City of Virginia Beach
City · Virginia · pop. 459,470
Low-voltage license required
Fire alarm license
Security license
VA DPOR licenses contractors statewide. Virginia Beach Planning Department issues permits; electrical low-voltage sub-specialty ELE (LV) covers most of our scope.
Permit required by work type
- Access controlNo data
- CCTVNo data
- IntrusionNo data
- Fire alarmNo data
- Structured cablingNo data
- IntercomNo data
State licensing
DPOR Class A/B/C Contractor + Electrical specialty (ELE) with Low Voltage designation; separate DCJS license for private security services (alarm monitoring/installation)
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