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Following the close of any biennium, when the account for the Safety and Health Codes Board shows expenses allocated to it for the past biennium to be more than ten percent greater or less than moneys collected on behalf of the Board, it shall revise the fees levied by it for licensure and renewal thereof so that the fees are sufficient but not excessive to cover expenses. Such revisions, and the underlying rationale, shall be included in the Department’s Annual Report submitted pursuant to § 40.1-4.1.B\n\nThe owner or user of a boiler or pressure vessel required by this chapter to be reviewed shall pay directly to the Commissioner, upon completion of inspection, fees in accordance with the following schedule:1\n\nConducting or participating in reviews and surveys of boiler or pressure vessel manufacturers or repair organizations for the purpose of national accreditation, shall be charged a fee as set under subsection A per review or survey.2\n\na. All other inspections, including variance reviews, emergency repair reviews, and reviews of secondhand or used boilers or pressure vessels made by the Commissioner or his appointed representative shall be charged a fee as set under subsection A.\n\t\t\t\tb. “Secondhand” shall mean an object which has changed ownership and location after primary use.C\n\nThe Commissioner shall transfer all fees so received to the State Treasurer for deposit into the general fund of the state treasury.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":224541,"text":"The Safety and Health Codes Board shall establish fees required under this chapter. Following the close of any biennium, when the account for the Safety and Health Codes Board shows expenses allocated to it for the past biennium to be more than ten percent greater or less than moneys collected on behalf of the Board, it shall revise the fees levied by it for licensure and renewal thereof so that the fees are sufficient but not excessive to cover expenses. 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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 6 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 1985, chapter 40; in 1986, chapter 266; in 1988, chapter 289; in 1993, chapter 544; in 1995, chapter 97<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 212<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"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":73578,"section_number":"40.1-51.10:1","catch_line":"Issuance of certificates; charges","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-51.10_1\/"},{"id":64517,"section_number":"40.1-51.11:1","catch_line":"Owner-user inspection agencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-51.11_1\/"},{"id":68727,"section_number":"40.1-51.9:1","catch_line":"Examination of inspectors; certificate of competency required","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-51.9_1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":220207,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61482,"identifier":"40.1-51.15","token":"40.1\/3.1\/1\/40.1-51.15","url":"\/40.1-51.15\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-51.15\/","token":"40.1\/3.1\/1\/40.1-51.15","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-51.15","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Safety and Health Codes Board<\/span> shall establish fees required under this chapter. Following the close of any biennium, when the account for the Safety and Health Codes Board<\/span> shows expenses allocated to it for the past biennium to be more than ten percent greater or less than moneys collected on behalf of the Board<\/span>, it shall revise the fees levied by it for licensure and renewal thereof so that the fees are sufficient but not excessive to cover expenses. Such revisions, and the underlying rationale, shall be included in the Department<\/span>’s Annual Report submitted pursuant to § 40.1-4.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The owner or user of a boiler<\/span> or pressure vessel required by this chapter to be reviewed shall pay directly to the Commissioner<\/span>, upon completion of inspection, fees in accordance with the following schedule: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Conducting or participating in reviews and surveys of boiler<\/span> or pressure vessel manufacturers or repair organizations for the purpose of national accreditation, shall be charged a fee as set under subsection A per review or survey. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> a. All other inspections, including variance reviews, emergency repair reviews, and reviews of secondhand<\/span> or used boilers<\/span> or pressure vessels made by the Commissioner<\/span> or his appointed representative shall be charged a fee as set under subsection A.\n\t\t\t\tb. “Secondhand<\/span>” shall mean an object<\/span> which has changed ownership and location after primary use. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall transfer all fees so received to the State Treasurer for deposit into the general fund of the state treasury. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFEES (\u00a7 40.1-51.15)\n\nA. The Safety and Health Codes Board shall establish fees required under this\nchapter. Following the close of any biennium, when the account for the Safety\nand Health Codes Board shows expenses allocated to it for the past biennium to\nbe more than ten percent greater or less than moneys collected on behalf of the\nBoard, it shall revise the fees levied by it for licensure and renewal thereof\nso that the fees are sufficient but not excessive to cover expenses. Such\nrevisions, and the underlying rationale, shall be included in the\nDepartment’s Annual Report submitted pursuant to § 40.1-4.1.\n\nB. The owner or user of a boiler or pressure vessel required by this chapter to\nbe reviewed shall pay directly to the Commissioner, upon completion of\ninspection, fees in accordance with the following schedule:\n\n 1. Conducting or participating in reviews and surveys of boiler or pressure\n vessel manufacturers or repair organizations for the purpose of national\n accreditation, shall be charged a fee as set under subsection A per review or\n survey.\n\n 2. a. All other inspections, including variance reviews, emergency repair\n reviews, and reviews of secondhand or used boilers or pressure vessels made by\n the Commissioner or his appointed representative shall be charged a fee as set\n under subsection A.\n \t\t\t\tb. “Secondhand” shall mean an object which has changed\n ownership and location after primary use.\n\nC. The Commissioner shall transfer all fees so received to the State Treasurer\nfor deposit into the general fund of the state treasury.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 237; 1985, c. 40; 1986, c. 266; 1988, c. 289; 1993, c. 544;\n1995, c. 97; 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}}