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Such regulations shall require the completion of the equivalent of at least six hours of Board-approved continuing education courses for any license renewal or reinstatement, except that no continuing education shall be required for any auctioneer licensed by the Board for 25 years or more and who is 70 years of age or older. The Board shall establish criteria for continuing education courses, including but not limited to (i) content and subject matter of continuing education courses; (ii) curriculum of required continuing education courses; (iii) standards and procedures for the approval of courses, course sponsors, and course instructors; (iv) methods of instruction for continuing education courses; and (v) the computation of course credit. 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This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 956<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapter 504<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1467851,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369110,"identifier":"54.1-603.1","token":"54.1\/II\/6\/54.1-603.1","url":"\/54.1-603.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-603.1\/","token":"54.1\/II\/6\/54.1-603.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Continuing education","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-603.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall promulgate regulations governing continuing education requirements for auctioneers<\/span> licensed by the Board<\/span>. Such regulations shall require the completion of the equivalent of at least six hours of Board<\/span>-approved continuing education courses for any license renewal or reinstatement, except that no continuing education shall be required for any auctioneer<\/span> licensed by the Board<\/span> for 25 years or more and who is 70 years of age or older. The Board<\/span> shall establish criteria for continuing education courses, including but not limited to (i) content and subject matter of continuing education courses; (ii) curriculum of required continuing education courses; (iii) standards and procedures for the approval of courses, course sponsors, and course instructors; (iv) methods of instruction for continuing education courses; and (v) the computation of course credit. Any continuing education courses completed by an auctioneer<\/span> pursuant to a requirement of the Certified Auctioneers<\/span> Institute or participation in the educational programs sponsored by the National Auctioneers<\/span> Association or Virginia Auctioneers<\/span> Association shall satisfy the continuing education requirement of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may grant exemptions or waive<\/span> or reduce the number of continuing education hours required in cases of certified illness or undue hardship. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTINUING EDUCATION (\u00a7 54.1-603.1)\n\nA. The Board shall promulgate regulations governing continuing education\nrequirements for auctioneers licensed by the Board. Such regulations shall\nrequire the completion of the equivalent of at least six hours of Board-approved\ncontinuing education courses for any license renewal or reinstatement, except\nthat no continuing education shall be required for any auctioneer licensed by\nthe Board for 25 years or more and who is 70 years of age or older. The Board\nshall establish criteria for continuing education courses, including but not\nlimited to (i) content and subject matter of continuing education courses; (ii)\ncurriculum of required continuing education courses; (iii) standards and\nprocedures for the approval of courses, course sponsors, and course instructors;\n(iv) methods of instruction for continuing education courses; and (v) the\ncomputation of course credit. Any continuing education courses completed by an\nauctioneer pursuant to a requirement of the Certified Auctioneers Institute or\nparticipation in the educational programs sponsored by the National Auctioneers\nAssociation or Virginia Auctioneers Association shall satisfy the continuing\neducation requirement of this section.\n\nB. The Board may grant exemptions or waive or reduce the number of continuing\neducation hours required in cases of certified illness or undue hardship.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, c. 956; 2016, c. 504.","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"}}