18 Va. Admin. Code § 50-30-50 – Exemptions from examination.

A. An individual certified or licensed by any one of the following agencies shall not be required to fulfill the examination requirement:
1. 1. The Department of Housing and Community Development prior to July 1, 1995;
2. 2. Any local governing body prior to July 1, 1978; or
3. 3. Any Virginia locality backflow prevention device worker certification issued prior to July 1, 1998.
B. An individual who successfully completes an apprenticeship program approved by the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry as outlined in § 54.1-1131 A 3 of the Code of Virginia, as evidenced by providing a certificate of completion or other official document, is exempt from the journeyman examination.

§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-1102 of the Code of Virginia.

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 1997; amended, Virginia Register Volume 15, Issue 19, eff. July 9, 1999; Volume 17, Issue 26, eff. November 1, 2001; Errata, 18:4 VA.R. 658 November 5, 2001; amended, Virginia Register Volume 23, Issue 12, eff. April 1, 2007; Volume 41, Issue 12, eff. April 1, 2025.