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It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 530; in 1954, chapter 666; in 1956, chapter 530; in 1979, chapter 711; in 2003, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP1003\">1003<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56198,"section_number":"59.1-196","catch_line":"Title","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-196\/"},{"id":82977,"section_number":"59.1-200","catch_line":"Prohibited practices","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-200\/"}],"permalink":{"id":204027,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76972,"identifier":"32.1-226","token":"32.1\/6\/7\/32.1-226","url":"\/32.1-226\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-226\/","token":"32.1\/6\/7\/32.1-226","dublin_core":{"Title":"Violation a misdemeanor; application of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-226","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> violating any provision of this article or any regulation of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> adopted pursuant to this article shall be guilty of a Class 2 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-276266\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-226\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Additionally, any violation of the provisions of this article or regulations of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall constitute a prohibited practice in accordance with &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Prohibited practices\" href=\"\/59.1-200\/\">59.1-200<\/a> and shall be subject to any and all of the enforcement provisions of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Title\" href=\"\/59.1-196\/\">59.1-196<\/a> et seq.). <a id=\"paragraph-276267\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-226\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIOLATION A MISDEMEANOR; APPLICATION OF THE VIRGINIA CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (\u00a7\n32.1-226)\n\nA. Any person violating any provision of this article or any regulation of the\nBoard adopted pursuant to this article shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.\n\nB. Additionally, any violation of the provisions of this article or regulations\nof the Board shall constitute a prohibited practice in accordance with &#xA7;\n59.1-200 and shall be subject to any and all of the enforcement provisions of\nthe Virginia Consumer Protection Act (&#xA7; 59.1-196 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-129; 1952, c. 530; 1954, c. 666; 1956, c. 530; 1979,\nc. 711; 2003, c. 1003.","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}}