Virginia Law

The following acts are prohibited and any violation may result in disciplinary action by the board:

1. Failure in any material way to comply with provisions of Chapter 1 (§ 54.1-100 et seq.) or Chapter 11 (§ 54.1-1100 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia or the regulations of the board;

2. Furnishing substantially inaccurate or incomplete information to the board in obtaining, renewing, reinstating, or maintaining a license or certification;

3. Where the regulant has failed to report to the board, in writing, the suspension or revocation of a license or certification by another state or a conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction of a building code violation;

4. Negligence or incompetence in the practice of the licensed or certified profession;

5. Misconduct in the practice of the licensed or certified profession;

6. For licensed tradesmen, liquefied petroleum gas fitters, natural gas fitter providers, or gas fitters performing jobs under $1,000, or backflow prevention device workers, elevator mechanics, accessibility mechanics, or water well systems providers performing jobs of any amount, abandonment, the intentional and unjustified failure to complete work contracted for, or the retention or misapplication of funds paid, for which work is either not performed or performed only in part (unjustified cessation of work under the contract for a period of 30 days or more shall be considered evidence of abandonment);

7. Making any misrepresentation or making a false promise of a character likely to influence, persuade, or induce;

8. Aiding or abetting an unlicensed contractor to violate any provision of Chapter 1 or Chapter 11 of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia or this chapter or combining or conspiring with or acting as agent, partner, or associate for an unlicensed contractor; or allowing one's license or certification to be used by an unlicensed or uncertified individual;

9. Where the regulant has offered, given, or promised anything of value or benefit to any federal, state, or local government employee for the purpose of influencing that employee to circumvent, in the performance of the employee's duties, any federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance governing the construction industry;

10. Where the regulant has been convicted or found guilty, after initial licensure or certification, regardless of adjudication, in any jurisdiction of any felony or of a misdemeanor involving lying, cheating or stealing, sexual offense, non-marijuana drug distribution, physical injury, or relating to the practice of the profession, there being no appeal pending therefrom or the time of appeal having elapsed;

11. Having failed to inform the board in writing, within 30 days, that the regulant was convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor involving lying, cheating, stealing, sexual offense, non-marijuana drug distribution, physical injury, or relating to the practice of the profession;

12. Having been disciplined by any county, city, town, or any state or federal governing body for actions relating to the practice of any trade, backflow prevention device work, elevator or accessibility work, or water well systems provider work, which action shall be reviewed by the board before the board takes any disciplinary action of its own;

13. Failure to comply with the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (13VAC5-63);

14. Practicing in a classification or specialty service for which the regulant is not licensed or certified;

15. Failure to obtain any document required by the Virginia Department of Health for the drilling, installation, maintenance, repair, construction, or removal of water wells, water well systems, water well pumps, or other water well equipment;

16. Failure to obtain a building permit or applicable inspection where required;

17. Failure to perform a residential building energy analysis consistent with the requirements set forth by the board, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy, or the Energy Star Program;

18. Failure of a residential building energy analyst to maintain the general liability insurance required in 18VAC50-30-40 I 4; and

19. Failure of a certified automatic fire sprinkler inspector to continually maintain the certification required in § 54.1-1147 of the Code of Virginia.