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The suspension shall become effective 10 days following delivery by certified mail of written notice of the dishonor and the impending suspension to such person’s address. However, such suspension shall only be reported as a suspension and shall not be considered or described as a disciplinary action by the board issuing such suspension. Upon notification of suspension, the person may reinstate the license, certificate, registration, permit, or authority upon payment of the fee and penalties required under statute or regulation. 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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 433 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 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1988, chapter 765; in 1993, chapter 499; in 2017, chapter 423<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 18<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":239343,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80502,"identifier":"54.1-104","token":"54.1\/I\/1\/54.1-104","url":"\/54.1-104\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-104\/","token":"54.1\/I\/1\/54.1-104","dublin_core":{"Title":"Suspension of license, certificate, registration, permit, or authority for dishonor of fee payment; reinstatement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-104","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and the Department of Health Professions may suspend the license, certificate, registration, permit, or authority it has issued any person who submits a check, money draft, or similar instrument for payment of a fee required by statute<\/span> or regulation that is not honored by the bank or financial institution named. The suspension shall become effective 10 days following delivery by certified mail of written notice of the dishonor and the impending suspension to such person’s address. However, such suspension shall only be reported as a suspension and shall not be considered or described as a disciplinary action by the board issuing such suspension. Upon notification of suspension, the person may reinstate the license, certificate, registration, permit, or authority upon payment of the fee and penalties required under statute<\/span> or regulation. Suspension under this provision shall be exempt from the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUSPENSION OF LICENSE, CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION, PERMIT, OR AUTHORITY FOR\nDISHONOR OF FEE PAYMENT; REINSTATEMENT (\u00a7 54.1-104)\n\nThe Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and the Department of\nHealth Professions may suspend the license, certificate, registration, permit,\nor authority it has issued any person who submits a check, money draft, or\nsimilar instrument for payment of a fee required by statute or regulation that\nis not honored by the bank or financial institution named. The suspension shall\nbecome effective 10 days following delivery by certified mail of written notice\nof the dishonor and the impending suspension to such person’s address.\nHowever, such suspension shall only be reported as a suspension and shall not be\nconsidered or described as a disciplinary action by the board issuing such\nsuspension. Upon notification of suspension, the person may reinstate the\nlicense, certificate, registration, permit, or authority upon payment of the fee\nand penalties required under statute or regulation. Suspension under this\nprovision shall be exempt from the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7 2.2-4000 et\nseq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 433, \u00a7 54-1.2:1; 1988, c. 765; 1993, c. 499; 2017, c. 423;\n2024, c. 18.","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}}