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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Chapter 20 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGULATIONS › Part X - Renumber Part X as Part VIII Qualifications for Registration as a Business Entity › Section 18VAC10-20-650 - Registration certification

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The application shall contain an affidavit by an authorized
					 official in the business entity that the practice of architecture, engineering,
					 land surveying, landscape architecture, or interior design to be done by that
					 entity shall be under the direct control and personal supervision of the
					 licensed or certified full-time employees or licensed or certified resident
					 principals identified in the application as responsible persons for the
					 practice. In addition, the licensed or certified employees or principals
					 responsible for the practice shall sign their names indicating that they are
					 responsible persons who are resident, and that they understand and shall comply
					 with all statutes and regulations of the board.
Statutory Authority: §§
												54.1-201
						and
						54.1-404
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Chapter 20 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGULATIONS › Part X - Renumber Part X as Part VIII Qualifications for Registration as a Business Entity › Section 18VAC10-20-660 - Change of status

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A. Any changes
				  of status including, but not limited to, change in entity, name (including
				  assumed names), address, place of business or responsible persons at each place
				  of business shall be reported to the board by the registered entity within 30
				  days of the occurrence. In addition, any licensed or certified employee
				  responsible for such practice shall notify the board in writing of any changes
				  of his employment status within 30 days of the change.
B. In the event there is a change in the
				  responsible person, whether the change is temporary or permanent and whether it
				  may be caused by death, resignation or otherwise, the registration shall be
				  automatically modified to be limited to that professional practice permitted by
				  the remaining licensed or certified employees, or shall be automatically
				  suspended until such time as the entity comes into compliance with these
				  regulations.
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-404
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Chapter 20 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGULATIONS › Part X - Renumber Part X as Part VIII Qualifications for Registration as a Business Entity › Section 18VAC10-20-665

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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Chapter 20 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGULATIONS › Part XI - Renumber Part XI as Part IX Renewal and Reinstatement › Section 18VAC10-20-670 - Renewal

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A. Regulants shall
				  not practice with an expired license, certificate, or registration. The
				  following timeframes shall determine the required fees for renewal based on the
				  date the fee is received in the board's office:
1. If the renewal fee is received by the
				  board by the expiration date of the license, certificate, or registration, no
				  additional fee shall be required to renew.
2. If the renewal fee is not received by the
				  board within 30 days following the expiration date of the branch office
				  registration, the registration shall be subject to the requirements of
				  18VAC10-20-680.
3. If the renewal fee is not received by the
				  board within 30 days following the expiration date of the license, certificate,
				  or nonbranch office registration, a $25 late fee shall be required in addition
				  to the renewal fee.
4. If the
				  renewal fee and applicable late fee are not received by the board within six
				  months following the expiration date of the license, certificate, or nonbranch
				  office registration, the reinstatement fee shall be required pursuant to
				  18VAC10-20-680.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Chapter 20 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGULATIONS › Part XI - Renumber Part XI as Part IX Renewal and Reinstatement › Section 18VAC10-20-680 - Reinstatement

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A. Applicants whose
				  license, certificate, or main office registration has expired for more than six
				  months, and applicants whose branch office registration has expired for more
				  than 30 days, shall be required to submit a reinstatement application, which
				  shall be evaluated by the board to determine if the applicant remains qualified
				  to be a regulant of the board.
B.
				  Applicants whose license or certificate has expired for more than five years
				  shall be required to reapply for licensure or certification on the initial
				  application and document experience from the date of expiration of the license
				  or certificate to the present.
C.
				  The board may require an exam, additional continuing education, or experience
				  for architects, professional engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects,
				  and interior designers whose license or certificate has expired for more than
				  five years.
D. The board may deny
				  reinstatement of a license, certificate, or registration for the same reasons
				  as it may refuse initial licensure, certification, or registration or for the
				  same reasons that it may discipline a regulant for noncompliance with the
				  standards of practice and conduct, as well as the continuing education
				  requirements, contained in this chapter. The applicant has the right to request
				  further review of any such action by the board under the Administrative Process
				  Act (§
										2.2-4000 et
				  seq. of the Code of Virginia).
E.
				  The date the reinstatement fee is received in the board's office shall
				  determine the amount to be paid pursuant to the following requirements:
1. Branch office registrations that have
				  expired for more than 30 days shall require a reinstatement fee that shall
				  equal the renewal fee plus $30.
2.
				  Licenses, certificates, and main office registrations that have expired for
				  more than six months, but less than five years, shall require a reinstatement
				  fee that shall equal the renewal fee plus $100.
3. Licenses, certificates, and main office
				  registrations that have expired for more than five years shall require a
				  reinstatement fee that shall equal the renewal fee plus
				  $250.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Chapter 20 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGULATIONS › Part XI - Renumber Part XI as Part IX Renewal and Reinstatement › Section 18VAC10-20-683 - Continuing education requirements for renewal or reinstatement

