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VA Code § 54.1-904 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-904. Limitation of powers of Board

Nothing in this chapter shall authorize the Board to decide upon the liability of a pilot or his apprentice to any person injured by his negligence or misconduct, or to prevent such person from recovering for any damage occasioned thereby.Code 1950, § 54-535; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-905 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-905. Examination of pilots; issuance of license; bonds and oath of office

Applicants for examination shall submit to the Board a certificate from the circuit court in the county or city of their residence stating that the applicant is of good character and a resident of the Commonwealth. The applicant shall also submit proof that he has served as an apprentice for five years, including three years as a limited branch pilot. If the Board finds the applicant qualified to act as a branch pilot it shall issue him a license, and he shall thereupon become a state officer, to be known as a branch pilot and shall hold office as such for one year next ensuing. Before he may perform any of the duties of his office he shall give bond before the clerk of the circuit court of the county or city in which he resides in the penalty of $500, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties and he shall take the oath of office required by § 49-1.Branch pilots may conduct and pilot any vessel.Code 1950, §§ 54-536, 54-555; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-906 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-906. Expiration and renewal of licenses

All licenses issued by the Board shall expire on December 31 of the year in which issued. Every pilot who holds a license as a branch pilot shall appear before the Board every twelve months, and, if the Board deems him qualified, it shall renew his license, which shall continue his term of office for one year following each renewal. Upon each renewal he shall appear before the clerk before whom he originally qualified, and renew his oath of office, but the bond given by him shall remain in force.Code 1950, §§ 54-537, 54-538; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-907 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-907. Fee for original license and license renewal

Upon the application for license as a branch pilot and each renewal thereof, the applicant for license or license renewal shall pay a fee established by the Board pursuant to § 54.1-113.Code 1950, §§ 54-539, 54-540; 1988, c. 765; 1990, c. 72.
VA Code § 54.1-908 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-908. State and local licenses prohibited

No state, city, town or county licenses shall be assessed against any branch pilot.Code 1950, § 54-541; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-909 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-909. License as limited branch pilot

Any apprentice may apply to the Board for a license as a limited branch pilot. The Board may grant him a license after proper examination if in the opinion of the Board the applicant is qualified. The Board may endorse on the license such limitations as it deems proper, and a limited branch pilot shall perform his duties of piloting and conducting vessels within the limitations imposed by his license.Code 1950, §§ 54-542, 54-543, 54-556; 1988, c. 765; 2007, cc. 326, 559.
VA Code § 54.1-910 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-910. What vessels to take pilots and where

The master of every vessel, other than vessels exclusively engaged in the coastwise trade and those made exempt by United States statutes, inward bound from sea to any port in Virginia or any intermediate or other point in Hampton Roads, the Virginia waters of Chesapeake Bay, or in any navigable river in Virginia which flows into Chesapeake Bay or Hampton Roads, shall take the first Virginia pilot that offers his services. Any such vessel outward bound, or bound from one port or point in Virginia to another port or point, shall take the first Virginia pilot that offers his services at the port, point, or place of departure or sailing. Any master refusing to do so shall immediately pay to such pilot full pilotage from the point where the services are offered to the point of destination of the vessel.Code 1950, § 54-544; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-911 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-911. Notice to pilot officers

The master, agent or consignee of any vessel requiring a pilot shall give at least two hours' notice of the need for a pilot to the pilot officers.Code 1950, § 54-547; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-912 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-912. Employing unlicensed pilots

No master shall employ any person who is not licensed as a pilot to act as a pilot of his vessel.Code 1950, § 54-548; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-913 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-913. Concealing name of vessel

The master of a vessel shall not conceal or obscure or refuse to disclose the name of his vessel when spoken to by a pilot.Code 1950, § 54-549; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-914 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-914. Keeping pilot boat

Every pilot, or the company to which he belongs, shall keep one sufficient boat of at least thirty feet keel.Code 1950, § 54-550; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-915 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-915. Pilot first meeting vessel at sea to have preference

