                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EXEMPTIONS (§ 54.1-1131)

A. An individual certified or licensed by any one of the following agencies
shall not be required to fulfill the examination requirement specified in §
54.1-1130 for a tradesman license:

   1. The Board of Housing and Community Development prior to July 1, 1995.

   2. Any local governing body prior to July 1, 1978.

   3. An apprenticeship program which is approved by the Commissioner of Labor
   and Industry.
   				Individuals applying for a tradesman license between July 1, 1995, and
   July 1, 1998, shall be deemed to have fulfilled the examination requirement if
   they are able to demonstrate that they have the required number of years of
   discipline-free experience set forth in Board regulations.

B. Upon satisfactory evidence to the Board, the following individuals shall not
be required to fulfill the examination requirement specified in § 54.1-1130 to
be certified as a backflow prevention device worker or licensed as a liquefied
petroleum gas fitter:

   1. Individuals approved, or recognized as having expertise, by a local
   governing body prior to July 1, 1998, to perform backflow prevention device
   work;

   2. Individuals applying for certification as a backflow prevention device
   worker between July 1, 1998 and July 1, 1999, who are able to demonstrate that
   they have the required number of years of discipline-free experience and
   education or training set forth in Board regulations; or

   3. Individuals applying for licensure as a liquefied petroleum gas fitter
   within one year of the effective date of the Board&#8217;s final regulations,
   who are able to demonstrate that they have at least five years&#8217;
   experience as a liquefied petroleum gas fitter.

C. The provisions of this article shall not apply to any individual who is
performing work on (i) any ship, boat, barge or other floating vessel or (ii) a
single-family residence where the value of the work performed is less than $250
and such individual does not hold himself out to the general public as a
tradesman.

D. Individuals applying for a natural gas fitter provider license within one
year of the effective date of the Board&#8217;s final regulations, shall be
deemed to have fulfilled the examination requirement if they are able to
demonstrate that they have five years&#8217; prior experience as a natural gas
fitter provider.

E. Individuals applying for a natural gas fitter provider license between July
1, 1999 and July 1, 2004, shall be deemed to have fulfilled the examination
requirement if they are able to demonstrate that they have at least five
years&#8217; experience in an apprenticeship capacity under the direct
supervision of a gas fitter.

F. Individuals applying for licensure as a liquefied petroleum gas fitter
between July 1, 2000 and July 1, 2005, shall be deemed to have fulfilled the
examination requirements if they are able to demonstrate that they have at least
five years&#8217; experience in an apprenticeship capacity under the direct
supervision of a gas fitter.

HISTORY: 1994, c. 895; 1995, c. 581; 1996, cc. 934, 1006; 1997, cc. 403, 885;
1999, cc. 343, 817, 833; 2000, c. 406; 2014, c. 734.