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A. Licensees are
				  required to complete continuing education (CE) pursuant to the provisions of
				  §
										54.1-404.2
				  of the Code of Virginia for any renewal or reinstatement.
B. CE for renewal shall be completed during
				  the two-year license period immediately prior to the expiration date of the
				  license and shall be valid for that renewal only; additional hours shall not be
				  valid for subsequent renewal.
C. CE
				  for reinstatement shall be completed during the two years immediately prior to
				  the date of the board's receipt of a reinstatement application and shall be
				  valid for that reinstatement only; additional hours shall not be valid for
				  subsequent renewal.
D. Licensees
				  shall maintain records of completion of CE used to renew a license for three
				  years from the date of expiration of the license. Licensees shall provide those
				  records to the board or its authorized agents upon request.
E. CE activities completed by licensees may
				  be accepted by the board provided the activity:
1. Consists of content and subject matter
				  related to the practice of the profession;
2. Has a clear purpose and objective that
				  will maintain, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge relevant to the
				  licensee's area of practice and may be in areas related to business practices,
				  including project management, risk management, ethics, and public health,
				  safety, and welfare that have demonstrated relevance to the licensee's area of
				  practice as defined in §
											54.1-400 of the Code
				  of Virginia;
3. Is taught by
				  instructors who are competent in the subject matter, either by education or
				  experience, for those activities involving an interaction with an
				  instructor;
4. If self-directed,
				  contains an assessment by the sponsor at the conclusion of the activity that
				  verifies that the licensee has successfully achieved the purpose and objective
				  of the activity; and
5. Results in
				  documentation that verifies the licensee's successful completion of the
				  activity.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Chapter 20 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGULATIONS › Part XI - Renumber Part XI as Part IX Renewal and Reinstatement › Section 18VAC10-20-687 - Exemptions and waivers

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Pursuant to § 54.1-404.2 of the Code of Virginia, the
					 board may grant exemptions to, waive, or reduce the number of continuing
					 education activities required in cases of certified illness or undue hardship.
					 However, such exemptions, waivers, or reductions shall not relieve the
					 individual of his obligation to comply with any other requirements of this
					 chapter including, but not limited to, the provisions of
					 18VAC10-20-670 or
					 18VAC10-20-680.
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-404
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Chapter 20 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGULATIONS › Part XII - Standards of Practice and Conduct › Section 18VAC10-20-690 - Responsibility to the public

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The primary obligation of the regulant is to the public.
					 The regulant shall recognize that the health, safety, and welfare of the
					 general public are dependent upon professional judgments, decisions, and
					 practices. If the judgment of the regulant is overruled resulting in
					 circumstances when the health, safety, or welfare of the public is endangered,
					 the regulant shall inform the employer , client, and appropriate authorities in
					 writing of the possible consequences .
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-404
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Chapter 20 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGULATIONS › Part XII - Standards of Practice and Conduct › Section 18VAC10-20-700 - Public statements

