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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 52<\/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 2025, chapter 103<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":64577,"section_number":"32.1-163","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-163\/"}],"permalink":{"id":260731,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60340,"identifier":"59.1-310.8","token":"59.1\/24.2\/59.1-310.8","url":"\/59.1-310.8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-310.8\/","token":"59.1\/24.2\/59.1-310.8","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exceptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-310.8","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The work of an employee or a subordinate of an authorized septic system inspector<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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3.<\/span> The work of employees of the Department of Health in carrying out their regulatory duties under Chapter 6 (§ 32.1-163<\/a> et seq.) of Title 32.1. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXCEPTIONS (\u00a7 59.1-310.8)\n\nThis chapter shall not be construed to prohibit:\n\n1. The work of an employee or a subordinate of an authorized septic system\ninspector;\n\n2. The practice of any profession or occupation that is regulated by a\nregulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational\nRegulation or other state agency; or\n\n3. The work of employees of the Department of Health in carrying out their\nregulatory duties under Chapter 6 (§ 32.1-163 et seq.) of Title 32.1.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 52; 2025, c. 103.","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}}