Virginia
For the most up to date information on the State of Virginia Regulations of Climbing Walls - please call our office at (877) 206-8967 or the state department listed below:
CONTACT:
State Building Code Office Commonwealth of Virginia
501 North Second Street
Richmond, VA 23219
TELEPHONE: (804) 371-7160
FAX: (804) 371-7092
STATUTE: Section 36-98.3 of the Code of Virginia Amusement Devices PERMITS AND
LICENSES: A permit is required from the local building department for the reassembly or operation of an amusement device
INSPECTION: Inspections are performed only by inspectors that have met Virginia's certification requirements - NAARSO Certified Inspectors.
State of Virginia inspectors will be perfoming primarily a paper inspection of your climbing walls looking for:
- Engineering Plans and Drawings
- Operations Manual
- Inspection Records and Logs - to be performed by Qualified 3rd Party Inspector
- Staff Training Records and Certficates.
Having a state inspection is a duty to demponstrate to the state that you are in compliance with the law and that is it. You must hire a 3rd party inspector to perform a hands on inspection of your climbing wall or tower in the State of Virginia.