{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2208","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 54.1-2208","heading":"Unlawful representation as a licensed professional soil scientist or certified wetland delineator","body":"A. No person shall represent himself as a licensed professional soil scientist unless he has been so licensed by the Board. Any person practicing or offering to practice soil evaluation within the meaning of this chapter who, through verbal claim, sign, advertisement, or letterhead, represents himself as a licensed professional soil scientist without holding a license from the Board shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.B. No person shall represent himself as a certified professional wetland delineator unless he has been so certified by the Board. Any person practicing or offering to practice wetland delineation within the meaning of this chapter who, through verbal claim, sign, advertisement, or letterhead, represents himself as a certified professional wetland delineator without holding such a certificate from the Board shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.1987, c. 626, § 54-971; 1988, c. 765; 2002, c. 784; 2011, cc. 777, 859.","path":["Title 54.1. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Subtitle II. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS REGULATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION AND BOARDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT","Chapter 22. SOIL SCIENTISTS, WETLAND PROFESSIONALS, AND GEOLOGISTS","Article 2. SOIL SCIENTISTS AND WETLAND PROFESSIONALS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-2208/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:24Z","sha256":"308a2723dba1f87d32fd1653e0c3c986a4189986606bb647d784e7d4cf8e71d9","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2207","next":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2208.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}