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This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 132 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 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1994, chapter 247<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 49<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 722<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":368094,"section_number":"54.1-2208.2","catch_line":"Licensure; minimum qualifications; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2208.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1467217,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368095,"identifier":"54.1-2208.3","token":"54.1\/II\/22\/3\/54.1-2208.3","url":"\/54.1-2208.3\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2208.3\/","token":"54.1\/II\/22\/3\/54.1-2208.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Waiver of examination","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2208.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> may waive<\/span> the examination requirement for licensure as a professional geologist<\/span> for an applicant who otherwise meets the requirements of this article and who also meets any of the following conditions:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Makes written application to the Board<\/span> and has at least 12 years of geological work that includes the geological work as specified in subsection B of § 54.1-2208.2<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Makes written application to the Board<\/span> and holds an unexpired certificate of registration, certification, or license to engage in the practice of geology<\/span> issued to him on the basis of comparable requirements by a proper authority of a state, territory, or possession<\/span> of the United States or the District of Columbia. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWAIVER OF EXAMINATION (\u00a7 54.1-2208.3)\n\nThe Board may waive the examination requirement for licensure as a professional\ngeologist for an applicant who otherwise meets the requirements of this article\nand who also meets any of the following conditions:\n\n1. Makes written application to the Board and has at least 12 years of\ngeological work that includes the geological work as specified in subsection B\nof § 54.1-2208.2.\n\n2. Makes written application to the Board and holds an unexpired certificate of\nregistration, certification, or license to engage in the practice of geology\nissued to him on the basis of comparable requirements by a proper authority of a\nstate, territory, or possession of the United States or the District of\nColumbia.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 132, \u00a7 54-966; 1988, c. 765, \u00a7 54.1-1404; 1994, c. 247;\n1996, c. 49; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2025, c. 722.","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"}}