Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 50 - BOARD FOR CONTRACTORS › Chapter 30 - INDIVIDUAL LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION REGULATIONS › Part II - Entry › Section 18VAC50-30-130 - Reinstatement

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Should the
				  Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation fail to receive the
				  renewal application or fees within 30 days of the expiration date, the regulant
				  will be required to apply for reinstatement of the license or certification
				  card.
B. Reinstatement fees are as
				  follows:
Tradesman license
$185*
Liquefied petroleum gas fitter license
$140*
Natural gas fitter provider license
$140*
Backflow prevention device worker
								certification
$140*
Elevator mechanic certification
$140*
Certified accessibility mechanic
$140*
Water well systems provider certification
$140*
Residential building energy analyst license
$140*
*Includes renewal fee listed in
								18VAC50-30-120.
All fees required by the board are nonrefundable and shall
					 not be prorated.
Tradesman license reinstatement fees received on or before
					 August 31, 2025, shall be $150. For all other reinstatement fees received on or
					 before August 31, 2025, the fee shall be $120. This fee includes the renewal
					 fee listed in
					 18VAC50-30-120.
C. Applicants for reinstatement shall meet
				  the requirements of
				  18VAC50-30-30.
D. The date on which the reinstatement fee is
				  received by the department or its agent will determine whether the license or
				  certification card is reinstated or a new application is required.
E. In order to ensure that license or
				  certification card holders are qualified to practice as tradesmen, gas fitters,
				  liquefied petroleum gas fitters, natural gas fitter providers, backflow
				  prevention device workers, elevator mechanics, water well systems providers, or
				  residential building energy analysts, no reinstatement will be permitted once
				  two years from the expiration date has passed. After that date the applicant
				  must apply for a new license or certification card and meet the then current
				  entry requirements.
F. Any
				  tradesman, liquefied petroleum gas fitter, or natural gas fitter provider
				  activity conducted subsequent to the expiration of the license may constitute
				  unlicensed activity and may be subject to prosecution under Title 54.1 of the
				  Code of Virginia. Further, any person who holds himself out as a certified
				  backflow prevention device worker, as defined in § 54.1-1128 of the Code
				  of Virginia, or as a certified elevator mechanic or certified accessibility
				  mechanic, as defined in § 54.1-1140 of the Code of Virginia, or as a water
				  well systems provider as defined in § 54.1-1129.1 of the Code of Virginia,
				  without the appropriate certification, may be subject to prosecution under
				  Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia. Any activity related to the operating
				  integrity of an elevator, escalator, or related conveyance, conducted
				  subsequent to the expiration of an elevator mechanic certification may
				  constitute illegal activity and may be subject to prosecution under Title 54.1
				  of the Code of Virginia. Any individual who completes a residential building
				  energy analysis, as defined in § 54.1-1144 of the Code of Virginia,
				  subsequent to the expiration of a residential building energy analyst license
				  may have engaged in illegal activity and may be subject to prosecution under
				  Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia.
G. The board may deny reinstatement of a
				  license or certification card for the same reasons as it may refuse initial
				  issuance or to discipline a regulant. The regulant has a right to appeal any
				  such action by the board under the Virginia Administrative Process Act (§
				  2.2-4000 et seq. of the Code of Virginia).
H. Failure to timely pay any monetary
				  penalty, reimbursement of cost, or other fee assessed by consent order or final
				  order shall result in delaying or withholding services provided by the
				  department, such as, but not limited to, renewal, reinstatement, processing of
				  a new application, or exam administration.
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-201, 54.1-1102,
						and 54.1-1146 of the Code of Virginia.