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A. The
				  regulant shall be truthful in all professional matters and shall include all
				  relevant information in professional reports, statements, or testimony, which
				  shall include the date indicating when such information was current.
B. When serving as an expert or technical
				  witness, the regulant shall express an opinion only when it is based on an
				  adequate knowledge of the facts in the issue and a background of competence in
				  the subject matter.
C. Except when
				  appearing as an expert witness in court or in an administrative proceeding when
				  the parties are represented by counsel, the regulant shall issue no statements,
				  reports, criticisms, or arguments on matters relating to professional practice
				  that are inspired by or paid for by interested persons, unless the regulant has
				  prefaced the comment by disclosing any self-interest and the identities of all
				  persons on whose behalf the regulant is speaking.
D. A regulant shall not knowingly make a
				  materially false statement or deliberately withhold a material fact requested
				  in connection with his application for licensure, certification, registration,
				  renewal, or reinstatement.
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-404
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Chapter 20 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGULATIONS › Part XII - Standards of Practice and Conduct › Section 18VAC10-20-710 - Conflicts of interest

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A. The
				  regulant shall promptly and fully inform an employer or client of any business
				  association, interest, or circumstance which may influence the regulant's
				  judgment or the quality of service.
B. The regulant shall not accept
				  compensation, financial or otherwise, from more than one party for services on
				  or pertaining to the same project unless the circumstances are fully disclosed
				  and agreed to in writing by all interested parties .
C. The regulant shall not solicit or accept
				  financial or other valuable consideration from material or equipment suppliers
				  for specifying their products or services.
D. The regulant shall not solicit or accept
				  gratuities, directly or indirectly, from contractors, their agents, or other
				  parties dealing with a client or employer in connection with work for which the
				  regulant is responsible.
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-404
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Chapter 20 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGULATIONS › Part XII - Standards of Practice and Conduct › Section 18VAC10-20-720 - Solicitation of work or employment

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A. In the course of soliciting work from, or
				  employment by, a public authority the regulant shall not directly or
				  indirectly:
1. Give, solicit, or receive any
				  gratuity, contribution, or consideration to unlawfully influence the award of a
				  contract;
2. Give, solicit, or
				  receive any gratuity, contribution, or consideration that may reasonably be
				  construed as an intention to influence the awarding of a contract; or
3. Offer or provide any gift or other
				  valuable consideration in order to secure work.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Chapter 20 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGULATIONS › Part XII - Standards of Practice and Conduct › Section 18VAC10-20-730 - Competency for assignments

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A. The
				  professional shall undertake to perform professional assignments only when
				  qualified by education or experience, or both, and licensed or certified in the
				  profession involved. Licensed professionals may perform assignments related to
				  interior design provided they do not hold themselves out as certified in this
				  profession unless they are so certified by this board. The professional may
				  accept an assignment requiring education or experience outside of the field of
				  the professional's competence, but only to the extent that services are
				  restricted to those phases of the project in which the professional is
				  qualified. All other phases of such project shall be the responsibility of
				  licensed or certified associates, consultants or employees.
B. A professional shall not misrepresent to a
				  prospective or existing client or employer his qualifications and the scope of
				  his responsibility in connection with work for which he is claiming
				  credit.
C. The professional shall
				  adhere to the minimum standards and requirements pertaining to the practice of
				  his own profession, as well as other professions if incidental work is
				  performed.
The proposed amendments to this section were not adopted
						in the final regulations; therefore, no changes are made to this
						section.
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-404
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Chapter 20 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGULATIONS › Part XII - Standards of Practice and Conduct › Section 18VAC10-20-740 - Professional responsibility

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A.
				  Unless exempt by statute, all architectural, engineering, land surveying,
				  landscape architectural, and interior design work must be completed by a
				  professional or a person performing the work who is under the direct control
				  and personal supervision of a professional.
B. A professional shall be able to clearly
				  define his scope and degree of direct control and personal supervision, clearly
				  define how it was exercised, and demonstrate that he was responsible within
				  that capacity for the work that he has sealed, signed, and dated. For the work
				  prepared under his supervision, a professional shall:
1. Have detailed professional knowledge of
				  the work;
2. Exercise the degree of
				  direct control over work that includes:
a.
				  Having control over decisions on technical matters of policy and
				  design;
b. Personally making
				  professional decisions or the review and approval of proposed decisions prior
				  to implementation, including the consideration of alternatives to be
				  investigated and compared for designed work, whenever professional decisions
				  are made that could affect the health, safety, and welfare of the public
				  involving permanent or temporary work;
c. The selection or development of design
				  standards and materials to be used; and
d. Determining the validity and applicability
				  of recommendations prior to incorporation into the work, including the
				  qualifications of those making the recommendations;
3. Have exercised his professional judgment
				  in professional matters that are embodied in the work and the drawings,
				  specifications, or other documents involved in the work; and
4. Have exercised critical examination and
				  evaluation of an employee's, consultant's, subcontractor's, or project team
				  member's work product, during and after preparation, for purposes of compliance
				  with applicable laws, codes, ordinances, regulations, and usual and customary
				  standards of care pertaining to professional practice.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Chapter 20 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGULATIONS › Part XII - Standards of Practice and Conduct › Section 18VAC10-20-750