The first pilot who meets a vessel coming in, which his branch entitles him to conduct, shall have the right to take charge of and conduct her into port.Code 1950, § 54-554; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-916 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-916. Discretion of pilot piloting vessel

Any pilot piloting a vessel shall have full discretion as to when the vessel shall be piloted to or from sea, or to or from any port or place within the Commonwealth or situated within any of the waters referred to in § 54.1-910. The pilot's discretion shall be exercised in a reasonable way, with a view to the vessel's safety as well as with a view to the safety of the Commonwealth's waters and ports.Code 1950, § 54-558; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-917 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-917. Enforcement of suspension

If any individual whose pilot's license has been suspended is found on board any vessel as a pilot, or offers to conduct any vessel, he may be dismissed from the vessel by any licensed pilot, to whom all the pilotage shall be paid. The Board may proceed against the individual under the provisions of § 54.1-924 as if the individual had never been licensed. An individual whose pilot's license has been suspended may also be proceeded against under § 54.1-111.Code 1950, § 54-561; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-918 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-918. State Corporation Commission to prescribe and enforce rates of pilotage and other charges

The State Corporation Commission shall prescribe and enforce the rates of pilotage and other charges to be observed in the business of pilotage, but before the Commission fixes or prescribes rates or charges it shall give ten days' notice of the time and place of a hearing by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in each of the Cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News. For the purpose of determining the fair basis of such rates and charges, the Commission shall, for the two years next preceding, have access to the books and records of the individual pilots who have no organized association, and of any association of pilots who have an organized association whose rates are to be fixed by the Commission, and shall have the same powers given by law in fixing rates and charges of transportation companies.The Commission shall fix amounts that will be a fair charge for the service rendered. The Commission shall have due regard for necessary operating expenses, maintenance of, depreciation on, and return on investment in properties used and useful in the business of pilotage, and the rates and charges of pilotage at comparable and competing ports of the United States.When such rates and charges have been fixed and prescribed by the Commission, they shall be the legal rates and charges of pilotage in Virginia, and shall be enforced as provided by law, and the Commission shall have the power to change or alter rates or charges after notice and hearing as provided in this section.Code 1950, § 54-562; 1988, c. 765; 1992, c. 10.
VA Code § 54.1-919 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-919. Appeal from action of Commission

From any action of the State Corporation Commission under § 54.1-918, an appeal may be taken by the individual pilots, company or association affected, or by any other person, firm or corporation aggrieved by such action, in the manner prescribed in Article IX, Section 4 of the Constitution of Virginia.Code 1950, § 54-563; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 37; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-920 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-920. Detention on seagoing vessel

If a pilot is detained on board any seagoing vessel he shall be paid by the master, owner, or consignee of the vessel the rate prescribed by the State Corporation Commission for a day's detention for each day detained. If any pilot is carried beyond the limits of the Commonwealth against his will, he shall be entitled to recover $300 from the master or owner of the vessel upon which he has been carried away.Code 1950, § 54-564; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-921 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-921. Quarantine detention

If any pilot is permitted to go on board a vessel without being informed of a contagious or infectious disease on board, and is obligated to remain on board, or perform quarantine in consequence thereof he shall be paid for each day's detention in accordance with the rate prescribed for a day's detention by the State Corporation Commission.Code 1950, § 54-565; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-922 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-922. Liability for pilotage and other allowances

The master and the owner of every vessel shall each be liable to the pilot for his pilotage and other allowances, and also the consignee or supercargo of any vessel not owned by a resident of the Commonwealth. If the consignee or supercargo refuses to become responsible to the pilot for his fees, the master or owner of the vessel shall, before she leaves her port of departure, deposit with some responsible person, subject to the order of the pilot, the amount of the pilotage due him.Code 1950, § 54-566; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-923 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-923. When pilot to produce branch

