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It shall be unlawful for any person who does not have an asbestos project designer’s license to develop an asbestos project design. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not have an asbestos inspector’s license to conduct an asbestos inspection. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not have an asbestos management planner’s license to develop an asbestos management plan. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not have a license as an asbestos project monitor to act as project monitor on an asbestos project.B\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a valid asbestos analytical laboratory license issued by the Board to communicate the findings of an analysis, verbally or in writing, for a fee, performed on material known or suspected to contain asbestos for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of asbestos.C\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a license as a lead contractor to contract with another person to perform lead abatement activities or to perform any lead abatement activity or work on a lead abatement project. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a lead supervisor’s license to act as a lead supervisor on a lead abatement project. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a lead worker’s license to act as a lead worker on a lead abatement project. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a lead project designer’s license to develop a lead project design. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a lead inspector’s license to conduct a lead inspection. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a lead risk assessor’s license to conduct a lead risk assessment. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a lead inspector’s or lead risk assessor’s license to conduct lead abatement clearance testing.D\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any individual who does not possess a license as a home inspector issued by the Board to perform a home inspection for compensation on a residential building. It shall be unlawful for any individual who does not possess a home inspector license with the new residential structure endorsement to conduct a home inspection for compensation on any new residential structure. For purposes of this chapter, “new residential structure” means a residential structure for which the first conveyance of record title to a purchaser has not occurred, or of which a purchaser has not taken possession, whichever occurs later.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":309917,"text":"It shall be unlawful for any person who does not have an asbestos contractor’s license to contract with another person, for compensation, to carry out an asbestos project or to perform any work on an asbestos project. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not have an asbestos project designer’s license to develop an asbestos project design. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not have an asbestos inspector’s license to conduct an asbestos inspection. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not have an asbestos management planner’s license to develop an asbestos management plan. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not have a license as an asbestos project monitor to act as project monitor on an asbestos project.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":309918,"text":"It shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a valid asbestos analytical laboratory license issued by the Board to communicate the findings of an analysis, verbally or in writing, for a fee, performed on material known or suspected to contain asbestos for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of asbestos.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":309919,"text":"It shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a license as a lead contractor to contract with another person to perform lead abatement activities or to perform any lead abatement activity or work on a lead abatement project. 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It shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a lead inspector’s or lead risk assessor’s license to conduct lead abatement clearance testing.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":309920,"text":"It shall be unlawful for any individual who does not possess a license as a home inspector issued by the Board to perform a home inspection for compensation on a residential building. It shall be unlawful for any individual who does not possess a home inspector license with the new residential structure endorsement to conduct a home inspection for compensation on any new residential structure. 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This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 579 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 1987 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 14 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 1988, chapters 765 and 802; in 1989, chapter 397; in 1990, chapter 73; in 1993, chapter 660; in 1994, chapters 185<\/a> and 911<\/a>; in 1995, chapters 543<\/a> and 585<\/a>; in 1996, chapters 180<\/a> and 846<\/a>; in 1997, chapters 560<\/a> and 885<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 739<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 133<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 819<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 411<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 161<\/a> and 436<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 93<\/a> and 94<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60725,"section_number":"36-99.7","catch_line":"Asbestos inspection in buildings to be renovated or demolished; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-99.7\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":240671,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86529,"identifier":"54.1-503","token":"54.1\/II\/5\/1\/54.1-503","url":"\/54.1-503\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-503\/","token":"54.1\/II\/5\/1\/54.1-503","dublin_core":{"Title":"Licenses required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-503","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any person<\/span> who does not have an asbestos