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Statutory Authority: §§
												54.1-201
						and
						54.1-404
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Chapter 20 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGULATIONS › Part XII - Standards of Practice and Conduct › Section 18VAC10-20-760 - Use of seal

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A. Affixing of a
				  professional seal, signature, and date shall indicate that the professional has
				  exercised direct control and personal supervision over the work to which it is
				  affixed. Affixing of the seal, signature, and date also indicates the
				  professional's acceptance of responsibility for the work shown thereon.
1. No professional shall affix a seal,
				  signature, and date or certification to plans, plats, documents, drawings, or
				  other works constituting the practice of the professions regulated that has
				  been prepared by an unlicensed or uncertified person unless such works were
				  performed under the direct control and personal supervision of the professional
				  while the unlicensed or uncertified person was an employee of the same firm as
				  the professional or was under written contract to the same firm that employs
				  the professional.
2. If the
				  original professional of record is no longer able to seal, sign, and date
				  completed professional work, such work may be sealed, signed, and dated by
				  another qualified professional pursuant to the standards established in
				  18VAC10-20-740
				  G 1.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Chapter 20 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGULATIONS › Part XII - Standards of Practice and Conduct › Section 18VAC10-20-770 - Organization and styling of practice

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A. A firm shall offer or practice only the
				  professions shown on its board-issued registration.
B. Nothing shall be contained in the name,
				  letterhead or other styling of a professional practice implying a relationship,
				  ability or condition which does not exist. Professional services that the firm
				  is not properly registered to provide shall not be included in the
				  name.
C. An assumed, fictitious or
				  corporate name shall not be misleading as to the identity, responsibility or
				  status of those practicing professionals employed or contracted by the
				  registrant. Any advertisement, sign, letterhead, business card, directory, or
				  any other form of representation shall avoid reference to any service that
				  cannot be provided for under a resident responsible person.
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-404
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Chapter 20 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGULATIONS › Part XII - Standards of Practice and Conduct › Section 18VAC10-20-780 - Professional required at each place of business

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A. Any regulant maintaining a place of
				  business that offers or practices architectural, engineering, land surveying,
				  landscape architectural, or certified interior design services in Virginia,
				  shall name at least one responsible person for each profession offered or
				  practiced at each place of business .
B. Each resident responsible person
				  designated by the firm shall exercise direct control and personal supervision
				  of the work being offered or practiced at each place of business . Each
				  resident responsible person may be responsible for more than one location
				  provided that he is resident at each place of business during a majority of its
				  operating hours.
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-404
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Chapter 20 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGULATIONS › Part XII - Standards of Practice and Conduct › Section 18VAC10-20-795 - Change of address

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All regulants shall notify the board of a change of mailing
					 address on the designated address change form within 30 days of making the
					 change. When submitting a change of address, regulants holding more than one
					 license, certificate, or registration shall inform the board of each affected
					 by the change. A post office box will not be accepted in lieu of a physical
					 address.
Statutory Authority: §§
												54.1-201
						and
						54.1-404
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Chapter 20 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGULATIONS › Section - DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (18VAC10-20)

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Intern
				  Development Program Guidelines, December 2013, National Council of
				  Architectural Registration Boards, 1801 K Street NW, Suite 700 K, Washington,
				  DC 20006 (http://www.ncarb.org)
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-404 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 15 - VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part I - Purpose and Definitions › Section 18VAC15-11-10 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to promote public
					 involvement in the development, amendment or repeal of the regulations of the
					 Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors. This chapter does not
					 apply to regulations, guidelines, or other documents exempted or excluded from
					 the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq. of
					 the Code of Virginia).
Statutory Authority
§§ 2.2-4007.02 and 54.1-501 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 15 - VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part II - Notification of Interested Persons › Section 18VAC15-11-30 - Notification list

