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Any person engaging or offering to engage in backflow prevention device worker activities within the meaning of this chapter who, through verbal claim, sign, advertisement, or letterhead, represents himself as a certified backflow prevention device worker without holding such a certificate from the Board shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.C\n\nNo person shall be entitled to assert the lack of licensure as required by this article as a defense to any action at law or suit in equity if the party who seeks to recover from such person gives substantial performance within the terms of the contract in good faith and without actual knowledge of the licensure requirements of this article.D\n\nIn any locality which requires state certification to engage in backflow prevention device worker activities, no person shall be entitled to assert a lack of certification as a defense to any action at law or suit in equity if the party who seeks to recover from such person gives substantial performance within the terms of the contract in good faith and without actual knowledge of the locality’s certification requirements.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":247086,"text":"Practicing or attempting to practice as a tradesman, liquefied petroleum gas fitter or natural gas fitter provider in the Commonwealth, except as provided for in this article, is prohibited and shall constitute the commission of a Class 1 misdemeanor.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":247087,"text":"No person shall represent himself as a certified backflow prevention device worker unless he has been certified by the Board. 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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 3 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, chapters 343<\/a> and 833<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":239607,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68296,"identifier":"54.1-1135","token":"54.1\/II\/11\/3\/54.1-1135","url":"\/54.1-1135\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-1135\/","token":"54.1\/II\/11\/3\/54.1-1135","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibited acts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-1135","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Practicing or attempting to practice as a tradesman, liquefied petroleum gas fitter or natural gas fitter provider in the Commonwealth, except as provided for in this article, is prohibited and shall constitute the commission of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No person<\/span> shall represent himself as a certified backflow prevention device worker unless he has been certified by the Board<\/span>. Any person<\/span> engaging or offering to engage in backflow prevention device worker activities within the meaning of this chapter who, through verbal claim, sign, advertisement, or letterhead, represents himself as a certified backflow prevention device worker without holding such a certificate from the Board<\/span> shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No person<\/span> shall be entitled to assert the lack of licensure as required by this article as a defense to any action at law<\/span> or suit in equity<\/span> if the party<\/span> who seeks to recover from such person<\/span> gives substantial performance within the terms of the contract<\/span> in good faith and without actual knowledge of the licensure requirements of this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> In any locality which requires state certification to engage in backflow prevention device worker activities, no person<\/span> shall be entitled to assert a lack of certification as a defense to any action at law<\/span> or suit in equity<\/span> if the party<\/span> who seeks to recover from such person<\/span> gives substantial performance within the terms of the contract<\/span> in good faith and without actual knowledge of the locality’s certification requirements. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITED ACTS (\u00a7 54.1-1135)\n\nA. Practicing or attempting to practice as a tradesman, liquefied petroleum gas\nfitter or natural gas fitter provider in the Commonwealth, except as provided\nfor in this article, is prohibited and shall constitute the commission of a\nClass 1 misdemeanor.\n\nB. No person shall represent himself as a certified backflow prevention device\nworker unless he has been certified by the Board. Any person engaging or\noffering to engage in backflow prevention device worker activities within the\nmeaning of this chapter who, through verbal claim, sign, advertisement, or\nletterhead, represents himself as a certified backflow prevention device worker\nwithout holding such a certificate from the Board shall be guilty of a Class 1\nmisdemeanor.\n\nC. No person shall be entitled to assert the lack of licensure as required by\nthis article as a defense to any action at law or suit in equity if the party\nwho seeks to recover from such person gives substantial performance within the\nterms of the contract in good faith and without actual knowledge of the\nlicensure requirements of this article.\n\nD. In any locality which requires state certification to engage in backflow\nprevention device worker activities, no person shall be entitled to assert a\nlack of certification as a defense to any action at law or suit in equity if the\nparty who seeks to recover from such person gives substantial performance within\nthe terms of the contract in good faith and without actual knowledge of the\nlocality’s certification requirements.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 895; 1996, cc. 934, 1006; 1997, cc. 403, 885; 1999, cc. 343,\n833.","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}}