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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 160. Board For Waterworks And Wastewater Works Operators And Onsite Sewage System Professionals
Chapter 30. Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators Licensing Regulations
2/4/2026

18VAC160-30-70. Examination procedures and conduct.

A. Upon approval of the application, the board will notify the applicant of the applicant's eligibility to take the applicable examination.

B. An applicant who does not receive a passing score within 24 months after the date of approval of the application by the board to sit for the examination must submit a new application and meet the entry requirements in effect at the time of submittal of the new application.

C. The applicant must follow all rules established by the board with regard to conduct at the examination. Such rules include all written instructions communicated prior to the examination date and all instructions communicated at the site on the date of examination. Failure to comply with all rules established by the board and the testing organization with regard to conduct at the examination may be grounds for denial of the application or voiding of examination scores.

D. The passing examination score received by an applicant for the category and class of license for which the applicant has applied is valid for a period of 10 years from the date of the examination.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-2301 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 33, Issue 11, eff. April 1, 2017; amended, Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 8, eff. January 16, 2026.

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