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A. The agency shall
				  maintain a list of persons who have requested to be notified of regulatory
				  actions being pursued by the agency.
B. Any person may request to be placed on a
				  notification list by registering as a public user on the Town Hall or by making
				  a request to the agency. Any person who requests to be placed on a notification
				  list shall elect to be notified either by electronic means or through a postal
				  carrier.
C. The agency may maintain
				  additional lists for persons who have requested to be informed of specific
				  regulatory issues, proposals, or actions.
D. When electronic mail is returned as
				  undeliverable on multiple occasions at least 24 hours apart, that person may be
				  deleted from the list. A single undeliverable message is insufficient cause to
				  delete the person from the list.
E.
				  When mail delivered by a postal carrier is returned as undeliverable on
				  multiple occasions, that person may be deleted from the list.
F. The agency may periodically request those
				  persons on the notification list to indicate their desire to either continue to
				  be notified electronically, receive documents through a postal carrier, or be
				  deleted from the list.
Statutory Authority
§§ 2.2-4007.02 and 54.1-501 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 15 - VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part II - Notification of Interested Persons › Section 18VAC15-11-40 - Information to be sent to persons on the notification list

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A. To persons
				  electing to receive electronic notification or notification through a postal
				  carrier as described in
				  18VAC15-11-30, the agency shall
				  send the following information:
1. A notice
				  of intended regulatory action (NOIRA).
2. A notice of the comment period on a
				  proposed, a reproposed, or a fast-track regulation and hyperlinks to, or
				  instructions on how to obtain, a copy of the regulation and any supporting
				  documents.
3. A notice soliciting
				  comment on a final regulation when the regulatory process has been extended
				  pursuant to § 2.2-4007.06 or 2.2-4013C of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 15 - VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC15-11-50 - Public comment

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A. In
				  considering any nonemergency, nonexempt regulatory action, the agency shall
				  afford interested persons an opportunity to (i) submit data, views, and
				  arguments, either orally or in writing, to the agency; and (ii) be accompanied
				  by and represented by counsel or other representative. Such opportunity to
				  comment shall include an online public comment forum on the Town Hall.
1. To any requesting person, the agency shall
				  provide copies of the statement of basis, purpose, substance, and issues; the
				  economic impact analysis of the proposed or fast-track regulatory action; and
				  the agency's response to public comments received.
2. The agency may begin crafting a regulatory
				  action prior to or during any opportunities it provides to the public to submit
				  comments.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 15 - VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC15-11-60 - Petition for rulemaking

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A. As
				  provided in § 2.2-4007 of the Code of Virginia, any person may petition
				  the agency to consider a regulatory action.
B. A petition shall include but is not
				  limited to the following information:
1. The
				  petitioner's name and contact information;
2. The substance and purpose of the
				  rulemaking that is requested, including reference to any applicable Virginia
				  Administrative Code sections; and
3. Reference to the legal authority of the
				  agency to take the action requested.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 15 - VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC15-11-70 - Appointment of regulatory advisory panel

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A. The agency may appoint a regulatory
				  advisory panel (RAP) to provide professional specialization or technical
				  assistance when the agency determines that such expertise is necessary to
				  address a specific regulatory issue or action or when individuals indicate an
				  interest in working with the agency on a specific regulatory issue or
				  action.
B. Any person may request
				  the appointment of a RAP and request to participate in its activities. The
				  agency shall determine when a RAP shall be appointed and the composition of the
				  RAP.
C. A RAP may be dissolved by
				  the agency if:
1. The proposed text of the
				  regulation is posted on the Town Hall, published in the Virginia Register, or
				  such other time as the agency determines is appropriate; or
2. The agency determines that the regulatory
				  action is either exempt or excluded from the requirements of the Administrative
				  Process Act.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 15 - VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC15-11-80 - Appointment of negotiated rulemaking panel

