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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 408 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 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 20 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 1980, chapter 757; in 1981, chapter 132; in 1982, chapter 538; in 1983, chapters 115 and 322; in 1984, chapters 82 and 203; in 1985, chapter 448; in 1987, chapter 686; in 1988, chapters 354, 716, and 765; in 1990, chapters 459 and 466; in 1991, chapter 551; in 1993, chapter 499; in 1998, chapter 27<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 950<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 726<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 723<\/a> and 832<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 784<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 575<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 892<\/a> and 924<\/a>; in 2009, chapters 358<\/a> and 557<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65863,"section_number":"54.1-201","catch_line":"Powers and duties of regulatory boards","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-201\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":240493,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68813,"identifier":"54.1-300","token":"54.1\/II\/3\/54.1-300","url":"\/54.1-300\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-300\/","token":"54.1\/II\/3\/54.1-300","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-300","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Board” means the Board for Professional and Occupational Regulation.\n\t\t“Certification<\/span>” means the process whereby the Department<\/span> or any regulatory board<\/span> issues<\/span> a certificate on behalf of the Commonwealth to a person certifying that he possesses the character and minimum skills to engage properly in his profession or occupation.\n\t\t“Department<\/span>” means the Department<\/span> of Professional and Occupational Regulation.\n\t\t“Director<\/span>” means the Director<\/span> of the Department<\/span> of Professional and Occupational Regulation.\n\t\t“Inspection<\/span>” means a method of regulation whereby a state agency periodically examines the activities and premises of practitioners of an occupation or profession to ascertain if the practitioner is carrying out his profession or occupation in a manner consistent with the public health, safety and welfare.\n\t\t“Licensure<\/span>” means a method of regulation whereby the Commonwealth, through the issuance of a license, authorizes a person possessing the character and minimum skills to engage in the practice of a profession or occupation that is unlawful to practice without a license.\n\t\t“Registration<\/span>” means a method of regulation whereby any practitioner of a profession or occupation may be required to submit information concerning the location, nature and operation of his practice.\n\t\t“Regulatory board<\/span>” means the Auctioneers Board, Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects, Board for Barbers and Cosmetology, Board for Branch Pilots, Board for Contractors, Board for Hearing<\/span> Aid Specialists and Opticians, Board for Professional Soil Scientists, Wetland Professionals, and Geologists, Board for Waste Management Facility Operators, Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals, Cemetery Board, Real Estate Appraiser Board, Real Estate Board, Fair Housing Board, Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, and Common Interest Community Board.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 54.1-300)\n\nAs used in this chapter unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Board” means the Board for Professional and Occupational\nRegulation.\n\t\t“Certification” means the process whereby the Department or any\nregulatory board issues a certificate on behalf of the Commonwealth to a person\ncertifying that he possesses the character and minimum skills to engage properly\nin his profession or occupation.\n\t\t“Department” means the Department of Professional and Occupational\nRegulation.\n\t\t“Director” means the Director of the Department of Professional\nand Occupational Regulation.\n\t\t“Inspection” means a method of regulation whereby a state agency\nperiodically examines the activities and premises of practitioners of an\noccupation or profession to ascertain if the practitioner is carrying out his\nprofession or occupation in a manner consistent with the public health, safety\nand welfare.\n\t\t“Licensure” means a method of regulation whereby the Commonwealth,\nthrough the issuance of a license, authorizes a person possessing the character\nand minimum skills to engage in the practice of a profession or occupation that\nis unlawful to practice without a license.\n\t\t“Registration” means a method of regulation whereby any\npractitioner of a profession or occupation may be required to submit information\nconcerning the location, nature and operation of his practice.\n\t\t“Regulatory board” means the Auctioneers Board, Board for\nArchitects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers\nand Landscape Architects, Board for Barbers and Cosmetology, Board for Branch\nPilots, Board for Contractors, Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians,\nBoard for Professional Soil Scientists, Wetland Professionals, and Geologists,\nBoard for Waste Management Facility Operators, Board for Waterworks and\nWastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals, Cemetery\nBoard, Real Estate Appraiser Board, Real Estate Board, Fair Housing Board,\nVirginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, and Common Interest\nCommunity Board.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 408, \u00a7 54-1.18; 1980, c. 757; 1981, c. 132; 1982, c. 538;\n1983, cc. 115, 322; 1984, cc. 82, 203; 1985, c. 448; 1987, c. 686; 1988, cc.\n354, 716, 765; 1990, cc. 459, 466; 1991, c. 551; 1993, c. 499; 1998, c. 27;\n1999, c. 950; 2000, c. 726; 2001, cc. 723, 832; 2002, c. 784; 2003, c. 575;\n2007, cc. 892, 924; 2009, cc. 358, 557; 2012, cc. 803, 835.","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}}