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Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit participation by such persons in nonhazardous activities of a volunteer fire company, including fire prevention efforts and training courses approved by the Virginia Fire Services Board that are designed to provide situational awareness. Such ordinance shall not require a minor who achieved certification under National Fire Protection Association 1001, level one, firefighter standards, as administered by the Department of Fire Programs, on or before January 1, 2006, between the ages of 15 and 16, to repeat the certification after his sixteenth birthday.B\n\nAny trainer or instructor of such persons mentioned in subsection A and any member of a paid or volunteer fire company who supervises any such persons shall be exempt from the provisions of &#xA7; 40.1-103, provided that the provisions of &#xA7; 40.1-100 have not been violated, when engaged in activities of a volunteer fire company, and provided that the volunteer fire company or the governing body of such county, city or town has purchased insurance which provides coverage for injuries to or the death of such persons in their performance of activities under this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":248879,"text":"Any county, city or town may authorize by ordinance any person residing anywhere in the Commonwealth, aged 16 years or older, who is a member of a volunteer fire company within such county, city, or town with parental or guardian approval, (i) to seek certification under National Fire Protection Association 1001, level one, firefighter standards, as administered by the Department of Fire Programs; and (ii) to work with or participate in activities of such volunteer fire company, provided such person has attained certification under National Fire Protection Association 1001, level one, firefighter standards, as administered by the Department of Fire Programs. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit participation by such persons in nonhazardous activities of a volunteer fire company, including fire prevention efforts and training courses approved by the Virginia Fire Services Board that are designed to provide situational awareness. Such ordinance shall not require a minor who achieved certification under National Fire Protection Association 1001, level one, firefighter standards, as administered by the Department of Fire Programs, on or before January 1, 2006, between the ages of 15 and 16, to repeat the certification after his sixteenth birthday.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":248880,"text":"Any trainer or instructor of such persons mentioned in subsection A and any member of a paid or volunteer fire company who supervises any such persons shall be exempt from the provisions of &#xA7; 40.1-103, provided that the provisions of &#xA7; 40.1-100 have not been violated, when engaged in activities of a volunteer fire company, and provided that the volunteer fire company or the governing body of such county, city or town has purchased insurance which provides coverage for injuries to or the death of such persons in their performance of activities under this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14416,"edition_id":1,"name":"Child Labor","identifier":"5","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12776,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:04","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:04","permalink":{"id":220519,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14416,"identifier":"5","token":"40.1\/5","url":"\/40.1\/5\/","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":65234,"structure_id":14416,"section_number":"40.1-100","catch_line":"Certain employment prohibited or limited","url":"\/40.1-100\/","token":"40.1\/5\/40.1-100","metadata":false},{"id":74950,"structure_id":14416,"section_number":"40.1-100.1","catch_line":"Employment where hazard capable of causing serious physical harm or death","url":"\/40.1-100.1\/","token":"40.1\/5\/40.1-100.1","metadata":false},{"id":71062,"structure_id":14416,"section_number":"40.1-100.2","catch_line":"Employment involving sexually explicit visual material prohibited","url":"\/40.1-100.2\/","token":"40.1\/5\/40.1-100.2","metadata":false},{"id":71215,"structure_id":14416,"section_number":"40.1-101","catch_line":"Qualifications as to theaters","url":"\/40.1-101\/","token":"40.1\/5\/40.1-101","metadata":false},{"id":61085,"structure_id":14416,"section_number":"40.1-102","catch_line":"Issuance of theatrical permit","url":"\/40.1-102\/","token":"40.1\/5\/40.1-102","metadata":false},{"id":63705,"structure_id":14416,"section_number":"40.1-103","catch_line":"Cruelty and injuries to children; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 344 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 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1983, chapter 123; in 1991, chapter 511; in 2005, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0151\">151<\/a>; in 2006, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?061+ful+CHAP0462\">462<\/a>; in 2018, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0181\">181<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65234,"section_number":"40.1-100","catch_line":"Certain employment prohibited or limited","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-100\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":65234,"section_number":"40.1-100","catch_line":"Certain employment prohibited or limited","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-100\/"},{"id":63705,"section_number":"40.1-103","catch_line":"Cruelty and injuries to children; penalty; abandoned infant","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-103\/"}],"permalink":{"id":220609,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68751,"identifier":"40.1-79.1","token":"40.1\/5\/40.1-79.1","url":"\/40.1-79.