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A. The agency may appoint a negotiated
				  rulemaking panel (NRP) if a regulatory action is expected to be
				  controversial.
B. An NRP that has
				  been appointed by the agency may be dissolved by the agency when:
1. There is no longer controversy associated
				  with the development of the regulation;
2. The agency determines that the regulatory
				  action is either exempt or excluded from the requirements of the Administrative
				  Process Act; or
3. The agency
				  determines that resolution of a controversy is unlikely.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 15 - VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC15-11-90 - Meetings

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Notice of any open meeting, including meetings of a RAP or
					 NRP, shall be posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall and Commonwealth
					 Calendar at least seven working days prior to the date of the meeting. The
					 exception to this requirement is any meeting held in accordance with §
					 2.2-3707D of the Code of Virginia allowing for contemporaneous notice to be
					 provided to participants and the public.
Statutory Authority
§§ 2.2-4007.02 and 54.1-501 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 15 - VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC15-11-100 - Public hearings on regulations

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A. The agency shall indicate in its notice of
				  intended regulatory action whether it plans to hold a public hearing following
				  the publication of the proposed stage of the regulatory action.
B. The agency may conduct one or more public
				  hearings during the comment period following the publication of a proposed
				  regulatory action.
C. An agency is
				  required to hold a public hearing following the publication of the proposed
				  regulatory action when:
1. The agency's basic
				  law requires the agency to hold a public hearing;
2. The Governor directs the agency to hold a
				  public hearing; or
3. The agency
				  receives requests for a public hearing from at least 25 persons during the
				  public comment period following the publication of the notice of intended
				  regulatory action.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 15 - VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC15-11-110 - Periodic review of regulations

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A. The agency shall conduct a periodic review
				  of its regulations consistent with:
1. An
				  executive order issued by the Governor pursuant to § 2.2-4017 of the
				  Administrative Process Act to receive comment on all existing regulations as to
				  their effectiveness, efficiency, necessity, clarity, and cost of compliance;
				  and
2. The requirements in §
				  2.2-4007.1 of the Administrative Process Act regarding regulatory flexibility
				  for small businesses.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 15 - VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS › Chapter 20 - VIRGINIA ASBESTOS LICENSING REGULATIONS › Section 18VAC15-20-10 - Scope

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The purpose of this section is to identify persons, as
				  defined in
				  18VAC15-20-20, who
				  need to be licensed.
Asbestos Contractor's License: Required for firms that
				  contract with another person, for compensation, to carry out an asbestos
				  abatement project that exceeds 10 linear or 10 square feet.
Asbestos Worker's License: Required for individuals who
				  remove or otherwise engage in an asbestos project.
Asbestos Supervisor's License: Required for individuals who
				  supervise an asbestos abatement project. The Commonwealth of Virginia National
				  Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Program recognizes the
				  "competent person" as an individual licensed under this classification.
Asbestos Inspector's License: Required for individuals who
				  inspect buildings to identify asbestos-containing material.
Asbestos Management Planner's License: Required for
				  individuals who prepare or update an asbestos management plan.
Asbestos Project Monitor's License: Required for individuals
				  who act as a project monitor on asbestos abatement sites.
Asbestos Analytical Laboratory License: Required for firms
				  serving as laboratories that analyze air or bulk samples for the presence of
				  asbestos by polarized light microscopy (PLM), phase contrast microscopy (PCM),
				  or transmission electron microscopy (TEM). A laboratory that has multiple
				  locations shall obtain an asbestos analytical laboratory license for the main
				  office, and submit the remaining offices as branch offices in accordance with
				  this chapter.
Asbestos Project Designer's License: Required for individuals
				  who prepare or update an asbestos abatement project design, specifications for
				  asbestos abatement projects, and addenda to the specifications.
Accredited Asbestos Training Program: Approval from the board
				  is required for those who offer asbestos training programs to individuals
				  seeking licensure as an asbestos worker, supervisor, inspector, management
				  planner, project monitor or project designer.
Employees who conduct asbestos response actions, inspections,
				  prepare management plans or project designs for their employer, on property
				  owned or leased by the employer, are exempt from Virginia asbestos licensure;
				  however, they are required to meet all OSHA and EPA training
				  requirements.
Statutory Authority: §§
											54.1-201
					 and
					 54.1-501
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 15 - VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS › Chapter 20 - VIRGINIA ASBESTOS LICENSING REGULATIONS › Part II - Definitions and General › Section 18VAC15-20-21 - Waiver of the requirements of this chapter

