{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-3008","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 54.1-3008","heading":"Particular violations; prosecution","body":"A. It shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to:1. Practice nursing under the authority of a license or record illegally or fraudulently obtained or signed or issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representation;2. Practice nursing unless licensed to do so under the provisions of this chapter;3. Knowingly employ an unlicensed person as a professional or practical nurse or knowingly permit an unlicensed person to represent himself as a professional or practical nurse;4. Use in connection with his name any designation tending to imply that he is a professional nurse or a practical nurse unless duly licensed to practice under the provisions of this chapter;5. Practice professional nursing or practical nursing during the time his license is suspended or revoked;6. Conduct a nursing education program for the preparation of professional or practical nurses unless the program has been approved by the Board; or7. Engage in the practice of massage therapy or hold himself out as practicing massage therapy unless he holds a license as a massage therapist issued by the Board.B. The provisions of this section shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to persons holding a multistate licensure privilege to practice nursing.Code 1950, § 54-359; 1970, c. 116; 1982, c. 598, § 54-367.35; 1988, c. 765; 1996, c. 166; 2004, c. 49; 2016, c. 324.","path":["Title 54.1. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Subtitle III. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS REGULATED BY BOARDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS","Chapter 30. NURSING","Article 1. BOARD OF NURSING"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-3008/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:24Z","sha256":"0dd02db2e610571025b16460db3c4cfda32e961a68dde858f6fcdde495e3157e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-3007","next":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-3009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}