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VA Code § 54.1-2300 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23 - Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators|§ 54.1-2300. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Board" means the Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals."Onsite sewage system" means a conventional onsite sewage system or alternative onsite sewage system as defined in § 32.1-163."Operator" means any individual employed or appointed by any owner, and who is designated by such owner to be the person in responsible charge, such as a supervisor, a shift operator, or a substitute in charge, and whose duties include testing or evaluation to control waterworks or wastewater works operations or to operate and maintain onsite sewage systems. Not included in this definition are superintendents or directors of public works, city engineers, or other municipal or industrial officials whose duties do not include the actual operation or direct supervision of waterworks or wastewater works."Owner" means the Commonwealth of Virginia, or any political subdivision thereof, any public or private institution, corporation, association, firm or company organized or existing under the laws of this Commonwealth or of any other state or nation, or any person or group of persons acting individually or as a group, who own, manage, or maintain waterworks or wastewater works."Person" means any individual, group of individuals, a corporation, a partnership, a business trust, an association or other similar legal entity engaged in operating waterworks or wastewater works."Wastewater works" means each system of (i) sewerage systems or sewage treatment works, serving more than 400 persons, as set forth in § 62.1-44.18; (ii) sewerage systems or sewage treatment works serving fewer than 400 persons, as set forth in § 62.1-44.18, if so certified by the State Water Control Board; and (iii) facilities for discharge to state waters of industrial wastes or other wastes, if certified by the State Water Control Board."Waterworks" means each system of structures and appliances used in connection with the collection, storage, purification, and treatment of water for drinking or domestic use and the distribution thereof to the public, except distribution piping. Systems serving fewer than 400 persons shall not be considered to be a waterworks unless certified by the Board to be such.1970, c. 768, § 54-573.2; 1972, c. 682; 1988, c. 765; 2007, cc. 892, 924.
VA Code § 54.1-2301 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23 - Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators|§ 54.1-2301. Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals; membership; terms; duties

A. The Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals shall consist of 11 members as follows: the Director of the Office of Water Programs of the State Department of Health, or his designee, the Executive Director of the State Water Control Board, or his designee, a currently employed waterworks operator having a valid license of the highest classification issued by the Board, a currently employed wastewater works operator having a valid license of the highest classification issued by the Board, a faculty member of a public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth whose principal field of teaching is management or operation of waterworks or wastewater works, a representative of an owner of a waterworks, a representative of an owner of a wastewater works, a licensed alternative onsite sewage system operator, a licensed alternative onsite sewage system installer, a licensed onsite soil evaluator, and one citizen member. The alternative onsite sewage system operator, alternative onsite sewage system installer, and onsite soil evaluator shall have practiced for at least five consecutive years immediately prior to appointment. No owner shall be represented on the Board by more than one representative or employee operator. The term of Board members shall be four years.B. The Board shall examine waterworks and wastewater works operators and issue licenses. The licenses may be issued in specific operator classifications to attest to the competency of an operator to supervise and operate waterworks and wastewater works while protecting the public health, welfare and property and conserving and protecting the water resources of the Commonwealth.C. The Board shall establish a program for licensing individuals as onsite soil evaluators, onsite sewage system installers, and onsite sewage system operators.D. The Board, in consultation with the Board of Health, shall adopt regulations for the licensure of (i) onsite soil evaluators; (ii) installers of alternative onsite sewage systems, as defined in § 32.1-163; and (iii) operators of alternative onsite sewage systems, as defined in § 32.1-163. Such regulations shall include requirements for (a) minimum education and training, including approved training courses; (b) relevant work experience; (c) demonstrated knowledge and skill; (d) application fees to cover the costs of the program, renewal fees, and schedules; (e) the division of onsite soil evaluators into classes, one of which shall be restricted to the design of conventional onsite sewage systems; and (f) other criteria the Board deems necessary.E. The Board shall permit any wastewater works operator to sit for the conventional onsite sewage system operator examination.1970, c. 768, §§ 54-573.1, 54-573.3; 1981, c. 447; 1988, c. 765; 1989, c. 97; 2007, cc. 892, 924; 2008, c. 67; 2013, c. 731.
VA Code § 54.1-2302 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23 - Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators|§ 54.1-2302. License required

No person shall operate a waterworks or wastewater works, perform the duties of an onsite soil evaluator, or install or operate an alternative onsite sewage system, without a valid license.1979, c. 408, § 54-573.18; 1988, c. 765; 2007, cc. 892, 924.
VA Code § 54.1-2311 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23.1 - Cemetery Operators, Perpetual Care Trust Funds and Preneed Burial Contracts|§ 54.1-2311. Cemetery operators required to be licensed by the Board

