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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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":239657,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62196,"identifier":"54.1-1148","token":"54.1\/II\/11\/6\/54.1-1148","url":"\/54.1-1148\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-1148\/","token":"54.1\/II\/11\/6\/54.1-1148","dublin_core":{"Title":"Continuing education","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-1148","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall establish in the regulations requirements for continuing education as a prerequisite to renewal of a certificate issued under this article. The Board<\/span> shall require evidence<\/span> of knowledge of changes to the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code as a prerequisite to renewal of any certificate issued under this article. In addition, the Board<\/span> may require continuing education for any individual who is found to be in violation of law<\/span> or regulations governing automatic fire sprinkler inspectors certified under this article.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTINUING EDUCATION (\u00a7 54.1-1148)\n\nThe Board shall establish in the regulations requirements for continuing\neducation as a prerequisite to renewal of a certificate issued under this\narticle. The Board shall require evidence of knowledge of changes to the\nVirginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code as a prerequisite to renewal of any\ncertificate issued under this article. In addition, the Board may require\ncontinuing education for any individual who is found to be in violation of law\nor regulations governing automatic fire sprinkler inspectors certified under\nthis article.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, 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}}