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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 723<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2015, chapter 411<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 161<\/a> and 436<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1467743,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369085,"identifier":"54.1-517.2","token":"54.1\/II\/5\/2\/54.1-517.2","url":"\/54.1-517.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-517.2\/","token":"54.1\/II\/5\/2\/54.1-517.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Requirements for licensure","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-517.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall issue<\/span> a license to practice as a home inspector<\/span> in the Commonwealth to: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> An individual who holds an unexpired certificate as a home inspector<\/span> issued prior to June 30, 2017; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> An applicant who has successfully:\n\t\t\t\ta. Completed the educational requirements as required by the Board<\/span>;

\t\t\t\tb. Completed the experience requirements as required by the Board<\/span>; and

\t\t\t\tc. Passed the examination approved by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall issue<\/span> a license with the new residential structure endorsement to any applicant who completes a training module developed by the Board<\/span> in conjunction with the Department of Housing and Community Development based on the International Residential Code component of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE (\u00a7 54.1-517.2)\n\nA. The Board shall issue a license to practice as a home inspector in the\nCommonwealth to:\n\n 1. An individual who holds an unexpired certificate as a home inspector issued\n prior to June 30, 2017; or\n\n 2. An applicant who has successfully:\n \t\t\t\ta. Completed the educational requirements as required by the Board;\t\t\t\tb.\n Completed the experience requirements as required by the Board; and\t\t\t\tc.\n Passed the examination approved by the Board.\n\nB. The Board shall issue a license with the new residential structure\nendorsement to any applicant who completes a training module developed by the\nBoard in conjunction with the Department of Housing and Community Development\nbased on the International Residential Code component of the Virginia Uniform\nStatewide Building Code.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 723; 2015, c. 411; 2016, cc. 161, 436.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}