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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>86529</law_id><section_number>54.1-503</section_number><catch_line>Licenses required</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>36-99.7</reference></referred_to_by><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="5">Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspection Contractors and Workers</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> It shall be unlawful for any <span class="dictionary">person</span> who does not have an asbestos contractor&#x2019;s license to <span class="dictionary">contract</span> with another <span class="dictionary">person</span>, for compensation, to carry out an <span class="dictionary">asbestos project</span> or to perform any work on an <span class="dictionary">asbestos project</span>. It shall be unlawful for any <span class="dictionary">person</span> who does not have an <span class="dictionary">asbestos project</span> designer&#x2019;s license to develop an <span class="dictionary">asbestos project</span> design. It shall be unlawful for any <span class="dictionary">person</span> who does not have an asbestos inspector&#x2019;s license to conduct an asbestos inspection. It shall be unlawful for any <span class="dictionary">person</span> who does not have an asbestos management planner&#x2019;s license to develop an <span class="dictionary">asbestos management plan</span>. It shall be unlawful for any <span class="dictionary">person</span> who does not have a license as an <span class="dictionary">asbestos project</span> monitor to act as project monitor on an <span class="dictionary">asbestos project</span>. <a id="paragraph-309917" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-503/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> It shall be unlawful for any <span class="dictionary">person</span> who does not possess a valid <span class="dictionary">asbestos analytical laboratory license</span> issued by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> to communicate the <span class="dictionary">findings</span> of an analysis, verbally or in writing, for a fee, performed on <span class="dictionary">material</span> known or suspected to contain asbestos for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of asbestos. <a id="paragraph-309918" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-503/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> It shall be unlawful for any <span class="dictionary">person</span> who does not possess a license as a <span class="dictionary">lead contractor</span> to <span class="dictionary">contract</span> with another <span class="dictionary">person</span> to perform <span class="dictionary">lead abatement</span> activities or to perform any <span class="dictionary">lead abatement</span> activity or work on a <span class="dictionary">lead abatement</span> project. It shall be unlawful for any <span class="dictionary">person</span> who does not possess a <span class="dictionary">lead supervisor</span>&#x2019;s license to act as a <span class="dictionary">lead supervisor</span> on a <span class="dictionary">lead abatement</span> project. It shall be unlawful for any <span class="dictionary">person</span> who does not possess a <span class="dictionary">lead worker</span>&#x2019;s license to act as a <span class="dictionary">lead worker</span> on a <span class="dictionary">lead abatement</span> project. It shall be unlawful for any <span class="dictionary">person</span> who does not possess a <span class="dictionary">lead project designer</span>&#x2019;s license to develop a <span class="dictionary">lead project design</span>. It shall be unlawful for any <span class="dictionary">person</span> who does not possess a <span class="dictionary">lead inspector</span>&#x2019;s license to conduct a <span class="dictionary">lead inspection</span>. It shall be unlawful for any <span class="dictionary">person</span> who does not possess a <span class="dictionary">lead risk assessor</span>&#x2019;s license to conduct a <span class="dictionary">lead risk assessment</span>. It shall be unlawful for any <span class="dictionary">person</span> who does not possess a <span class="dictionary">lead inspector</span>&#x2019;s or <span class="dictionary">lead risk assessor</span>&#x2019;s license to conduct <span class="dictionary">lead abatement</span> clearance testing. <a id="paragraph-309919" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-503/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> It shall be unlawful for any individual who does not possess a license as a <span class="dictionary">home inspector</span> issued by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> to perform a <span class="dictionary">home inspection</span> for compensation on a residential building. It shall be unlawful for any individual who does not possess a <span class="dictionary">home inspector</span> license with the <span class="dictionary">new residential structure</span> endorsement to conduct a <span class="dictionary">home inspection</span> for compensation on any <span class="dictionary">new residential structure</span>. For purposes of this chapter, &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">new residential structure</span>&#x201D; 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 <span class="dictionary">possession</span>, whichever occurs later. <a id="paragraph-309920" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-503/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1987, c. 579, &#xA7; 54-145.7; 1988, cc. 765, 802; 1989, c. 397; 1990, c. 73; 1993, c. 660; 1994, cc. 185, 911; 1995, cc. 543, 585; 1996, cc. 180, 846; 1997, cc. 560, 885; 1998, c. 739; 2004, c. 133; 2009, c. 819; 2015, c. 411; 2016, cc. 161, 436; 2024, cc. 93, 94.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
