{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-3016","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 54.1-3016","heading":"Use of title \"registered nurse\" or \"R.N.\"","body":"Any person who holds a license or a multistate licensure privilege to practice professional nursing in Virginia shall have the right to use the title \"registered nurse\" and the abbreviation \"R.N.\" No other person shall assume such title or use such abbreviation or any other words, letters, signs or devices to indicate that the person using the same is a registered nurse.1970, c. 116, § 54-367.17; 1988, c. 765; 2004, c. 49.","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 2. LICENSURE OF REGISTERED NURSES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-3016/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:24Z","sha256":"656dbcd7fee222589ae0c6616ce4540d6f03153c5cc82d76f738307065ce02d8","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-3015","next":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-3016.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}