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2004 SESSION


CHAPTER 189
An Act to amend and reenact § 54.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Board for Contractors; exemptions from licensure; penalty.
[H 831]
Approved March 19, 2004

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 54.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 54.1-1101. Exemptions; failure to obtain certificate of occupancy; penalties.

A. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:

1. Any governmental agency performing work with its own forces;

2. Work bid upon or undertaken for the armed services of the United States under the Armed Services Procurement Act;

3. Work bid upon or undertaken for the United States government on land under the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal government either by statute or deed of cession;

4. Work bid upon or undertaken for the Department of Transportation on the construction, reconstruction, repair or improvement of any highway or bridge;

5. Any other persons who may be specifically excluded by other laws but only to such an extent as such laws provide;

6. Any material supplier who renders advice concerning use of products sold and who does not provide construction or installation services;

7. Any person who performs or supervises the construction, removal, repair or improvement of no more than one building for retail use, one building for commercial use and one primary residence upon his own real property owned by him and for his own use during any 24-month period;

8. Any person who performs or supervises the construction, removal, repair or improvement of a house upon his own real property as a bona fide gift to a member of his immediate family provided such member lives in the house. For purposes of this section, "immediate family" includes one's mother, father, son, daughter, brother, sister, grandchild, grandparent, mother-in-law and father-in-law; and

9. Any person who performs or supervises the construction, removal, repair or improvement of industrial or manufacturing facilities, or a commercial or retail building, for his own use; and

10. Any person who performs or supervises the repair or improvement of residential dwelling units owned by him that are subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (§ 55-248.2 et seq.).

All other contractors performing work for any government or for any governmental agency are subject to the provisions of this chapter and are required to be licensed as provided herein.

B. Any person who is exempt from the provisions of this chapter as a result of (A) (7) of this section subdivisions 7 or 10 of subsection A shall obtain a certificate of occupancy for any building constructed, repaired or improved by him prior to conveying such property to a third party purchaser, unless such purchaser has acknowledged in writing that no certificate of occupancy has been issued and that such purchaser consents to acquire the property without a certificate of occupancy.

C. Any person who is exempt from the provisions of this chapter as a result of subdivisions 7, 8, 9, or 10 of subsection A shall comply with the provisions of the Uniform Statewide Building Code (§ 36-97 et seq.).

D. Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection B subsections B or C shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The third or any subsequent conviction of violating this subsection B subsections B or C during a 36-month period shall constitute a Class 6 felony.