{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/54.1-512.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/54.1-512.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/54.1-512.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/54.1-512.html"}],"law_id":68080,"edition_id":1,"section_id":68080,"structure_id":14440,"section_number":"54.1-512","catch_line":"Exemptions from licensure","history":"1987, c. 579, \u00a7 54-145.10:6; 1988, cc. 765, 807; 1989, c. 397; 1993, c. 660; 1996, cc. 180, 846; 1998, c. 739; 2009, c. 819; 2024, cc. 93, 94.","full_text":"A\n\nIn an emergency, the Board may, at its discretion, waive the requirement for asbestos contractor&#8217;s, supervisor&#8217;s and worker&#8217;s licenses.B\n\nAny employer, and any employee of such employer, who conducts an asbestos project on premises owned or leased by such employer shall be exempt from licensure.C\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of the Virginia Tort Claims Act (&#xA7; 8.01-195.1 et seq.), neither the Commonwealth nor any agency or employee of the Commonwealth shall be subject to any liability as the result of a determination made by the Board hereunder.D\n\nNothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the licensure of a contractor who contracts to undertake a project, a portion of which constitutes an asbestos or lead abatement project if all of the asbestos or lead abatement work is subcontracted to a person licensed to perform such work in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.E\n\nThis chapter shall not apply to any person who performs lead-based paint activities within residences which they own, unless the residence is occupied by a person or persons other than the owner or the owner&#8217;s immediate family while these activities are being conducted or a child is residing in the property and has been identified as having an elevated blood-lead level.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":246497,"text":"In an emergency, the Board may, at its discretion, waive the requirement for asbestos contractor&#8217;s, supervisor&#8217;s and worker&#8217;s licenses.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":246498,"text":"Any employer, and any employee of such employer, who conducts an asbestos project on premises owned or leased by such employer shall be exempt from licensure.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":246499,"text":"Notwithstanding the provisions of the Virginia Tort Claims Act (&#xA7; 8.01-195.1 et seq.), neither the Commonwealth nor any agency or employee of the Commonwealth shall be subject to any liability as the result of a determination made by the Board hereunder.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":246500,"text":"Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the licensure of a contractor who contracts to undertake a project, a portion of which constitutes an asbestos or lead abatement project if all of the asbestos or lead abatement work is subcontracted to a person licensed to perform such work in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":246501,"text":"This chapter shall not apply to any person who performs lead-based paint activities within residences which they own, unless the residence is occupied by a person or persons other than the owner or the owner&#8217;s immediate family while these activities are being conducted or a child is residing in the property and has been identified as having an elevated blood-lead level.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14440,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14439,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:09","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:09","permalink":{"id":240649,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14440,"identifier":"1","token":"54.1\/II\/5\/1","url":"\/54.1\/II\/5\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14439,"edition_id":1,"name":"Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspection Contractors and Workers","identifier":"5","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12755,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:09","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:09","permalink":{"id":240647,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14439,"identifier":"5","token":"54.1\/II\/5","url":"\/54.1\/II\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12755,"edition_id":1,"name":"Professions and Occupations Regulated by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and Boards Within the Department","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12754,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":239415,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12755,"identifier":"II","token":"54.1\/II","url":"\/54.1\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12754,"edition_id":1,"name":"Professions and Occupations","identifier":"54.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":239313,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12754,"identifier":"54.1","token":"54.1","url":"\/54.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":77814,"structure_id":14440,"section_number":"54.1-500","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/54.1-500\/","token":"54.1\/II\/5\/1\/54.1-500","metadata":false},{"id":66389,"structure_id":14440,"section_number":"54.1-500.1","catch_line":"Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors; 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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 7 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 807; in 1989, chapter 397; in 1993, chapter 660; in 1996, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0180\">180<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0846\">846<\/a>; in 1998, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0739\">739<\/a>; in 2009, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?091+ful+CHAP0819\">819<\/a>; in 2024, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0093\">93<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0094\">94<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86997,"section_number":"8.01-195.1","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-195.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":240707,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68080,"identifier":"54.1-512","token":"54.1\/II\/5\/1\/54.1-512","url":"\/54.1-512\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-512\/","token":"54.1\/II\/5\/1\/54.1-512","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exemptions from licensure","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-512","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> In an emergency, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may, at its discretion, <span class=\"dictionary\">waive<\/span> the requirement for <span class=\"dictionary\">asbestos<\/span> contractor&#8217;s, supervisor&#8217;s and worker&#8217;s licenses. <a id=\"paragraph-246497\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-512\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Any employer, and any employee of such employer, who conducts an <span class=\"dictionary\">asbestos project<\/span> on premises owned or leased by such employer shall be exempt from licensure. <a id=\"paragraph-246498\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-512\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of the Virginia <span class=\"dictionary\">Tort<\/span> Claims Act (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Short title\" href=\"\/8.01-195.1\/\">8.01-195.1<\/a> et seq.), neither the Commonwealth nor any agency or employee of the Commonwealth shall be subject to any liability as the result of a determination made by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> hereunder. <a id=\"paragraph-246499\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-512\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the licensure of a contractor who <span class=\"dictionary\">contracts<\/span> to undertake a project, a portion of which constitutes an asbestos or <span class=\"dictionary\">lead abatement<\/span> project if all of the asbestos or <span class=\"dictionary\">lead abatement<\/span> work is subcontracted to a <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> licensed to perform such work in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. <a id=\"paragraph-246500\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-512\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">E.<\/span> This chapter shall not apply to any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> who performs <span class=\"dictionary\">lead-based paint<\/span> activities within residences which they own, unless the residence is occupied by a <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">persons<\/span> other than the owner or the owner&#8217;s immediate family while these activities are being conducted or a child is residing in the property and has been identified as having an elevated blood-lead level. <a id=\"paragraph-246501\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-512\/#E\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSURE (\u00a7 54.1-512)\n\nA. In an emergency, the Board may, at its discretion, waive the requirement for\nasbestos contractor&#8217;s, supervisor&#8217;s and worker&#8217;s licenses.\n\nB. Any employer, and any employee of such employer, who conducts an asbestos\nproject on premises owned or leased by such employer shall be exempt from\nlicensure.\n\nC. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Virginia Tort Claims Act (&#xA7;\n8.01-195.1 et seq.), neither the Commonwealth nor any agency or employee of the\nCommonwealth shall be subject to any liability as the result of a determination\nmade by the Board hereunder.\n\nD. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the licensure of a\ncontractor who contracts to undertake a project, a portion of which constitutes\nan asbestos or lead abatement project if all of the asbestos or lead abatement\nwork is subcontracted to a person licensed to perform such work in accordance\nwith the provisions of this chapter.\n\nE. This chapter shall not apply to any person who performs lead-based paint\nactivities within residences which they own, unless the residence is occupied by\na person or persons other than the owner or the owner&#8217;s immediate family\nwhile these activities are being conducted or a child is residing in the\nproperty and has been identified as having an elevated blood-lead level.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 579, \u00a7 54-145.10:6; 1988, cc. 765, 807; 1989, c. 397; 1993,\nc. 660; 1996, cc. 180, 846; 1998, c. 739; 2009, c. 819; 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}}