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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 634 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 1980 \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 1988, chapter 765; in 1990, chapter 911; in 1992, chapter 243; in 1995, chapter 771<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 380<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":66218,"section_number":"54.1-1102","catch_line":"Board for Contractors membership; offices; meetings; seal; record","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-1102\/"},{"id":79987,"section_number":"60.2-500","catch_line":"Determination with respect to whether employing unit is employer; whether services constitute employment; or whether business transfer is illegal","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-500\/"},{"id":68174,"section_number":"65.2-800","catch_line":"Duty to insure payment of compensation; effect of insurance","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-800\/"}],"permalink":{"id":239483,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55942,"identifier":"54.1-1110","token":"54.1\/II\/11\/1\/54.1-1110","url":"\/54.1-1110\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-1110\/","token":"54.1\/II\/11\/1\/54.1-1110","dublin_core":{"Title":"Grounds for denial or revocation of license or certificate","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-1110","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall have the power to require remedial education, suspend, revoke, or deny renewal of the license or certificate of any contractor<\/span> who is found to be in violation of the statutes<\/span> or regulations governing the practice of licensed or certified contractors<\/span> in the Commonwealth.\n\t\tThe Board<\/span> may suspend, revoke, or deny renewal of an existing license or certificate, or refuse to issue<\/span> a license or certificate, to any contractor<\/span> who is shown to have a substantial identity of interest with a contractor<\/span> whose license or certificate has been revoked or not renewed by the Board<\/span>. A substantial identity of interest includes but is not limited to (i) a controlling financial interest by the individual or corporate principals of the contractor<\/span> whose license or certificate has been revoked or nonrenewed, (ii) substantially identical principals or officers, or (iii) the same designated employee<\/span> as the contractor<\/span> whose license or certificate has been revoked or not renewed by the Board<\/span>.\n\t\tAdditionally, the Board<\/span> may suspend, revoke or deny renewal of an existing license or certificate, or refuse to issue<\/span> a license or certificate to any contractor<\/span> who violates the provisions of Chapter 5 (\u00a7 60.2-500<\/a> et seq.) of Title 60.2 and Chapter 8 (\u00a7 65.2-800<\/a> et seq.) of Title 65.2.\n\t\tAny person<\/span> whose license is suspended or revoked by the Board<\/span> shall not be eligible for a license or certificate under any circumstances or under any name, except as provided by regulations of the Board<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 54.1-1102<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGROUNDS FOR DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE (\u00a7 54.1-1110)\n\nThe Board shall have the power to require remedial education, suspend, revoke,\nor deny renewal of the license or certificate of any contractor who is found to\nbe in violation of the statutes or regulations governing the practice of\nlicensed or certified contractors in the Commonwealth.\n\t\tThe Board may suspend, revoke, or deny renewal of an existing license or\ncertificate, or refuse to issue a license or certificate, to any contractor who\nis shown to have a substantial identity of interest with a contractor whose\nlicense or certificate has been revoked or not renewed by the Board. A\nsubstantial identity of interest includes but is not limited to (i) a\ncontrolling financial interest by the individual or corporate principals of the\ncontractor whose license or certificate has been revoked or nonrenewed, (ii)\nsubstantially identical principals or officers, or (iii) the same designated\nemployee as the contractor whose license or certificate has been revoked or not\nrenewed by the Board.\n\t\tAdditionally, the Board may suspend, revoke or deny renewal of an existing\nlicense or certificate, or refuse to issue a license or certificate to any\ncontractor who violates the provisions of Chapter 5 (\u00a7 60.2-500 et seq.) of\nTitle 60.2 and Chapter 8 (\u00a7 65.2-800 et seq.) of Title 65.2.\n\t\tAny person whose license is suspended or revoked by the Board shall not be\neligible for a license or certificate under any circumstances or under any name,\nexcept as provided by regulations of the Board pursuant to \u00a7 54.1-1102.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 634, \u00a7 54-132.1; 1988, c. 765; 1990, c. 911; 1992, c. 243;\n1995, c. 771; 1996, c. 380.","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}}