No person shall engage in the business of a cemetery company in the Commonwealth without first being licensed by the Board. The cemetery company shall renew its license as required by the Board. Such license and such renewal of license shall (i) be on forms prescribed by the Board and shall include the name and address of each cemetery in Virginia in which the cemetery company has a business interest, the name and address of all officers and directors of the cemetery company, the registered agent for the cemetery company, the compliance agent, and any such other information as the Board may require consistent with the purposes of this chapter and (ii) include a fee as prescribed by the Board for each cemetery in Virginia in which the cemetery company has a business interest. The cemetery company shall notify the Board of any change in the information required to be filed within thirty days after the change. A new license shall be required if there is a change in the ownership of the cemetery company. If there is a change in the compliance agent designated by the cemetery company, it shall promptly notify the Board in writing. All fees shall be remitted to the State Treasurer and shall be placed to the credit and special fund of the Department to be used in the administration of this chapter.1998, cc. 708, 721.
VA Code § 54.1-2312 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23.1 - Cemetery Operators, Perpetual Care Trust Funds and Preneed Burial Contracts|§ 54.1-2312. Exemptions

A. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to cemeteries wholly owned and operated by the state or a county, city, or town; a church; or a nonstock corporation not operated for profit if the corporation (i) does not compensate any officer or director except for reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties; (ii) does not sell or construct or directly or indirectly contract for the sale or construction of vaults or lawn, garden, or mausoleum crypts; and (iii) uses proceeds from the sale of all graves and entombment rights for the sole purpose of defraying the direct expenses of maintaining the cemetery. For the purposes of this subsection, "church" includes a church that operates as a historic landmark.B. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any community cemetery not operated for profit if the cemetery (i) does not compensate any officer or director except for reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties, and uses the proceeds from the sale of the graves and mausoleum spaces for the sole purpose of defraying the direct expenses of maintaining its facilities or (ii) was chartered by the Commonwealth prior to 1857 A.D.C. The provisions of this chapter regarding preneed burial contracts shall not apply to prearranged funeral plans entered into by licensees of the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers.D. The provisions of the chapter shall not apply to any family cemetery provided that no graves or entombment rights therein are sold or offered for sale to the public.E. Subject to the requirements of § 54.1-2312.1, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the resale of any interment right in a cemetery in the Commonwealth.1998, cc. 708, 721; 2011, c. 792; 2020, cc. 27, 33.
VA Code § 54.1-2312.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23.1 - Cemetery Operators, Perpetual Care Trust Funds and Preneed Burial Contracts|§ 54.1-2312.01. Special interments; definitions; regulations by Board

A. A cemetery company may have a section in the cemetery devoted to the interment of human remains and the pets of such deceased humans, provided:1. The section of the cemetery property dedicated for this purpose is segregated entirely from the remainder of the cemetery devoted to the interment of human remains;2. No uncremated pet is interred in the same grave, crypt, or niche as the remains of a human; and3. The section of the cemetery is clearly marked and advertised as such by the cemetery company.B. A cemetery company may have a section in the cemetery devoted to the interment of pets, provided:1. The section of the cemetery property dedicated for this purpose is segregated entirely from the remainder of the cemetery devoted to the interment of human remains; and2. The section of the cemetery is clearly marked and advertised as such by the cemetery company.C. As used in the section, "pet" means the same as that term is defined in § 57-39.20.D. The Board shall adopt such regulations as the Board deems appropriate and necessary to implement the provisions of this section. Regulations of the Board shall be in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).2014, c. 500; 2020, c. 537.
VA Code § 54.1-2313 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23.1 - Cemetery Operators, Perpetual Care Trust Funds and Preneed Burial Contracts|§ 54.1-2313. Board; appointment; terms; vacancies; meetings; quorum; other powers; regulations

