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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>62196</law_id><section_number>54.1-1148</section_number><catch_line>Continuing education</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Professions and Occupations Regulated by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and Boards Within the Department</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="11">Contractors</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="6">Certification of Automatic Fire Sprinkler Inspectors</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall establish in the regulations requirements for continuing education as a prerequisite to renewal of a certificate issued under this article. The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall require <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> of knowledge of changes to the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code as a prerequisite to renewal of any certificate issued under this article. In addition, the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may require continuing education for any individual who is found to be in violation of <span class="dictionary">law</span> or regulations governing automatic fire sprinkler inspectors certified under this article.</p></section></text><history>2019, c. 726.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