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-79.1\/","token":"40.1\/5\/40.1-79.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exemptions from chapter generally; participation in volunteer fire company activities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-79.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Any county, city or town may authorize by <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span> any person residing anywhere in the Commonwealth, aged 16 years or older, who is a member of a volunteer fire company within such county, city, or town with parental or guardian approval, (i) to seek certification under National Fire Protection Association 1001, level one, firefighter standards, as administered by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Fire Programs; and (ii) to work with or participate in activities of such volunteer fire company, provided such person has attained certification under National Fire Protection Association 1001, level one, firefighter standards, as administered by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Fire Programs. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit participation by such persons in nonhazardous activities of a volunteer fire company, including fire prevention efforts and training courses approved by the Virginia Fire Services <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> that are designed to provide situational awareness. Such <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span> shall not require a <span class=\"dictionary\">minor<\/span> who achieved certification under National Fire Protection Association 1001, level one, firefighter standards, as administered by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Fire Programs, on or before January 1, 2006, between the ages of 15 and 16, to repeat the certification after his sixteenth birthday. <a id=\"paragraph-248879\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/40.1-79.1\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Any trainer or instructor of such persons mentioned in subsection A and any member of a paid or volunteer fire company who supervises any such persons shall be exempt from the provisions of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Cruelty and injuries to children; penalty; abandoned infant\" href=\"\/40.1-103\/\">40.1-103<\/a>, provided that the provisions of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Certain employment prohibited or limited\" href=\"\/40.1-100\/\">40.1-100<\/a> have not been violated, when engaged in activities of a volunteer fire company, and provided that the volunteer fire company or the governing body of such county, city or town has purchased insurance which provides coverage for injuries to or the death of such persons in their performance of activities under this section. <a id=\"paragraph-248880\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/40.1-79.1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXEMPTIONS FROM CHAPTER GENERALLY; PARTICIPATION IN VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY\nACTIVITIES (\u00a7 40.1-79.1)\n\nA. Any county, city or town may authorize by ordinance any person residing\nanywhere in the Commonwealth, aged 16 years or older, who is a member of a\nvolunteer fire company within such county, city, or town with parental or\nguardian approval, (i) to seek certification under National Fire Protection\nAssociation 1001, level one, firefighter standards, as administered by the\nDepartment of Fire Programs; and (ii) to work with or participate in activities\nof such volunteer fire company, provided such person has attained certification\nunder National Fire Protection Association 1001, level one, firefighter\nstandards, as administered by the Department of Fire Programs. Nothing in this\nchapter shall prohibit participation by such persons in nonhazardous activities\nof a volunteer fire company, including fire prevention efforts and training\ncourses approved by the Virginia Fire Services Board that are designed to\nprovide situational awareness. Such ordinance shall not require a minor who\nachieved certification under National Fire Protection Association 1001, level\none, firefighter standards, as administered by the Department of Fire Programs,\non or before January 1, 2006, between the ages of 15 and 16, to repeat the\ncertification after his sixteenth birthday.\n\nB. Any trainer or instructor of such persons mentioned in subsection A and any\nmember of a paid or volunteer fire company who supervises any such persons shall\nbe exempt from the provisions of &#xA7; 40.1-103, provided that the provisions\nof &#xA7; 40.1-100 have not been violated, when engaged in activities of a\nvolunteer fire company, and provided that the volunteer fire company or the\ngoverning body of such county, city or town has purchased insurance which\nprovides coverage for injuries to or the death of such persons in their\nperformance of activities under this section.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 344; 1983, c. 123; 1991, c. 511; 2005, c. 151; 2006, c. 462;\n2018, c. 181.","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}}