                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE; FEES; EXAMINATIONS; ISSUANCE; WAIVER OF EXAMINATION
FOR WATER WELL SYSTEMS PROVIDERS (§ 54.1-1130)

A. Any individual desiring to be licensed as a tradesman, liquefied petroleum
gas fitter or natural gas fitter provider, or certified as a backflow prevention
device worker or water well systems provider shall file a written application on
a form prescribed by the Board. The application shall be accompanied by a fee
set by the Board pursuant to &#xA7; 54.1-201. The application shall contain, at
a minimum, the applicant&#8217;s name, place of employment, and business
address; and information on the knowledge, skills, abilities and education or
training of the applicant.
			If the application is satisfactory to the Board, the applicant shall be
required by Board regulations to take an oral or written examination to
determine his general knowledge of the trade in which he desires licensure or of
backflow prevention devices if he desires voluntary certification unless he is
exempt pursuant to &#xA7; 54.1-1131. If the applicant successfully completes the
examination, a license as a tradesman, liquefied petroleum gas fitter, or
natural gas fitter provider, or a certificate as a backflow prevention device
worker, shall be issued.

B. The Board shall require an applicant for certification as a water well
systems provider, unless otherwise exempt, to take an oral or written
examination to determine the applicant&#8217;s general knowledge of water well
systems, including relevant statutory and regulatory requirements. If the
applicant successfully completes a required examination, a certificate shall be
issued.
			Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, unless an applicant is
found by the Board to have engaged in any act that would constitute grounds for
disciplinary action, the Board shall issue a certificate without examination to
any applicant who provides satisfactory proof to the Board of having been
actively and continuously engaged in water well construction activities
immediately prior to July 1, 2007, as follows: (i) at least one year for trainee
certification; (ii) at least three years for journeyman certification; and (iii)
at least six years for master certification. This subsection shall apply only to
individuals who have been employed by a properly licensed water well contractor
during such period of active and continuous engagement in water well
construction activities.

HISTORY: 1994, c. 895; 1996, cc. 934, 1006; 1997, cc. 403, 885; 1999, c. 343;
2003, c. 892; 2005, c. 792.