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Each application shall be accompanied by a fee as set under subsection A of \u00a7 40.1-51.15 and a bond in the penal sum of $5,000 which shall continue to be valid during the time the approval and registration of the company as an owner-user inspection agency is in effect. Applicants meeting the requirements of the rules and regulations for approval as owner-user inspection agencies will be approved and registered by the Board. The Board shall withdraw the approval and registration as an owner-user inspection agency of any person, firm, partnership or corporation which fails to comply with all rules and regulations applicable to owner-user inspection agencies. 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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 195 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 1974 \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 1986, chapter 266; in 1997, chapter 212<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":61482,"section_number":"40.1-51.15","catch_line":"Fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-51.15\/"}],"permalink":{"id":220191,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64517,"identifier":"40.1-51.11:1","token":"40.1\/3.1\/1\/40.1-51.11_1","url":"\/40.1-51.11_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-51.11_1\/","token":"40.1\/3.1\/1\/40.1-51.11_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Owner-user inspection agencies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-51.11:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person, firm, partnership or corporation operating pressure vessels in this Commonwealth may seek approval and registration as an owner-user inspection agency<\/span> by filing an application with the chief inspector on forms prescribed and available from the Department<\/span>, and request approval by the Board<\/span>. Each application shall be accompanied by a fee as set under subsection A of \u00a7 40.1-51.15<\/a> and a bond<\/span> in the penal sum of $5,000 which shall continue to be valid during the time the approval and registration of the company as an owner-user inspection agency<\/span> is in effect. Applicants meeting the requirements of the rules and regulations for approval as owner-user inspection agencies will be approved and registered by the Board<\/span>. The Board<\/span> shall withdraw the approval and registration as an owner-user inspection agency<\/span> of any person, firm, partnership or corporation which fails to comply with all rules and regulations applicable to owner-user inspection agencies. Each owner-user inspection agency<\/span> shall file an annual statement as required by the rules and regulations, accompanied by a filing fee as set under subsection A of \u00a7 40.1-51.15<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOWNER-USER INSPECTION AGENCIES (\u00a7 40.1-51.11:1)\n\nAny person, firm, partnership or corporation operating pressure vessels in this\nCommonwealth may seek approval and registration as an owner-user inspection\nagency by filing an application with the chief inspector on forms prescribed and\navailable from the Department, and request approval by the Board. Each\napplication shall be accompanied by a fee as set under subsection A of \u00a7\n40.1-51.15 and a bond in the penal sum of $5,000 which shall continue to be\nvalid during the time the approval and registration of the company as an\nowner-user inspection agency is in effect. Applicants meeting the requirements\nof the rules and regulations for approval as owner-user inspection agencies will\nbe approved and registered by the Board. The Board shall withdraw the approval\nand registration as an owner-user inspection agency of any person, firm,\npartnership or corporation which fails to comply with all rules and regulations\napplicable to owner-user inspection agencies. Each owner-user inspection agency\nshall file an annual statement as required by the rules and regulations,\naccompanied by a filing fee as set under subsection A of \u00a7 40.1-51.15.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 195; 1986, c. 266; 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}}