contractor’s license to contract<\/span> with another person<\/span>, for compensation, to carry out an asbestos project<\/span> or to perform any work on an asbestos project<\/span>. It shall be unlawful for any person<\/span> who does not have an asbestos project<\/span> designer’s license to develop an asbestos project<\/span> design. It shall be unlawful for any person<\/span> who does not have an asbestos inspector’s license to conduct an asbestos inspection. It shall be unlawful for any person<\/span> who does not have an asbestos management planner’s license to develop an asbestos management plan<\/span>. It shall be unlawful for any person<\/span> who does not have a license as an asbestos project<\/span> monitor to act as project monitor on an asbestos project<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any person<\/span> who does not possess a valid asbestos analytical laboratory license<\/span> issued by the Board<\/span> to communicate the findings<\/span> of an analysis, verbally or in writing, for a fee, performed on material<\/span> known or suspected to contain asbestos for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of asbestos. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any person<\/span> who does not possess a license as a lead contractor<\/span> to contract<\/span> with another person<\/span> to perform lead abatement<\/span> activities or to perform any lead abatement<\/span> activity or work on a lead abatement<\/span> project. It shall be unlawful for any person<\/span> who does not possess a lead supervisor<\/span>’s license to act as a lead supervisor<\/span> on a lead abatement<\/span> project. It shall be unlawful for any person<\/span> who does not possess a lead worker<\/span>’s license to act as a lead worker<\/span> on a lead abatement<\/span> project. It shall be unlawful for any person<\/span> who does not possess a lead project designer<\/span>’s license to develop a lead project design<\/span>. It shall be unlawful for any person<\/span> who does not possess a lead inspector<\/span>’s license to conduct a lead inspection<\/span>. It shall be unlawful for any person<\/span> who does not possess a lead risk assessor<\/span>’s license to conduct a lead risk assessment<\/span>. It shall be unlawful for any person<\/span> who does not possess a lead inspector<\/span>’s or lead risk assessor<\/span>’s license to conduct lead abatement<\/span> clearance testing. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any individual who does not possess a license as a home inspector<\/span> issued by the Board<\/span> to perform a home inspection<\/span> for compensation on a residential building. It shall be unlawful for any individual who does not possess a home inspector<\/span> license with the new residential structure<\/span> endorsement to conduct a home inspection<\/span> for compensation on any new residential structure<\/span>. For purposes of this chapter, “new residential structure<\/span>” means a residential structure for which the first conveyance of record title to a purchaser has not occurred, or of which a purchaser has not taken possession<\/span>, whichever occurs later. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSES REQUIRED (\u00a7 54.1-503)\n\nA. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not have an asbestos\ncontractor’s license to contract with another person, for compensation, to\ncarry out an asbestos project or to perform any work on an asbestos project. It\nshall be unlawful for any person who does not have an asbestos project\ndesigner’s license to develop an asbestos project design. It shall be\nunlawful for any person who does not have an asbestos inspector’s license\nto conduct an asbestos inspection. It shall be unlawful for any person who does\nnot have an asbestos management planner’s license to develop an asbestos\nmanagement plan. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not have a license\nas an asbestos project monitor to act as project monitor on an asbestos project.\n\nB. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a valid asbestos\nanalytical laboratory license issued by the Board to communicate the findings of\nan analysis, verbally or in writing, for a fee, performed on material known or\nsuspected to contain asbestos for the purpose of determining the presence or\nabsence of asbestos.\n\nC. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a license as a lead\ncontractor to contract with another person to perform lead abatement activities\nor to perform any lead abatement activity or work on a lead abatement project.\nIt shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a lead\nsupervisor’s license to act as a lead supervisor on a lead abatement\nproject. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a lead\nworker’s license to act as a lead worker on a lead abatement project. It\nshall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a lead project\ndesigner’s license to develop a lead project design. It shall be unlawful\nfor any person who does not possess a lead inspector’s license to conduct\na lead inspection. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a\nlead risk assessor’s license to conduct a lead risk assessment. It shall\nbe unlawful for any person who does not possess a lead inspector’s or lead\nrisk assessor’s license to conduct lead abatement clearance testing.\n\nD. It shall be unlawful for any individual who does not possess a license as a\nhome inspector issued by the Board to perform a home inspection for compensation\non a residential building. It shall be unlawful for any individual who does not\npossess a home inspector license with the new residential structure endorsement\nto conduct a home inspection for compensation on any new residential structure.\nFor purposes of this chapter, “new residential structure” means a\nresidential structure for which the first conveyance of record title to a\npurchaser has not occurred, or of which a purchaser has not taken possession,\nwhichever occurs later.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 579, \u00a7 54-145.7; 1988, cc. 765, 802; 1989, c. 397; 1990, c.\n73; 1993, c. 660; 1994, cc. 185, 911; 1995, cc. 543, 585; 1996, cc. 180, 846;\n1997, cc. 560, 885; 1998, c. 739; 2004, c. 133; 2009, c. 819; 2015, c. 411;\n2016, cc. 161, 436; 2024, cc. 93, 94.","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}}