                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

BOARD FOR CONTRACTORS MEMBERSHIP; OFFICES; MEETINGS; SEAL; RECORD (§ 54.1-1102)

A. The Board for Contractors shall be composed of 16 members as follows: one
member shall be a licensed Class A general contractor; the larger part of the
business of one member shall be the construction of utilities; the larger part
of the business of one member shall be the construction of commercial and
industrial buildings; the larger part of the business of one member shall be the
construction of single-family residences; the larger part of the business of one
member shall be the construction of home improvements; one member shall be a
subcontractor as generally regarded in the construction industry; one member
shall be in the business of sales of construction materials and supplies; one
member shall be a local building official; one member shall be a licensed
plumbing contractor; one member shall be a licensed electrical contractor; one
member shall be a licensed heating, ventilation and air conditioning contractor;
one member shall be a certified elevator mechanic or a licensed elevator
contractor; one member shall be a certified water well systems provider; one
member shall be a professional engineer licensed in accordance with Chapter 4
(&#xA7; 54.1-400 et seq.); and two members shall be nonlegislative citizen
members. The terms of the Board members shall be four years.
			The Board shall meet at least once each year and at such other times as may
be deemed necessary. Annually, the Board shall elect from its membership a
chairman and a vice-chairman to serve for a one-year term. Nine members of the
Board shall constitute a quorum.

B. The Board shall promulgate regulations not inconsistent with statute
necessary for the licensure of contractors and tradesmen and the certification
of backflow prevention device workers, and for the relicensure of contractors
and tradesmen and for the recertification of backflow prevention device workers,
after license or certificate suspension or revocation. The Board shall include
in its regulations a requirement that as a condition for initial licensure as a
contractor, the designated employee or a member of the responsible management
personnel of the contractor shall have successfully completed a Board-approved
basic business course, which shall not exceed eight hours of classroom
instruction. In addition, the Board shall (i) require a contractor to
appropriately classify all workers as employees or independent contractors, as
provided by law and (ii) provide that any contractor who is found to have
intentionally misclassified any worker is subject to sanction by the Board.

C. The Board may adopt regulations requiring all Class A, B, and C residential
contractors, excluding subcontractors to the contracting parties and those who
engage in routine maintenance or service contracts, to use legible written
contracts including the following terms and conditions:

   1. General description of the work to be performed;

   2. Fixed price or an estimate of the total cost of the work, the amounts and
   schedule of progress payments, a listing of specific materials requested by
   the consumer and the amount of down payment;

   3. Estimates of time of commencement and completion of the work; and

   4. Contractor&#8217;s name, address, office telephone number and license or
   certification number and class.
   				In transactions involving door-to-door solicitations, the Board may
   require that a statement of protections be provided by the contractor to the
   homeowner, consumer or buyer, as the case may be.

D. The Board shall adopt a seal with the words &#8220;Board for Contractors,
Commonwealth of Virginia.&#8221; The Director shall have charge, care and
custody of the seal.

E. The Director shall maintain a record of the proceedings of the Board.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 54-114, 54-115, 54-119, 54-120, 54-121, 54-123, 54-124;
1954, c. 415; 1970, c. 319; 1977, c. 640; 1979, c. 408; 1980, c. 634; 1981, c.
447; 1988, cc. 42, 765; 1991, c. 659; 1994, c. 895; 1995, c. 771; 1996, cc. 380,
934, 1006; 1997, c. 885; 2006, cc. 454, 475; 2009, cc. 184, 586; 2010, c. 83;
2012, c. 522; 2017, c. 579; 2020, c. 685.