Every pilot shall, if required, produce his branch at the time of demanding his fees, before he shall be entitled to receive the same.Code 1950, § 54-569; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-924 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-924. Piloting, etc., vessel without license; how offenders proceeded against

No person shall conduct or pilot a vessel to or from sea, or to or from any port or place in Virginia unless he is licensed under this chapter.Warrants for persons violating this section may be issued by any magistrate, upon the oath of any party complaining, and shall be returnable to the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk. After a bond hearing held pursuant to Chapter 9 (§ 19.2-119 et seq.) of Title 19.2, the bond shall be returned by the judicial officer to the circuit court of the City of Norfolk, which shall have jurisdiction for trial of such misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 54-571; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-925 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-925. Exception as to vessels in distress

Section 54.1-924 shall not prevent any person from assisting a vessel in distress.Code 1950, § 54-572; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-926 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-926. Pilot receiving unlawful fees

No pilot shall demand or receive other than the lawful fee for any service. Any pilot who violates this section may be suspended by the Board for up to six months.Code 1950, § 54-573; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-927 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 9 - Branch Pilots|§ 54.1-927. Violation of chapter a misdemeanor

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-1104 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 11 - Contractors|§ 54.1-1104. Register of applicants

The Director shall keep a register of all applicants showing their date of application, name, qualifications, place of business, place of residence, and whether such application was approved or refused. The books and register of the Board shall be prima facie evidence of all matters recorded therein.Code 1950, § 54-125; 1977, c. 640; 1980, c. 634; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-1106.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 11 - Contractors|§ 54.1-1106.1. Violations of certain State Board of Health regulations; penalty

The Board for Contractors shall consider violations of regulations of the State Board of Health relating to water wells as violations of this chapter, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or suspension or revocation of license. No contractor shall be subject to the monetary penalties provided by this section if he has been assessed a civil penalty for such violation pursuant to § 32.1-27.1989, c. 241; 1990, c. 911.
VA Code § 54.1-1106.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 11 - Contractors|§ 54.1-1106.2. Additional monetary penalty for certain violations

A. If the Board finds any person licensed under the provisions of this chapter to be in violation of a statute or regulation involving fraudulent or improper or dishonest conduct as defined in § 54.1-1118, which violation occurred while engaged in a transaction initiated arising from a declared state of emergency as defined in § 44-146.16, the Board shall impose a monetary penalty of up to $10,000 for each such violation.B. The penalty imposed pursuant to this section shall be in addition to that provided in § 54.1-202.2014, c. 508.
VA Code § 54.1-1108.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 11 - Contractors|§ 54.1-1108.1. Waiver of examination; designated employee; Board regulations

A. Any Class A contractor licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia prior to January 1, 1991, and in business on December 31, 1990, shall provide to the Board in writing the name of one full-time employee or member of the contractor's responsible management who is at least 18 years of age and that employee shall be deemed to have fulfilled the requirement for examination in § 54.1-1106, so long as he remains a full-time employee of the contractor or remains a member of the contractor's responsible management. The designated employee shall not be required to take an examination if the Class A contractor changes his form of business entity and is in good standing with the Board. Upon his leaving the employ of the contractor or his leaving as a member of the contractor's responsible management, the contractor shall name another full-time employee or member of the contractor's responsible management in accordance with § 54.1-1106.Any Class B contractor registered in the Commonwealth prior to January 1, 1991, and in business on December 31, 1990, shall, within its current period of registration, provide on a form prescribed by the Board satisfactory information on the financial position, and knowledge, skills and abilities of the registered firm; and the name of a full-time employee who is at least 18 years of age and that employee shall be deemed to have fulfilled the requirement for examination in § 54.1-1108, so long as he remains a full-time employee of the contractor. The designated employee shall not be required to take an examination if the Class B contractor changes his form of business entity and is in good standing with the Board. If such employee leaves the employ of the contractor, the contractor shall name another full-time employee in accordance with § 54.1-1108.B. 1. The Board is directed to revise Board regulations to allow multiple individuals from a single firm to sit for the business examination required to be confirmed as the firm's designated employee. The Board shall also review current regulations and procedures pertaining to the time allowed for a change of the designated employee to determine if the current time for replacement is sufficient and practicable.2. As used in this subsection, "firm" means any business entity recognized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.1990, c. 911; 1996, c. 707; 2003, c. 892; 2005, c. 348; 2019, c. 503.
VA Code § 54.1-1108.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 11 - Contractors|§ 54.1-1108.2. Application for Class C license; fees; issuance

