{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/40.1-51.21.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/40.1-51.21.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/40.1-51.21.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/40.1-51.21.html"}],"law_id":64831,"edition_id":1,"section_id":64831,"structure_id":16205,"section_number":"40.1-51.21","catch_line":"Annual inspections","history":"1992, c. 477; 1995, cc. 543, 585.","full_text":"At least once a year, during an actual project, the Department of Labor and Industry shall conduct an on-site unannounced inspection of each licensed asbestos contractor’s, licensed RFS contractor’s, and certified lead contractor’s procedures in regard to installing, removing and encapsulating asbestos and lead. The Commissioner or an authorized representative shall have the power and authority to enter at reasonable times upon any property for this purpose.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":235936,"text":"At least once a year, during an actual project, the Department of Labor and Industry shall conduct an on-site unannounced inspection of each licensed asbestos contractor’s, licensed RFS contractor’s, and certified lead contractor’s procedures in regard to installing, removing and encapsulating asbestos and lead. The Commissioner or an authorized representative shall have the power and authority to enter at reasonable times upon any property for this purpose.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":16205,"edition_id":1,"name":"Asbestos Notification","identifier":"3.2","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12776,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:09:08","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:09:08","permalink":{"id":220285,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16205,"identifier":"3.2","token":"40.1\/3.2","url":"\/40.1\/3.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12776,"edition_id":1,"name":"Labor and Employment","identifier":"40.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":219723,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12776,"identifier":"40.1","token":"40.1","url":"\/40.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":69950,"structure_id":16205,"section_number":"40.1-51.20","catch_line":"Duties of licensed asbestos and certified lead contractors","url":"\/40.1-51.20\/","token":"40.1\/3.2\/40.1-51.20","metadata":false},{"id":64831,"structure_id":16205,"section_number":"40.1-51.21","catch_line":"Annual inspections","url":"\/40.1-51.21\/","token":"40.1\/3.2\/40.1-51.21","metadata":false},{"id":66376,"structure_id":16205,"section_number":"40.1-51.22","catch_line":"Enforcement of chapter","url":"\/40.1-51.22\/","token":"40.1\/3.2\/40.1-51.22","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":69950,"structure_id":16205,"section_number":"40.1-51.20","catch_line":"Duties of licensed asbestos and certified lead contractors","url":"\/40.1-51.20\/","token":"40.1\/3.2\/40.1-51.20","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":66376,"structure_id":16205,"section_number":"40.1-51.22","catch_line":"Enforcement of chapter","url":"\/40.1-51.22\/","token":"40.1\/3.2\/40.1-51.22","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/40.1-51.21\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 477 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 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1995, chapters 543<\/a> and 585<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66376,"section_number":"40.1-51.22","catch_line":"Enforcement of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-51.22\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":220291,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64831,"identifier":"40.1-51.21","token":"40.1\/3.2\/40.1-51.21","url":"\/40.1-51.21\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-51.21\/","token":"40.1\/3.2\/40.1-51.21","dublin_core":{"Title":"Annual inspections","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-51.21","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

At least once a year, during an actual project, the Department<\/span> of Labor and Industry shall conduct an on-site unannounced inspection of each licensed asbestos contractor’s, licensed RFS contractor’s, and certified lead contractor’s procedures in regard to installing, removing and encapsulating asbestos and lead. The Commissioner<\/span> or an authorized representative shall have the power and authority to enter at reasonable times upon any property for this purpose.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nANNUAL INSPECTIONS (\u00a7 40.1-51.21)\n\nAt least once a year, during an actual project, the Department of Labor and\nIndustry shall conduct an on-site unannounced inspection of each licensed\nasbestos contractor’s, licensed RFS contractor’s, and certified lead\ncontractor’s procedures in regard to installing, removing and\nencapsulating asbestos and lead. The Commissioner or an authorized\nrepresentative shall have the power and authority to enter at reasonable times\nupon any property for this purpose.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 477; 1995, cc. 543, 585.","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}}