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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 155. Board For Waste Management Facility Operators
Chapter 20. Waste Management Facility Operators Regulations
7/3/2025

18VAC155-20-120. Qualifications for licensure.

A. Every applicant to the Board for Waste Management Facility Operators for licensure must meet the requirements and have the qualifications provided in this subsection.

1. The applicant must be at least 18 years of age.

2. Unless otherwise exempt, the applicant must have successfully completed a basic training course approved by the board. Additionally, an applicant for a Class II, III, or IV license must complete a training course approved by the board specific to the license for which the individual applies.

3. Unless exempt, the applicant must have passed the applicable examination provided by the board or by a testing organization acting on behalf of the board.

4. Each applicant must document a minimum of six months of verified operational experience with a waste management facility of the same class for which the individual applies. Experience claimed on the application for licensure must be verified by the individual's supervisor or personnel officer. Individuals who are under contract with a facility owner may obtain a letter from the facility owner to verify experience.

5. Applicants certified or licensed as waste management facility operators by governing bodies outside of the Commonwealth of Virginia are considered to be in compliance with this chapter if the board or the board's designee has determined the certifying system to be substantially equivalent to the Virginia system.

6. In accordance with § 54.1-204 of the Code of Virginia, each applicant must disclose a conviction in any jurisdiction of any non-marijuana misdemeanor within the last three years or felony within the last 10 years. The board, at its discretion, may deny licensure to any applicant in accordance with § 54.1-204 of the Code of Virginia.

7. The applicant must report suspensions, revocations, or surrender of a certificate or license in connection with a disciplinary action. The applicant must report if a license has been the subject of discipline in any jurisdiction prior to applying for licensure in Virginia. The board, at its discretion, may deny licensure to any applicant based on prior suspensions, revocations, or surrender of certifications or licenses based on disciplinary action by any jurisdiction.

B. The board may make further inquiries and investigations with respect to the qualifications of the applicant.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-2211 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR 674-01-02 § 4.3, eff. August 22, 1993; amended, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 1, eff. November 2, 1994; Volume 16, Issue 14, eff. May 1, 2000; Volume 22, Issue 26, eff. November 1, 2006; Volume 32, Issue 22, eff. August 1, 2016; Volume 38, Issue 5, eff. December 1, 2021; Volume 41, Issue 15, eff. July 1, 2025.

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