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The application shall contain information concerning the name, location, nature, and operation of the business, and information demonstrating that the applicant possesses the character and minimum skills to properly engage in the occupation of contracting.B\n\nThe Board may grant a Class C license in any of the following classifications: (i) residential building contractor, (ii) commercial building contractor, (iii) highway\/heavy contractor, (iv) electrical contractor, (v) plumbing contractor, (vi) heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contractor, (vii) fire sprinkler contractor, and (viii) specialty contractor.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":205867,"text":"Any person desiring to be licensed as a Class C contractor shall file with the Department a written application on a form prescribed by the Board. The application shall be accompanied by a fee set by the Board pursuant to &#xA7; 54.1-201. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?951+ful+CHAP0771\">771<\/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. 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 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0885\">885<\/a>; in 1998, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0754\">754<\/a>; in 2003, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0892\">892<\/a>; in 2013, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0116\">116<\/a>; in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0726\">726<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65863,"section_number":"54.1-201","catch_line":"Powers and duties of regulatory boards","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-201\/"}],"permalink":{"id":239475,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56186,"identifier":"54.1-1108.2","token":"54.1\/II\/11\/1\/54.1-1108.2","url":"\/54.1-1108.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-1108.2\/","token":"54.1\/II\/11\/1\/54.1-1108.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application for Class C license; fees; issuance","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-1108.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> desiring to be licensed as a Class C <span class=\"dictionary\">contractor<\/span> shall file with the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> a written application on a form prescribed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. The application shall be accompanied by a fee set by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> pursuant to &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Powers and duties of regulatory boards\" href=\"\/54.1-201\/\">54.1-201<\/a>. The application shall contain information concerning the name, location, nature, and operation of the business, and information demonstrating that the applicant possesses the character and minimum skills to properly engage in the occupation of contracting. <a id=\"paragraph-205867\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-1108.2\/#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> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may grant a Class C license in any of the following classifications: (i) residential building contractor, (ii) commercial building contractor, (iii) highway\/heavy contractor, (iv) electrical contractor, (v) plumbing contractor, (vi) heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contractor, (vii) <span class=\"dictionary\">fire sprinkler contractor<\/span>, and (viii) specialty contractor. <a id=\"paragraph-205868\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-1108.2\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION FOR CLASS C LICENSE; FEES; ISSUANCE (\u00a7 54.1-1108.2)\n\nA. Any person desiring to be licensed as a Class C contractor shall file with\nthe Department a written application on a form prescribed by the Board. The\napplication shall be accompanied by a fee set by the Board pursuant to &#xA7;\n54.1-201. The application shall contain information concerning the name,\nlocation, nature, and operation of the business, and information demonstrating\nthat the applicant possesses the character and minimum skills to properly engage\nin the occupation of contracting.\n\nB. The Board may grant a Class C license in any of the following\nclassifications: (i) residential building contractor, (ii) commercial building\ncontractor, (iii) highway\/heavy contractor, (iv) electrical contractor, (v)\nplumbing contractor, (vi) heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contractor,\n(vii) fire sprinkler contractor, and (viii) specialty contractor.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 771; 1997, c. 885; 1998, c. 754; 2003, c. 892; 2013, c. 116;\n2019, c. 726.","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}}