                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CERTIFIED AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER INSPECTOR (§ 54.1-1147)

A. No person may perform or offer to perform inspections of automatic fire
sprinkler systems in the Commonwealth unless he is certified under the
provisions of this section.

B. The Board shall certify as an automatic fire sprinkler inspector any person
who receives (i) a Level II or higher Inspection and Testing of Water-Based
Systems certificate issued through the National Institute for Certification in
Engineering Technologies or (ii) a substantially similar certification from a
nationally recognized training program approved by the Board. The Board may
suspend or revoke certification as an automatic fire sprinkler inspector for any
person that does not maintain a certification required under this subsection.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, a person lacking
certification under this section but participating in a training or
apprenticeship program may perform automatic fire sprinkler inspections so long
as (i) such person is accompanied by a certified automatic fire sprinkler
inspector and (ii) any required inspection forms are signed by the certified
automatic fire sprinkler inspector.

D. This section shall not apply to building officials and technical assistants
enforcing the Uniform Statewide Building Code (&#xA7; 36-97 et seq.) or fire
officials and technical assistants enforcing the Virginia Statewide Fire
Prevention Code Act (&#xA7; 27-94 et seq.).

HISTORY: 2019, c. 726; 2022, c. 340.