A. The Cemetery Board shall consist of seven members to be appointed by the Governor as follows: four cemetery operators who have operated a cemetery in the Commonwealth for at least five consecutive years immediately prior to appointment, no more than two of whom shall be affiliated with a cemetery company incorporated in the Commonwealth which is owned, operated or affiliated, directly or indirectly, with a foreign corporation; one representative of local government, and two citizen members. Appointments to the Board shall generally represent the geographical areas of the Commonwealth.B. All appointments shall be for terms of four years, except that appointment to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms. No person shall be eligible to serve for more than two successive four-year terms.C. The Board shall annually elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its members. The Board shall meet at least once each year and may meet as often as its duties require. Four members shall constitute a quorum.D. In addition to the general powers and duties conferred in this subtitle, the Board shall have the power and duty to (i) regulate preneed burial contracts and perpetual care trust fund accounts as prescribed by this chapter, including, but not limited to, the authority to prescribe preneed contract forms, disclosure requirements and disclosure forms and to require reasonable bonds to insure performance of preneed contracts, (ii) regulate and register sales personnel employed by a cemetery company, and (iii) regulate and establish qualifications and standards of conduct for compliance agents employed by a cemetery company to assure compliance of the cemetery with the provisions of this chapter.E. In addition to such other regulations the Board deems appropriate, the Board shall adopt regulations which provide:1. A method for executing, at-need, a preneed burial contract, including the petitioning a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a receiver, where a licensee who is a party to such preneed burial contract has had his license to operate a cemetery revoked or suspended for violation of this chapter or Board regulations; and2. Consumer protections which are consistent with those provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Funeral Rules which the Board finds may be appropriately applied to cemetery companies.1998, cc. 708, 721; 2004, c. 247; 2010, c. 91; 2012, c. 522.
VA Code § 54.1-2313.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23.1 - Cemetery Operators, Perpetual Care Trust Funds and Preneed Burial Contracts|§ 54.1-2313.1. Protection of preneed burial and perpetual care trust funds; operation of cemetery company; appointment of receiver

No licensee or any agent of the licensee shall divert or misuse any funds held in trust or otherwise held by him for another. If preneed or perpetual care funds are held in trust and the Board or its agents have reason to believe that (i) the licensee is not able to adequately protect the interest of the person involved, (ii) the licensee has had his license suspended, revoked or surrendered, or (iii) the conduct of the licensee or the operation of the cemetery threatens the interests of the public, the Board may file a petition with any court of record having equity jurisdiction over the licensee or any of the funds held by him stating the facts upon which it relies and the relief requested. The court may temporarily enjoin further activity by the licensee and take such further action as shall be necessary to ensure that the cemetery company is operated in full compliance with this chapter and the Board's regulations, or to conserve, protect, and disburse the funds involved, or both, including the appointment of a receiver to operate the cemetery company. The Board shall not be liable for any expenses or fees of the receiver.2004, c. 192.
VA Code § 54.1-2314 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23.1 - Cemetery Operators, Perpetual Care Trust Funds and Preneed Burial Contracts|§ 54.1-2314. Refusal, suspension or revocation of license or registration

The Board may refuse to license or register any applicant, suspend a license or registration for a stated period or indefinitely, revoke any license or registration, censure or reprimand any person licensed or registered by the Board or place such person on probation for such time as it may designate for any of the following causes related to the sale or offering to the public of cemetery vaults, grave liners, urns, memorials, markers or monuments:1. Conviction of any felony or any crime involving moral turpitude;2. Unprofessional conduct which is likely to defraud or to deceive the public or clients;3. Misrepresentation or fraud in the conduct of the cemetery company or its sales personnel, or in obtaining or renewing a license or registration;4. False or misleading advertising;5. Solicitation in violation of subsection B of § 54.1-2327;6. Direct or indirect payment or offer of payment of a commission to others by the licensee, his sales representatives, agents, or employees for the purpose of securing business;7. Use of alcohol or drugs to the extent that such use renders him unsafe to practice his licensed or registered activity;8. Aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to engage in the business of a cemetery company;9. Using profane, indecent or obscene language within the immediate hearing of the family or relatives of a deceased, whose body has been interred or otherwise disposed of;10. Violation of any statute, ordinance or regulation affecting the handling, custody, care or transportation of dead human bodies;11. Failure to comply with subsection A of § 54.1-2327 and to keep on file an itemized statement of all retail prices and fees charged related to the sale of property or services as required by Board regulations and this chapter;12. Charging third-party handling fees, which shall not include installation fees; and13. Refusing to honor the transfer of preneed contract arrangements to another party. However the licensee shall not be responsible for paying additional costs associated with any actual transfer.1998, cc. 708, 721.
VA Code § 54.1-2315 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23.1 - Cemetery Operators, Perpetual Care Trust Funds and Preneed Burial Contracts|§ 54.1-2315. Other prohibited activities

