure vessel has been corrected in accordance with regulations, the designated special inspector or contract fee inspector<\/span> shall issue<\/span> a certificate on forms furnished by the Department<\/span>. The designated special inspector or contract fee inspector<\/span> shall collect the inspection certificate fee required under \u00a7 40.1-51.10<\/a> at the time of the issuance of the certificate and forward the fee and a duplicate of the certificate to the chief inspector immediately.\n\t\tEach designated special inspector or contract fee inspector<\/span> may charge a fee as set under subsection A of \u00a7 40.1-51.15<\/a> for each certificate issued, but the charge shall not be mandatory. No charge shall be made unless the inspector has previously contracted therefor.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES; CHARGES (\u00a7 40.1-51.10:1)\n\nThe Commissioner may designate special inspectors and contract fee inspectors to\nissue inspection certificates for boilers and pressure vessels they have\ninspected. If no defects are found or when the boiler or pressure vessel has\nbeen corrected in accordance with regulations, the designated special inspector\nor contract fee inspector shall issue a certificate on forms furnished by the\nDepartment. The designated special inspector or contract fee inspector shall\ncollect the inspection certificate fee required under \u00a7 40.1-51.10 at the time\nof the issuance of the certificate and forward the fee and a duplicate of the\ncertificate to the chief inspector immediately.\n\t\tEach designated special inspector or contract fee inspector may charge a fee\nas set under subsection A of \u00a7 40.1-51.15 for each certificate issued, but the\ncharge shall not be mandatory. No charge shall be made unless the inspector has\npreviously contracted therefor.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 212.","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}}