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Except as required by law, the board may, in its reasonable
					 discretion, waive any of the requirements of this chapter when in its judgment
					 it finds that the waiver in no way lessens the protection provided by this
					 chapter and Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia to the public health, safety and
					 welfare. The burden of proof that demonstrates continued public protection
					 rests with the party requesting the waiver. Documents referenced are in effect
					 as they existed as of the date the act or action has
					 occurred.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-501 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 15 - VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS › Chapter 20 - VIRGINIA ASBESTOS LICENSING REGULATIONS › Part III - Entry › Section 18VAC15-20-31 - Application procedures

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All applicants seeking licensure shall submit an
					 application with the appropriate fee specified in
					 18VAC15-20-52. Application shall
					 be made on forms provided by the department.
By signing the application or submitting it electronically
					 to the department, the applicant certifies that he has read and understands the
					 board's statutes and regulations.
The receipt of an application and the deposit of fees by
					 the board does not indicate approval by the board.
The board may make further inquiries and investigations
					 with respect to the applicant's qualifications to confirm or amplify
					 information supplied.
Applicants will be notified if their application is
					 incomplete. Applicants who fail to complete the process within 12 months after
					 the date the department receives the application shall submit a new application
					 and fee.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-501 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 15 - VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS › Chapter 20 - VIRGINIA ASBESTOS LICENSING REGULATIONS › Part III - Entry › Section 18VAC15-20-33 - General qualifications for licensure: firms

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A. Each firm applying for a license shall
				  meet the requirements of this section.
B. The applicant shall disclose the name
				  under which the business entity conducts business and holds itself out to the
				  public. The firm shall register trade or fictitious names, when applicable,
				  with the State Corporation Commission in accordance with Chapter 5 (§
										59.1-69
				  et seq.) of Title 59.1 of the Code of Virginia before submitting an application
				  to the board.
C. The applicant
				  shall disclose the firm's mailing address and the firm's physical address. A
				  post office box is only acceptable as a mailing address when a physical address
				  is also provided.
D. Applicants
				  shall meet the additional requirements listed in this subsection for the firm's
				  form of organization:
1. Corporations.
				  Applicants shall have been incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia or, if
				  a foreign corporation, shall have obtained a certificate of authority to
				  conduct business in Virginia from the State Corporation Commission in
				  accordance with requirements governing corporations pursuant to Title 13.1 of
				  the Code of Virginia. Corporations shall be in good standing with the State
				  Corporation Commission at the time of application to the board and at all times
				  when the license is in effect.
2.
				  Limited liability companies. Applicants shall have obtained a certificate of
				  organization in the Commonwealth of Virginia or, if a foreign limited liability
				  company, shall have obtained a certificate of registration to do business in
				  Virginia from the State Corporation Commission in accordance with requirements
				  governing limited liability companies pursuant to Title 13.1 of the Code of
				  Virginia. Companies shall be in good standing with the State Corporation
				  Commission at the time of application to the board and at all times when the
				  license is in effect.
3.
				  Partnerships. Applicants shall have a written partnership agreement. The
				  partnership agreement shall state that asbestos abatement services of the
				  partnership shall be under the direction and control of the appropriate
				  asbestos abatement licensee.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 15 - VIRGINIA BOARD FOR ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND HOME INSPECTORS › Chapter 20 - VIRGINIA ASBESTOS LICENSING REGULATIONS › Part III - Entry › Section 18VAC15-20-33.1 - Qualifications for asbestos contractor license

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In addition to the requirements of
					 18VAC15-20-33,
					 each applicant for an asbestos contractor license shall hold a valid Virginia
					 contractor license issued by the Virginia Board for Contractors with an
					 asbestos contracting specialty and shall be in compliance with all other
					 requirements found in Chapter 11 (§
										54.1-1100
					 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia governing the regulation of
					 contractors.
Statutory Authority: §§
												54.1-201
						and
						54.1-501
						of the Code of Virginia.