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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 895<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1996, chapters 934<\/a> and 1006<\/a>; in 1997, chapters 403<\/a> and 885<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 343<\/a>; in 2009, chapters 184<\/a> and 586<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":360866,"section_number":"36-97","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-97\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1466605,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367950,"identifier":"54.1-1134","token":"54.1\/II\/11\/3\/54.1-1134","url":"\/54.1-1134\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-1134\/","token":"54.1\/II\/11\/3\/54.1-1134","dublin_core":{"Title":"Grounds for denial or revocation of certification or license; reports of building officials and others","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-1134","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall have the power to require remedial education and to suspend, revoke or deny renewal of the certification or license of any individual who is found to be in violation of the statutes<\/span> or regulations governing the practice of licensed tradesmen, liquefied petroleum gas fitters or natural gas fitter providers or certified backflow prevention device workers in the Commonwealth.<\/p>

Any building official who finds that an individual is practicing as a tradesman, elevator mechanic, liquefied petroleum gas fitter or natural gas fitter provider without a license as required by this article shall file a report to such effect with the Board<\/span>. Any water purveyor or building official who finds that an individual is practicing as a backflow prevention device worker without a certificate, if a certificate is required by the locality in which an individual is engaging in backflow prevention device worker activities, shall file a report to such effect with the Board<\/span>.<\/p>

Any building official who has reason to believe that (i) a tradesman, liquefied petroleum gas fitter or natural gas fitter provider is performing incompetently as demonstrated by an egregious or repeated violation of the Uniform Statewide Building Code (\u00a7 36-97<\/a> et seq.) or (ii) a certified backflow prevention device worker is performing incompetently as demonstrated by an egregious or repeated violation of the standards adopted by the American Society of Sanitary Engineering referenced in the plumbing code adopted by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code shall file a report to such effect with the Board<\/span>. Any water purveyor who has reason to believe that a certified backflow prevention device worker is performing incompetently as demonstrated by an egregious or repeated violation of the standards adopted by the American Society of Sanitary Engineering referenced in the plumbing code adopted by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code shall file a report to such effect with the Board<\/span> and local building official.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGROUNDS FOR DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATION OR LICENSE; REPORTS OF\nBUILDING OFFICIALS AND OTHERS (\u00a7 54.1-1134)\n\nThe Board shall have the power to require remedial education and to suspend,\nrevoke or deny renewal of the certification or license of any individual who is\nfound to be in violation of the statutes or regulations governing the practice\nof licensed tradesmen, liquefied petroleum gas fitters or natural gas fitter\nproviders or certified backflow prevention device workers in the Commonwealth.\n\nAny building official who finds that an individual is practicing as a tradesman,\nelevator mechanic, liquefied petroleum gas fitter or natural gas fitter provider\nwithout a license as required by this article shall file a report to such effect\nwith the Board. Any water purveyor or building official who finds that an\nindividual is practicing as a backflow prevention device worker without a\ncertificate, if a certificate is required by the locality in which an individual\nis engaging in backflow prevention device worker activities, shall file a report\nto such effect with the Board.\n\nAny building official who has reason to believe that (i) a tradesman, liquefied\npetroleum gas fitter or natural gas fitter provider is performing incompetently\nas demonstrated by an egregious or repeated violation of the Uniform Statewide\nBuilding Code (\u00a7 36-97 et seq.) or (ii) a certified backflow prevention device\nworker is performing incompetently as demonstrated by an egregious or repeated\nviolation of the standards adopted by the American Society of Sanitary\nEngineering referenced in the plumbing code adopted by the Virginia Uniform\nStatewide Building Code shall file a report to such effect with the Board. Any\nwater purveyor who has reason to believe that a certified backflow prevention\ndevice worker is performing incompetently as demonstrated by an egregious or\nrepeated violation of the standards adopted by the American Society of Sanitary\nEngineering referenced in the plumbing code adopted by the Virginia Uniform\nStatewide Building Code shall file a report to such effect with the Board and\nlocal building official.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 895; 1996, cc. 934, 1006; 1997, cc. 403, 885; 1999, c. 343;\n2009, cc. 184, 586.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}