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The Board may suspend or revoke certification as an automatic fire sprinkler inspector for any person that does not maintain a certification required under this subsection.C\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, a person lacking certification under this section but participating in a training or apprenticeship program may perform automatic fire sprinkler inspections so long as (i) such person is accompanied by a certified automatic fire sprinkler inspector and (ii) any required inspection forms are signed by the certified automatic fire sprinkler inspector.D\n\nThis section shall not apply to building officials and technical assistants enforcing the Uniform Statewide Building Code (§ 36-97 et seq.) or fire officials and technical assistants enforcing the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code Act (§ 27-94 et seq.).","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":228862,"text":"No person may perform or offer to perform inspections of automatic fire sprinkler systems in the Commonwealth unless he is certified under the provisions of this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":228863,"text":"The Board shall certify as an automatic fire sprinkler inspector any person who receives (i) a Level II or higher Inspection and Testing of Water-Based Systems certificate issued through the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies or (ii) a substantially similar certification from a nationally recognized training program approved by the Board. 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This law was first created in 2019. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 726<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2022, chapter 340<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65870,"section_number":"27-94","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-94\/"},{"id":78167,"section_number":"36-97","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-97\/"}],"permalink":{"id":239653,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62785,"identifier":"54.1-1147","token":"54.1\/II\/11\/6\/54.1-1147","url":"\/54.1-1147\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-1147\/","token":"54.1\/II\/11\/6\/54.1-1147","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certified automatic fire sprinkler inspector","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-1147","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person<\/span> may perform or offer to perform inspections of automatic fire sprinkler systems in the Commonwealth unless he is certified under the provisions of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall certify as an automatic fire sprinkler inspector any person<\/span> who receives (i) a Level II or higher Inspection and Testing of Water-Based Systems certificate issued through the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies or (ii) a substantially similar certification from a nationally recognized training program approved by the Board<\/span>. The Board<\/span> may suspend or revoke certification as an automatic fire sprinkler inspector for any person<\/span> that does not maintain a certification required under this subsection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, a person<\/span> lacking certification under this section but participating in a training or apprenticeship program may perform automatic fire sprinkler inspections so long as (i) such person<\/span> is accompanied by a certified automatic fire sprinkler inspector and (ii) any required inspection forms are signed by the certified automatic fire sprinkler inspector. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> This section shall not apply to building officials and technical assistants enforcing the Uniform Statewide Building Code (§ 36-97<\/a> et seq.) or fire officials and technical assistants enforcing the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code Act (§ 27-94<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTIFIED AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER INSPECTOR (\u00a7 54.1-1147)\n\nA. No person may perform or offer to perform inspections of automatic fire\nsprinkler systems in the Commonwealth unless he is certified under the\nprovisions of this section.\n\nB. The Board shall certify as an automatic fire sprinkler inspector any person\nwho receives (i) a Level II or higher Inspection and Testing of Water-Based\nSystems certificate issued through the National Institute for Certification in\nEngineering Technologies or (ii) a substantially similar certification from a\nnationally recognized training program approved by the Board. The Board may\nsuspend or revoke certification as an automatic fire sprinkler inspector for any\nperson that does not maintain a certification required under this subsection.\n\nC. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, a person lacking\ncertification under this section but participating in a training or\napprenticeship program may perform automatic fire sprinkler inspections so long\nas (i) such person is accompanied by a certified automatic fire sprinkler\ninspector and (ii) any required inspection forms are signed by the certified\nautomatic fire sprinkler inspector.\n\nD. This section shall not apply to building officials and technical assistants\nenforcing the Uniform Statewide Building Code (§ 36-97 et seq.) or fire\nofficials and technical assistants enforcing the Virginia Statewide Fire\nPrevention Code Act (§ 27-94 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 2019, c. 726; 2022, c. 340.","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}}