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This law was first created in 2025. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 451<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81089,"section_number":"19.2-389","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history record information","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-389\/"},{"id":68685,"section_number":"32.1-162.15:1.6","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Issuance or refusal of license; notification; provisional and conditional licenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-162.15_1.6\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77517,"section_number":"32.1-162.15:1.10","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Background check upon application for licensure; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-162.15_1.10\/"}],"permalink":{"id":203417,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85967,"identifier":"32.1-162.15:1.5","token":"32.1\/5\/7.2\/32.1-162.15_1.5","url":"\/32.1-162.15_1.5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-162.15_1.5\/","token":"32.1\/5\/7.2\/32.1-162.15_1.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Inspection on receipt of application","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-162.15:1.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Upon receipt of a completed application for initial licensure, the Commissioner<\/span> shall cause an inspection to be made of the activities, services, and facilities of the applicant and of his character and reputation or, if the applicant is an association, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, the character and reputation of its officers and agents, and upon receipt of the initial application, an investigation of the applicant’s financial responsibility. The financial records of an applicant shall not be subject to inspection if the applicant submits an operating budget and at least one credit reference. The character and reputation investigation upon application shall include background checks pursuant to \u00a7 32.1-162.15:1.10<\/a> and include consideration of any complaints, enforcement actions, or sanctions<\/span> against a license to operate a Center<\/span>, or a substantially similar facility, held by the applicant in another state.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026) INSPECTION ON RECEIPT OF APPLICATION (\u00a7\n32.1-162.15:1.5)\n\nUpon receipt of a completed application for initial licensure, the Commissioner\nshall cause an inspection to be made of the activities, services, and facilities\nof the applicant and of his character and reputation or, if the applicant is an\nassociation, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, the\ncharacter and reputation of its officers and agents, and upon receipt of the\ninitial application, an investigation of the applicant’s financial\nresponsibility. The financial records of an applicant shall not be subject to\ninspection if the applicant submits an operating budget and at least one credit\nreference. The character and reputation investigation upon application shall\ninclude background checks pursuant to \u00a7 32.1-162.15:1.10 and include\nconsideration of any complaints, enforcement actions, or sanctions against a\nlicense to operate a Center, or a substantially similar facility, held by the\napplicant in another state.\n\nHISTORY: 2025, c. 451.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}