{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-808.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 29.1-808.1","heading":"Boating safety education required","body":"It shall be unlawful for any watercraft salesman or watercraft demonstrator to engage in business in this Commonwealth as a watercraft salesman or watercraft demonstrator without first (i) completing successfully a basic boating safety education course approved by the Director or (ii) by December 31, 1998, passing a test approved by the Director; however, any watercraft salesman or demonstrator licensed after December 31, 1998, shall have a period of sixty days from the issuance of his license in which to complete the approved course.1998, c. 515.","path":["Title 29.1. Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating","Chapter 8. WATERCRAFT DEALER LICENSING ACT","Article 2. APPLICATION, ISSUANCE, FEES, RENEWAL, REVOCATION"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/29.1-808.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:24Z","sha256":"a7e90e479f9aec17b99830f313ca986f27d7b94b50a23268b4da2de14f7c5874","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-808","next":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-809"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}