DPOR 'Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information and Resources' page (Governor Northam orders statewide closure of certain non-essential businesses; DPOR-regulated businesses that must close; offices closed; waivers; examination services updates), as archived Apr. 4, 2020

The record

Jurisdiction

Virginia; Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) and its eighteen regulatory boards · Virginia

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

Va. Code §§ 54.1-300, 54.1-201; EO 51 (agency heads authorized to waive regulations)

Issued

2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020

Effective

2020-03-24 (EO 53 closures) / 2020-03-30 (EO 55) (read as 2020-03-24)

End

personal-care closures ended May 15/29, 2020 (EO 61/62); DPOR waivers to July 30, 2021 (read as 2021-07-30)

In force

Mar. 24, 2020 to July 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesOther

Addressees

• barbershops
• cosmetology, nail and waxing salons
• esthetics spas
• tattoo and body-piercing salons
• all DPOR licensees and exam candidates

Functions reached

• SL salon, barber, nail, waxing, esthetics, tattoo and piercing services closed
• OF professional offices (contractors, real estate, engineers) under telework mandate
• HR PSI licensing exams and fingerprinting suspended
• OP agency counters closed

Collection

State trade licensing boards AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS

Operative words

DPOR-regulated businesses that must close until April 23, 2020, include: Barbershops; Cosmetology, nail, and waxing salons; Esthetics spas; Tattoo parlors and permanent cosmetic tattooing salons; and Body-piercing salons. Professional businesses not listed in EO 53 must utilize telework as much as possible. Where telework is not feasible, such businesses must adhere to social distancing recommendations, enhanced sanitizing procedures, and apply relevant workplace guidance from state and federal authorities.... DPOR Offices at the Perimeter Center are closed to the public... PSI Services test sites (including fingerprinting services) closed until April 13, 2020.

Enforcement

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