A. Any person desiring to be licensed as a Class C contractor shall file with the Department a written application on a form prescribed by the Board. The application shall be accompanied by a fee set by the Board pursuant to § 54.1-201. The application shall contain information concerning the name, location, nature, and operation of the business, and information demonstrating that the applicant possesses the character and minimum skills to properly engage in the occupation of contracting.B. The Board may grant a Class C license in any of the following classifications: (i) residential building contractor, (ii) commercial building contractor, (iii) highway/heavy contractor, (iv) electrical contractor, (v) plumbing contractor, (vi) heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contractor, (vii) fire sprinkler contractor, and (viii) specialty contractor.1995, c. 771; 1997, c. 885; 1998, c. 754; 2003, c. 892; 2013, c. 116; 2019, c. 726.
VA Code § 54.1-1109 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 11 - Contractors|§ 54.1-1109. Expiration and renewal of license or certificate

A. A license or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire as provided in Board regulations. Application for renewal of a license or certificate may be made as provided by Board regulations. The application shall be accompanied by a fee set by the Board pursuant to § 54.1-201.B. With respect to a contractor electing continuous bonding under § 54.1-1106 or 54.1-1108, proof of current bond is required in order to renew the license or certificate. The bond shall commence no later than the effective date of the license and shall expire no sooner than the date of expiration of the license or certificate.Code 1950, § 54-131; 1970, c. 319; 1977, c. 640; 1980, c. 634; 1988, c. 765; 1990, c. 911; 1995, c. 771; 1996, c. 1014; 2017, c. 572.
VA Code § 54.1-1110 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 11 - Contractors|§ 54.1-1110. Grounds for denial or revocation of license or certificate

The Board shall have the power to require remedial education, suspend, revoke, or deny renewal of the license or certificate of any contractor who is found to be in violation of the statutes or regulations governing the practice of licensed or certified contractors in the Commonwealth.The Board may suspend, revoke, or deny renewal of an existing license or certificate, or refuse to issue a license or certificate, to any contractor who is shown to have a substantial identity of interest with a contractor whose license or certificate has been revoked or not renewed by the Board. A substantial identity of interest includes but is not limited to (i) a controlling financial interest by the individual or corporate principals of the contractor whose license or certificate has been revoked or nonrenewed, (ii) substantially identical principals or officers, or (iii) the same designated employee as the contractor whose license or certificate has been revoked or not renewed by the Board.Additionally, the Board may suspend, revoke or deny renewal of an existing license or certificate, or refuse to issue a license or certificate to any contractor who violates the provisions of Chapter 5 (§ 60.2-500 et seq.) of Title 60.2 and Chapter 8 (§ 65.2-800 et seq.) of Title 65.2.Any person whose license is suspended or revoked by the Board shall not be eligible for a license or certificate under any circumstances or under any name, except as provided by regulations of the Board pursuant to § 54.1-1102.1980, c. 634, § 54-132.1; 1988, c. 765; 1990, c. 911; 1992, c. 243; 1995, c. 771; 1996, c. 380.
VA Code § 54.1-1110.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 11 - Contractors|§ 54.1-1110.1. Re-examination of designated employee

The Board shall have the power to require remedial education or may require a designated employee to retake the examination required by this chapter, in any case where the conduct of the designated employee, while in the employ of a licensed Class A or Class B contractor, has resulted in any disciplinary action by the Board against such contractor.1996, c. 707.