{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2409.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 54.1-2409.1","heading":"Criminal penalties for practicing certain professions and occupations without appropriate licensure, certificate, etc","body":"Any person who, without holding a current valid license, certificate, registration, permit, or multistate licensure privilege issued by a regulatory board pursuant to this title (i) performs an invasive procedure for which a license or multistate licensure privilege is required; (ii) administers, prescribes, sells, distributes, or dispenses a controlled drug; or (iii) practices a profession or occupation after having his license, certificate, registration, permit, or multistate licensure privilege to do so suspended or revoked shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.1994, c. 722; 2004, c. 49; 2017, c. 423.","path":["Title 54.1. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Subtitle III. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS REGULATED BY BOARDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS","Chapter 24. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-2409.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:24Z","sha256":"5a026b083465e6f0742098331921907d4ed6b6abcc0886dade3276071553939e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2409","next":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2409.1-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}