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Not less than 10 days prior to the initial conference hereunder, the Board shall prepare and deliver to the respondent or respondents a written report setting forth the scope, findings and conclusions of the investigation conducted under this section.B\n\nIf any person operating under a real estate license issued by the Board, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 21 (§ 54.1-2100 et seq.) of Title 54.1, is found by a court to have violated any provision of this chapter and this fact is so certified to the Board, the Board, after notification to the licensee, shall take appropriate action to consider suspension or revocation of the license of the licensee.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":256710,"text":"In any case in which the Board has received or initiated a complaint and conducted an investigation of any violation of this chapter and determined that there exists reasonable cause to believe that a real estate broker, real estate salesperson, real estate brokerage firm licensed in accordance with Chapter 21 (§ 54.1-2100 et seq.), or their agents or employees have engaged in discriminatory housing practices prohibited by the Virginia Fair Housing Law (§ 36-96.1 et seq.) or Chapter 5 (§ 6.2-500 et seq.) of Title 6.2, the Board shall immediately attempt to resolve the matter by conference and conciliation, and upon failure to resolve the matter in such manner, may initiate an administrative hearing to determine whether to revoke, suspend or fail to renew the license or licenses in question. 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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 591 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. Unfortunately, the 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 1973, chapter 372; in 1975, chapter 566; in 1984, chapter 271; in 1987, chapter 167; in 1991, chapter 557; in 1992, chapter 84; in 2003, chapter 575<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65553,"section_number":"36-96.1","catch_line":"Declaration of policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-96.1\/"},{"id":74059,"section_number":"54.1-2100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2100\/"},{"id":55425,"section_number":"6.2-500","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-500\/"}],"permalink":{"id":209235,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71220,"identifier":"36-96.20","token":"36\/5.1\/36-96.20","url":"\/36-96.20\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-96.20\/","token":"36\/5.1\/36-96.20","dublin_core":{"Title":"Additional powers of the Real Estate Board; action on real estate licenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-96.20","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In any case in which the Board has received or initiated a complaint and conducted an investigation of any violation of this chapter and determined that there exists reasonable cause to believe that a real estate broker, real estate salesperson, real estate brokerage firm licensed in accordance with Chapter 21 (§ 54.1-2100<\/a> et seq.), or their agents or employees have engaged in discriminatory housing practices<\/span> prohibited by the Virginia Fair Housing Law<\/span> (§ 36-96.1<\/a> et seq.) or Chapter 5 (§ 6.2-500<\/a> et seq.) of Title 6.2, the Board shall immediately attempt to resolve the matter by conference and conciliation<\/span>, and upon failure to resolve the matter in such manner, may initiate an administrative hearing<\/span> to determine whether to revoke, suspend or fail to renew the license or licenses in question. Not less than 10 days prior to the initial conference hereunder, the Board shall prepare and deliver to the respondent<\/span> or respondents<\/span> a written report setting forth the scope, findings<\/span> and conclusions of the investigation conducted under this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If any person<\/span> operating under a real estate license issued by the Board, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 21 (§ 54.1-2100<\/a> et seq.) of Title 54.1, is found by a court<\/span> to have violated any provision of this chapter and this fact<\/span> is so certified to the Board, the Board, after notification to the licensee, shall take appropriate action to consider suspension or revocation<\/span> of the license of the licensee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADDITIONAL POWERS OF THE REAL ESTATE BOARD; ACTION ON REAL ESTATE LICENSES (\u00a7\n36-96.20)\n\nA. In any case in which the Board has received or initiated a complaint and\nconducted an investigation of any violation of this chapter and determined that\nthere exists reasonable cause to believe that a real estate broker, real estate\nsalesperson, real estate brokerage firm licensed in accordance with Chapter 21\n(§ 54.1-2100 et seq.), or their agents or employees have engaged in\ndiscriminatory housing practices prohibited by the Virginia Fair Housing Law\n(§ 36-96.1 et seq.) or Chapter 5 (§ 6.2-500 et seq.) of Title 6.2, the\nBoard shall immediately attempt to resolve the matter by conference and\nconciliation, and upon failure to resolve the matter in such manner, may\ninitiate an administrative hearing to determine whether to revoke, suspend or\nfail to renew the license or licenses in question. Not less than 10 days prior\nto the initial conference hereunder, the Board shall prepare and deliver to the\nrespondent or respondents a written report setting forth the scope, findings and\nconclusions of the investigation conducted under this section.\n\nB. If any person operating under a real estate license issued by the Board,\npursuant to the provisions of Chapter 21 (§ 54.1-2100 et seq.) of Title\n54.1, is found by a court to have violated any provision of this chapter and\nthis fact is so certified to the Board, the Board, after notification to the\nlicensee, shall take appropriate action to consider suspension or revocation of\nthe license of the licensee.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 591, \u00a7\u00a7 36-94, 36-95.2; 1973, c. 372; 1975, c. 566; 1984, c.\n271; 1987, c. 167; 1991, c. 557; 1992, c. 84; 2003, c. 575; 2010, c. 794.","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}}