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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2023, chapters 740<\/a> and 773<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":81050,"section_number":"54.1-3904","catch_line":"Penalty for practicing without authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3904\/"}],"permalink":{"id":219693,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57965,"identifier":"4.1-627","token":"4.1\/II\/6\/4.1-627","url":"\/4.1-627\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/4.1-627\/","token":"4.1\/II\/6\/4.1-627","dublin_core":{"Title":"Hearings; representation by counsel","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 4.1-627","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any licensee<\/span>, permittee, or applicant for a license or permit authorized by this subtitle shall have the right to be represented by counsel<\/span> at any Board<\/span> hearing<\/span> for which he has received notice. The licensee<\/span>, permittee, or applicant shall not be required to be represented by counsel<\/span> during such hearing<\/span>. Any officer or director of a corporation may examine, cross-examine, and question witnesses, present evidence<\/span> on behalf of the corporation, and draw conclusions and make arguments before the Board<\/span> or hearing<\/span> officers without being in violation of the provisions of \u00a7 54.1-3904<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHEARINGS; REPRESENTATION BY COUNSEL (\u00a7 4.1-627)\n\nAny licensee, permittee, or applicant for a license or permit authorized by this\nsubtitle shall have the right to be represented by counsel at any Board hearing\nfor which he has received notice. The licensee, permittee, or applicant shall\nnot be required to be represented by counsel during such hearing. Any officer or\ndirector of a corporation may examine, cross-examine, and question witnesses,\npresent evidence on behalf of the corporation, and draw conclusions and make\narguments before the Board or hearing officers without being in violation of the\nprovisions of \u00a7 54.1-3904.\n\nHISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551; 2023, cc. 740, 773.","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}}