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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 925 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 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 2012, chapters 785<\/a> and 819<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 756<\/a> and 793<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 68<\/a> and 758<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":74345,"section_number":"54.1-2200","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2200\/"},{"id":76379,"section_number":"54.1-400","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-400\/"},{"id":57827,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:52","catch_line":"Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Program","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15_52\/"}],"permalink":{"id":269637,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58461,"identifier":"62.1-44.15:53","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.4\/62.1-44.15_53","url":"\/62.1-44.15_53\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.15_53\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.4\/62.1-44.15_53","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certification of program personnel","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.15:53","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The minimum standards<\/span> of VESCP<\/span> effectiveness established by the Board<\/span> pursuant to subsection C of § 62.1-44.15:52<\/a> shall provide that (i) an erosion and sediment control plan<\/span> shall not be approved until it is reviewed by a certified plan reviewer<\/span>; (ii) inspections of land-disturbing activities shall be conducted by a certified inspector<\/span>; and (iii) a VESCP<\/span> shall contain a certified program administrator<\/span>, a certified plan reviewer<\/span>, and a certified project inspector, who may be the same person<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person<\/span> who holds a certificate<\/span> of competence from the Board<\/span> in the area of plan review, project inspection, or program administration that was attained prior to the adoption of the mandatory certification provisions of subsection A shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of that area of certification. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Professionals registered in the Commonwealth pursuant to Article 1 (§ 54.1-400<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 54.1 or a professional soil scientist as defined in § 54.1-2200<\/a> shall be deemed to have met the provisions of this section for the purposes of renewals of certifications. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTIFICATION OF PROGRAM PERSONNEL (\u00a7 62.1-44.15:53)\n\nA. The minimum standards of VESCP effectiveness established by the Board\npursuant to subsection C of § 62.1-44.15:52 shall provide that (i) an\nerosion and sediment control plan shall not be approved until it is reviewed by\na certified plan reviewer; (ii) inspections of land-disturbing activities shall\nbe conducted by a certified inspector; and (iii) a VESCP shall contain a\ncertified program administrator, a certified plan reviewer, and a certified\nproject inspector, who may be the same person.\n\nB. Any person who holds a certificate of competence from the Board in the area\nof plan review, project inspection, or program administration that was attained\nprior to the adoption of the mandatory certification provisions of subsection A\nshall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of that area of certification.\n\nC. Professionals registered in the Commonwealth pursuant to Article 1 (§\n54.1-400 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 54.1 or a professional soil scientist as\ndefined in § 54.1-2200 shall be deemed to have met the provisions of this\nsection for the purposes of renewals of certifications.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 925, \u00a7 10.1-561.1; 2012, cc. 785, 819; 2013, cc. 756, 793;\n2016, cc. 68, 758.","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}}