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The application shall be accompanied by a fee set by the Board pursuant to § 54.1-201. The application shall contain, at a minimum, the applicant’s name, place of employment, and business address; and information on the knowledge, skills, abilities and education or training of the applicant.\n\t\t\tIf the application is satisfactory to the Board, the applicant shall be required by Board regulations to take an oral or written examination to determine his general knowledge of the trade in which he desires licensure or of backflow prevention devices if he desires voluntary certification unless he is exempt pursuant to § 54.1-1131. If the applicant successfully completes the examination, a license as a tradesman, liquefied petroleum gas fitter, or natural gas fitter provider, or a certificate as a backflow prevention device worker, shall be issued.B\n\nThe Board shall require an applicant for certification as a water well systems provider, unless otherwise exempt, to take an oral or written examination to determine the applicant’s general knowledge of water well systems, including relevant statutory and regulatory requirements. If the applicant successfully completes a required examination, a certificate shall be issued.\n\t\t\tNotwithstanding any other provision of this section, unless an applicant is found by the Board to have engaged in any act that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action, the Board shall issue a certificate without examination to any applicant who provides satisfactory proof to the Board of having been actively and continuously engaged in water well construction activities immediately prior to July 1, 2007, as follows: (i) at least one year for trainee certification; (ii) at least three years for journeyman certification; and (iii) at least six years for master certification. This subsection shall apply only to individuals who have been employed by a properly licensed water well contractor during such period of active and continuous engagement in water well construction activities.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":250871,"text":"Any individual desiring to be licensed as a tradesman, liquefied petroleum gas fitter or natural gas fitter provider, or certified as a backflow prevention device worker or water well systems provider shall file a written application on a form prescribed by the Board. The application shall be accompanied by a fee set by the Board pursuant to § 54.1-201. 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If the applicant successfully completes the examination, a license as a tradesman, liquefied petroleum gas fitter, or natural gas fitter provider, or a certificate as a backflow prevention device worker, shall be issued.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":250872,"text":"The Board shall require an applicant for certification as a water well systems provider, unless otherwise exempt, to take an oral or written examination to determine the applicant’s general knowledge of water well systems, including relevant statutory and regulatory requirements. 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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 895<\/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 1996, chapters 934<\/a> and 1006<\/a>; in 1997, chapters 403<\/a> and 885<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 343<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 892<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 792<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62240,"section_number":"54.1-1131","catch_line":"Exemptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-1131\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":62240,"section_number":"54.1-1131","catch_line":"Exemptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-1131\/"},{"id":65863,"section_number":"54.1-201","catch_line":"Powers and duties of regulatory boards","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-201\/"}],"permalink":{"id":239587,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69362,"identifier":"54.1-1130","token":"54.1\/II\/11\/3\/54.1-1130","url":"\/54.1-1130\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-1130\/","token":"54.1\/II\/11\/3\/54.1-1130","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application for licensure; fees; examinations; issuance; waiver of examination for water well systems providers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-1130","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any individual desiring to be licensed as a tradesman, liquefied petroleum gas fitter or natural gas fitter provider, or certified as a backflow prevention device worker or water well systems provider shall file a written application on a form prescribed by the Board<\/span>. The application shall be accompanied by a fee set by the Board<\/span> pursuant to § 54.1-201<\/a>. The application shall contain, at a minimum, the applicant’s name, place of employment, and business address; and information on the knowledge, skills, abilities and education or training of the applicant.\n\t\t\tIf the application is satisfactory to the Board<\/span>, the applicant shall be required by Board<\/span> regulations to take an oral or written examination to determine his general knowledge of the trade in which he desires licensure or of backflow prevention devices if he desires voluntary certification unless he is exempt pursuant to § 54.1-1131<\/a>. If the applicant successfully completes the examination, a license as a tradesman, liquefied petroleum gas fitter, or natural gas fitter provider, or a certificate as a backflow prevention device worker, shall be issued. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall require an applicant for certification as a water well systems provider, unless otherwise exempt, to take an oral or written examination to determine the applicant’s general knowledge of water well systems, including relevant statutory and regulatory requirements. If the applicant successfully completes a required examination, a certificate shall be issued.\n\t\t\tNotwithstanding any other provision of this section, unless an applicant is found by the Board<\/span> to have engaged in any act that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action, the Board<\/span> shall issue<\/span> a certificate without examination to any applicant who provides satisfactory proof to the Board<\/span> of having been actively and continuously engaged in water well construction activities immediately prior to July 1, 2007, as follows: (i) at least one year for trainee certification; (ii) at least three years for journeyman certification; and (iii) at least six years for master certification. This subsection shall apply only to individuals who have been employed by a properly licensed water well contractor<\/span> during such period of active and continuous engagement in water well construction activities. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION FOR LICENSURE; FEES; EXAMINATIONS; ISSUANCE; WAIVER OF EXAMINATION\nFOR WATER WELL SYSTEMS PROVIDERS (\u00a7 54.1-1130)\n\nA. Any individual desiring to be licensed as a tradesman, liquefied petroleum\ngas fitter or natural gas fitter provider, or certified as a backflow prevention\ndevice worker or water well systems provider shall file a written application on\na form prescribed by the Board. The application shall be accompanied by a fee\nset by the Board pursuant to § 54.1-201. The application shall contain, at\na minimum, the applicant’s name, place of employment, and business\naddress; and information on the knowledge, skills, abilities and education or\ntraining of the applicant.\n\t\t\tIf the application is satisfactory to the Board, the applicant shall be\nrequired by Board regulations to take an oral or written examination to\ndetermine his general knowledge of the trade in which he desires licensure or of\nbackflow prevention devices if he desires voluntary certification unless he is\nexempt pursuant to § 54.1-1131. If the applicant successfully completes the\nexamination, a license as a tradesman, liquefied petroleum gas fitter, or\nnatural gas fitter provider, or a certificate as a backflow prevention device\nworker, shall be issued.\n\nB. The Board shall require an applicant for certification as a water well\nsystems provider, unless otherwise exempt, to take an oral or written\nexamination to determine the applicant’s general knowledge of water well\nsystems, including relevant statutory and regulatory requirements. If the\napplicant successfully completes a required examination, a certificate shall be\nissued.\n\t\t\tNotwithstanding any other provision of this section, unless an applicant is\nfound by the Board to have engaged in any act that would constitute grounds for\ndisciplinary action, the Board shall issue a certificate without examination to\nany applicant who provides satisfactory proof to the Board of having been\nactively and continuously engaged in water well construction activities\nimmediately prior to July 1, 2007, as follows: (i) at least one year for trainee\ncertification; (ii) at least three years for journeyman certification; and (iii)\nat least six years for master certification. This subsection shall apply only to\nindividuals who have been employed by a properly licensed water well contractor\nduring such period of active and continuous engagement in water well\nconstruction activities.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 895; 1996, cc. 934, 1006; 1997, cc. 403, 885; 1999, c. 343;\n2003, c. 892; 2005, c. 792.","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}}