The following acts shall be prohibited:1. Employment directly or indirectly of any sales representative, agent, employee or other person, on a part-time or full-time basis, or on a commission, for the purpose of calling upon individuals or institutions by whose influence dead human bodies may be turned over to a particular funeral establishment or cemetery company;2. Solicitation, offer, payment, or acceptance by a licensee or registered sales personnel of a licensee, of any commission or bonus or rebate in consideration of recommending or causing a dead human body to be disposed of in any crematory, mausoleum or cemetery;3. Violating or cooperating with others to violate any provision of this chapter or Board regulations;4. Interfering with the freedom of choice of the general public in the choice of persons or establishments providing funeral services, preneed funeral planning or preneed funeral contracts.Nothing in this section shall preclude a cemetery company employing or retaining a sales representative, agent, employee or other person, on a part-time or full-time basis, from offering cemetery company goods and services on a commission basis.1998, cc. 708, 721.
VA Code § 54.1-2316 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23.1 - Cemetery Operators, Perpetual Care Trust Funds and Preneed Burial Contracts|§ 54.1-2316. Certain representations unlawful; perpetual care trust fund required

It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale in the Commonwealth any grave or entombment right in a cemetery and, in connection therewith, to represent to the public in any manner, express or implied, that the entire cemetery or any grave or entombment right therein will be perpetually cared for, unless adequate provision has been made for the perpetual care of the cemetery and all graves and entombment rights therein as to which such representation has been made.Each cemetery company shall establish in a Virginia trust company or trust subsidiary or a federally insured bank or savings institution doing business in the Commonwealth, an irrevocable trust fund in the amount of at least $50,000 before the first lot, parcel of land, burial or entombment right is sold. This fund shall be designated the perpetual care trust fund.1998, cc. 708, 721; 2004, c. 192.
VA Code § 54.1-2317 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23.1 - Cemetery Operators, Perpetual Care Trust Funds and Preneed Burial Contracts|§ 54.1-2317. Who may serve as trustee of perpetual care trust fund

A. The trustee of the perpetual care trust fund shall be appointed by the person owning, operating, or developing a cemetery company. If the trustee is other than a Virginia trust company or trust subsidiary or a federally insured bank or savings institution doing business in the Commonwealth, the trustee shall be approved by the Board.A trustee that is not a Virginia trust company or trust subsidiary or a federally insured bank or savings institution doing business in the Commonwealth shall apply to the Board for approval, and the Board shall approve the trustee when it has become satisfied that the applicant:1. Employs and is directed by persons who are qualified by character, experience, and financial responsibility to care for and invest the funds of others;2. Will perform its duties in a proper and legal manner and the trust funds and interest of the public generally will not be jeopardized; and3. Is authorized to do business in the Commonwealth and has adequate facilities to perform its duties as trustee.B. If the trustee is other than a Virginia trust company or trust subsidiary or a federally insured bank or savings institution doing business in the Commonwealth, the trustee shall furnish a fidelity bond with corporate surety thereon, payable to the trust established, which shall be designated "Perpetual Care Trust Fund for (name of cemetery company)," in a sum equal to not less than 100 percent of the value of the principal of the trust estate at the beginning of each calendar year, which bond shall be deposited with the Board.C. If the trustee is other than a Virginia trust company or trust subsidiary or a federally insured bank or savings institution doing business in the Commonwealth and if it appears that an officer, director or employee of the trustee is dishonest, incompetent, or reckless in the management of a perpetual care trust fund, the Board may bring an action in the appropriate court to remove the trustee and to impound the property and business of the trustee as may be reasonably necessary to protect the trust funds.1998, cc. 708, 721.
VA Code § 54.1-2318 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23.1 - Cemetery Operators, Perpetual Care Trust Funds and Preneed Burial Contracts|§ 54.1-2318. Application of Part a (§ 64.2-1200 et seq.) of Subtitle IV of Title 64.2

Trustees appointed pursuant to this chapter shall be governed in their investment of trust funds by § 2.2-4519 and §§ 64.2-1502 through 64.2-1506, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.1998, cc. 708, 721.
VA Code § 54.1-2319 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23.1 - Cemetery Operators, Perpetual Care Trust Funds and Preneed Burial Contracts|§ 54.1-2319. Deposit in perpetual care trust fund required upon sale of graves, etc.

Each cemetery company shall deposit a minimum of ten percent of the receipts from the sale of graves and above-ground crypts and niches, excluding below-ground burial vaults, in cash in the perpetual care trust fund within thirty days after the close of the month in which such receipts are paid to it. If the purchaser's payment is made on an installment or deferred payment basis, the cemetery company shall have the option of paying ten percent of the amount of principal in each payment received into the perpetual care trust fund. If the cemetery company provides a grave or an above-ground crypt or niche without compensation, ten percent of the retail sales price shall be deposited within thirty days after the close of the month in which the property is provided to the consumer.1998, cc. 708, 721; 2000, c. 36.