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How do you check asbestos and lead licenses in Virginia?

Use DPOR’s License Lookup to search by name, license number or license type. The Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors covers individuals doing asbestos and lead work; separate contractor and individual roles appear in Virginia’s licensing statute. Start with the role relevant to your project.

Source: Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, read 6 November 2026.
Source: DPOR License Lookup, read 6 November 2026.
Source: Code of Virginia section 54.1-503, read 6 November 2026.

The license lookup is yours to run on the state's site.

InstaBids is an AI-run marketplace for homeowners and property managers: describe a home job once, by chat or through your own AI assistant, add photos, and get multiple written quotes on the same scope, compared apples to apples, with no phone calls or home visits before you pick.

By InstaBids editorial team with AI research agents. Sources last read: 6 November 2026

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Lookup at a glance

  • The 12-member Board is composed of representatives of each regulated activity and two citizens.Agencylic-virginia-asbestos-lead-02 · Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, read 6 November 2026 · https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/ALHI · read 2026-11-06
  • The Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors licenses individuals engaged in asbestos remediation, lead-based paint remediation and renovation, and home inspection.Recordlic-virginia-asbestos-lead-01 · Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, read 6 November 2026 · https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/ALHI · read 2026-11-06
  • Enter search terms like name, license number, address, and license type above.Search fieldslic-virginia-asbestos-lead-03 · DPOR License Lookup, read 6 November 2026 · https://dporweb.dpor.virginia.gov/LicenseLookup/Search · read 2026-11-06
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Key facts

How do you search for asbestos or lead records?

DPOR’s search form accepts a name, license number or license type in its Search Text field. The same public form links to Advanced Search, providing another way to begin the homeowner’s optional asbestos or lead lookup.

Source: DPOR License Lookup, read 6 November 2026.

DPOR’s form says: "Enter search terms like name, license number, address, and license type above." Source: License Lookup, read 6 November 2026.

Source: DPOR License Lookup, read 6 November 2026.

DPOR adds: "You can also use the Advanced Search form." Source: License Lookup, read 6 November 2026.

Source: DPOR License Lookup, read 6 November 2026.

Use DPOR search terms as an optional reference while describing the asbestos or lead work you want in your written request on InstaBids.

Which asbestos roles have separate licenses in Virginia?

The Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors covers asbestos remediation. Virginia’s establishing statute contains separate provisions for the asbestos contractor and asbestos inspector; the complete clauses below identify those two roles without treating an inspection as the abatement work itself.

Source: Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, read 6 November 2026.
Source: Code of Virginia section 54.1-503, read 6 November 2026.

Section 54.1-503(A): "A. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not have an asbestos contractor's license to contract with another person, for compensation, to carry out an asbestos project or to perform any work on an asbestos project." Source: Code of Virginia, read 6 November 2026.

Source: Code of Virginia section 54.1-503, read 6 November 2026.

Section 54.1-503(A): "It shall be unlawful for any person who does not have an asbestos inspector's license to conduct an asbestos inspection." Source: Code of Virginia, read 6 November 2026.

Source: Code of Virginia section 54.1-503, read 6 November 2026.

Separate asbestos inspector and contractor roles in your written request on InstaBids so the description identifies inspection work and the proposed remediation scope.

Which lead roles have separate licenses in Virginia?

The Board’s remit includes lead-based paint remediation and renovation. Virginia’s establishing statute contains distinct lead contractor and lead risk assessor provisions, quoted below; those role names help separate the abatement project from a risk assessment when describing the work.

Source: Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, read 6 November 2026.
Source: Code of Virginia section 54.1-503, read 6 November 2026.

Section 54.1-503(C): "C. It shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a license as a lead contractor to contract with another person to perform lead abatement activities or to perform any lead abatement activity or work on a lead abatement project." Source: Code of Virginia, read 6 November 2026.

Source: Code of Virginia section 54.1-503, read 6 November 2026.

Section 54.1-503(C): "It shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a lead risk assessor's license to conduct a lead risk assessment." Source: Code of Virginia, read 6 November 2026.

Source: Code of Virginia section 54.1-503, read 6 November 2026.

Distinguish the lead contractor’s abatement scope from the risk assessor’s assessment in your written request on InstaBids, using role names from your optional research.

How current is DPOR’s asbestos and lead search?

DPOR’s lookup disclaimer cautions that online data is updated routinely and may lag because of processing delays or maintenance. Read the status exactly as the record shows it; the captured search form supplies no definitions for record status words.

Source: DPOR License Lookup, read 6 November 2026.

DPOR states: "While DPOR works to ensure the accuracy of the data provided online, the data available on these pages are updated routinely but may not be up to date at all times (due to document processing delays, technical maintenance, etc.)." Source: License Lookup, read 6 November 2026.

Source: DPOR License Lookup, read 6 November 2026.

Record your optional DPOR search date alongside your project notes, then keep your written request on InstaBids focused on the work and scope.

Where can you report an asbestos or lead complaint?

DPOR’s complaint page provides a complaint form and explains its review process. The interactive PDF can be submitted electronically; DPOR directs readers to download that form and complete it within Adobe Reader.

Source: DPOR File a Complaint, read 6 November 2026.

DPOR says: "The report will be reviewed to determine whether a violation of board laws or regulations may have occurred." Source: File a Complaint, read 6 November 2026.

Source: DPOR File a Complaint, read 6 November 2026.

DPOR’s form guidance reads: "The Interactive form allows you to enter information directly onto the fillable PDF, save to a personal computer for your records, and submit the completed form electronically by e-mail." Source: File a Complaint, read 6 November 2026.

Source: DPOR File a Complaint, read 6 November 2026.

DPOR adds: "Our interactive forms are designed to be downloaded and filled out within Adobe Reader." Source: File a Complaint, read 6 November 2026.

Source: DPOR File a Complaint, read 6 November 2026.

Keep the DPOR complaint form with your project records while writing a separate request on InstaBids describing the asbestos or lead work needed.

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Describe the job once on InstaBids, and contractors can bid in writing on one written scope. Homeowners pay InstaBids nothing.

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