Biohazard cleanup in Virginia

Crime scene, unattended death, suicide, blood and drug residue cleanup for homes, businesses and public agencies in Virginia. Below are the state rules that affect cleanup, with sources.

Working in Virginia

New Dawn serves Virginia as part of an eight-state area and schedules jobs from Tennessee. We do not have an office in every state. Call and we will tell you plainly how soon we can reach your location.

Every job follows the same steps: a call, a look at the site once police or the medical examiner have released it, a written scope and price, the cleanup, and a written summary.

Services in Virginia

Virginia rules that affect cleanup

Checked 2026-11-04. Rules change, so confirm with the agency before relying on them.

Licensing for cleanup companies

We did not find a Virginia law that licenses or registers crime scene or trauma cleanup companies as such. Ask any company you consider what permits it holds for hauling and disposing of waste.

Drug lab and meth-contaminated properties

The State Board of Health sets guidelines for cleaning residential property used to make meth (Va. Code § 32.1-11.7). The Virginia Department of Health says the guidelines are voluntary and that it does not inspect properties. The statute does not require state-certified contractors. An owner who knows a home was a meth site and was not cleaned up must tell buyers in writing (§ 55.1-708).

Source: Code of Virginia § 32.1-11.7; VDH - Methamphetamine cleanup guidelines; DPOR Real Estate Board meth disclosure form

Medical and biohazard waste

The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) regulates medical waste under the Regulated Medical Waste Management Regulations, 9VAC20-121 (amended effective March 15, 2023). Transporters do not register with DEQ, but must follow U.S. DOT packaging and labeling rules, carry a spill kit, and deliver waste to a permitted facility. A loaded vehicle parked 24 hours or more counts as a transfer station needing a permit.

Source: Virginia DEQ - Medical Waste; 9VAC20-121 Regulated Medical Waste Management Regulations; 9VAC20-121-150 Transportation of regulated medical waste

Help paying for cleanup after a crime

Yes. The Virginia Victims Fund (VVF) may reimburse anyone who pays, or takes on the bill for, reasonable costs to clean a crime scene in a residence or vehicle, up to $1,000 in total. VVF is the payer of last resort and pays only after work is done. Providers may not send an account under VVF review to collections.

Source: Virginia Victims Fund - Crime Scene Cleanup Providers

Who investigates a death

Virginia uses a medical examiner system. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, with district offices, must be notified of deaths from trauma, violence, poisoning, accident, suicide or homicide, sudden deaths, deaths unattended by a physician, deaths in custody, and suspicious or unnatural deaths (Va. Code § 32.1-283).

Source: Code of Virginia § 32.1-283; VDH - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

Workplace safety rules

Virginia runs an OSHA-approved State Plan, the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Program in the Department of Labor and Industry. It covers most private employers plus state and local government workers. Some areas, such as maritime work and federal enclaves, stay under federal OSHA. The Bloodborne Pathogens standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) applies either way.

Source: OSHA - Virginia State Plan; Virginia DOLI - VOSH Programs

Repairs and contractor licensing

The Board for Contractors (DPOR) licenses contractors in three classes. Class C covers single jobs over $1,000 and under $30,000; Class B covers $30,000 to under $150,000; Class A covers $150,000 or more. Annual totals also set the class.

Source: Code of Virginia § 54.1-1100; DPOR Board for Contractors

Agencies you may deal with

This page is general information, not legal, medical or insurance advice. Rules change; check current requirements with the agency named.

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Sources

  1. Code of Virginia § 32.1-11.7
  2. VDH - Methamphetamine cleanup guidelines
  3. DPOR Real Estate Board meth disclosure form
  4. Virginia DEQ - Medical Waste
  5. 9VAC20-121 Regulated Medical Waste Management Regulations
  6. 9VAC20-121-150 Transportation of regulated medical waste
  7. Virginia Victims Fund - Crime Scene Cleanup Providers
  8. Code of Virginia § 32.1-283
  9. VDH - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
  10. OSHA - Virginia State Plan
  11. Virginia DOLI - VOSH Programs
  12. Code of Virginia § 54.1-1100
  13. DPOR Board for Contractors

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