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If a regulatory board determines that a respondent is guilty of the violation complained of, the board shall determine the amount of the monetary penalty for the violation, which shall not exceed $2,500 for each violation. The penalty may be sued for and recovered in the name of the Commonwealth.B\n\nAny regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation may adopt a resolution delegating to the Director the authority to enter into consent agreements on behalf of the regulatory board with regulants of the board. Such resolution shall specify the types of violations to which the delegation applies and the maximum monetary penalty that may be imposed in a consent agreement for each regulatory violation. 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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 408 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 1979 \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 1999, chapters 37<\/a> and 950<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 832<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 383<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79645,"section_number":"54.1-1106.2","catch_line":"Additional monetary penalty for certain violations","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-1106.2\/"},{"id":68363,"section_number":"54.1-1802.1","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-1802.1\/"},{"id":75397,"section_number":"54.1-2349","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2349\/"},{"id":80292,"section_number":"54.1-306","catch_line":"Enforcement of laws by Director or investigators; authority of investigators appointed by Director","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-306\/"},{"id":76371,"section_number":"54.1-527","catch_line":"Authority; procedure","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-527\/"},{"id":82999,"section_number":"54.1-831","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-831\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":239797,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86442,"identifier":"54.1-202","token":"54.1\/II\/2\/54.1-202","url":"\/54.1-202\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-202\/","token":"54.1\/II\/2\/54.1-202","dublin_core":{"Title":"Monetary penalty; delegation to Director of authority enter consent agreements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-202","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person licensed or certified by a regulatory board who violates any statute<\/span> or regulation pertaining to that regulatory board who is not criminally prosecuted shall be subject to the monetary penalty<\/span> provided in this section. If a regulatory board determines that a respondent is guilty of the violation complained of, the board shall determine the amount of the monetary penalty<\/span> for the violation, which shall not exceed $2,500 for each violation. The penalty<\/span> may be sued for and recovered in the name of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation may adopt a resolution delegating to the Director the authority to enter into consent agreements on behalf of the regulatory board with regulants of the board. Such resolution shall specify the types of violations to which the delegation applies and the maximum monetary penalty<\/span> that may be imposed in a consent agreement for each regulatory violation. No delegation of authority pursuant to this subsection shall provide for a monetary penalty<\/span> over $2,500 per regulatory violation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMONETARY PENALTY; DELEGATION TO DIRECTOR OF AUTHORITY ENTER CONSENT AGREEMENTS\n(\u00a7 54.1-202)\n\nA. Any person licensed or certified by a regulatory board who violates any\nstatute or regulation pertaining to that regulatory board who is not criminally\nprosecuted shall be subject to the monetary penalty provided in this section. If\na regulatory board determines that a respondent is guilty of the violation\ncomplained of, the board shall determine the amount of the monetary penalty for\nthe violation, which shall not exceed $2,500 for each violation. The penalty may\nbe sued for and recovered in the name of the Commonwealth.\n\nB. Any regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational\nRegulation may adopt a resolution delegating to the Director the authority to\nenter into consent agreements on behalf of the regulatory board with regulants\nof the board. Such resolution shall specify the types of violations to which the\ndelegation applies and the maximum monetary penalty that may be imposed in a\nconsent agreement for each regulatory violation. No delegation of authority\npursuant to this subsection shall provide for a monetary penalty over $2,500 per\nregulatory violation.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 408, \u00a7 54-1.22; 1988, c. 765; 1999, cc. 37, 950; 2001, c.\n832; 2005, c. 383.","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}}