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This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 626 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. Unfortunately, the 1987 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1988, chapter 765; in 1991, chapter 181; in 2002, chapter 784<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 447<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 91<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 777<\/a> and 859<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":368088,"section_number":"54.1-2205","catch_line":"License required; application; requirements for licensure; continuing education","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2205\/"},{"id":368090,"section_number":"54.1-2206.2","catch_line":"Requirements for professional wetland delineator certification","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2206.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1467187,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368091,"identifier":"54.1-2206","token":"54.1\/II\/22\/2\/54.1-2206","url":"\/54.1-2206\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2206\/","token":"54.1\/II\/22\/2\/54.1-2206","dublin_core":{"Title":"Waiver of examination","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2206","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may waive<\/span> the requirement for examination pursuant to § 54.1-2205<\/a> upon written application from an individual who holds an unexpired certificate or license, or its equivalent, issued by a regulatory body of another state, territory or possession<\/span> of the United States and is not the subject of any disciplinary proceeding before such regulatory body which could result in the suspension or revocation<\/span> of his certificate or license, if such other state, territory or possession<\/span> recognizes the license issued by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall waive<\/span> the requirement for examination pursuant to § 54.1-2206.2<\/a> upon the written application from an individual who holds an unexpired certificate or its equivalent issued by a regulatory body of another state, territory or possession<\/span> of the United States or has been provisionally certified under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineator Certification Program of 1993 and is not the subject of any disciplinary proceeding before such regulatory body, which could result in the suspension or revocation<\/span> of his certificate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWAIVER OF EXAMINATION (\u00a7 54.1-2206)\n\nA. The Board may waive the requirement for examination pursuant to §\n54.1-2205 upon written application from an individual who holds an unexpired\ncertificate or license, or its equivalent, issued by a regulatory body of\nanother state, territory or possession of the United States and is not the\nsubject of any disciplinary proceeding before such regulatory body which could\nresult in the suspension or revocation of his certificate or license, if such\nother state, territory or possession recognizes the license issued by the Board.\n\nB. The Board shall waive the requirement for examination pursuant to §\n54.1-2206.2 upon the written application from an individual who holds an\nunexpired certificate or its equivalent issued by a regulatory body of another\nstate, territory or possession of the United States or has been provisionally\ncertified under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineator\nCertification Program of 1993 and is not the subject of any disciplinary\nproceeding before such regulatory body, which could result in the suspension or\nrevocation of his certificate.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 626, \u00a7 54-976; 1988, c. 765; 1991, c. 181; 2002, c. 784;\n2003, c. 447; 2010, c. 91; 2011, cc. 777, 859.","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"}}