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The broker shall notify the Board of the discovery of any noncompliance within 30 days after discovery and shall submit a written statement with a plan to bring the practices, policies, and procedures into voluntary compliance, which completion of such voluntary compliance shall not exceed a period of 90 days from the date that the plan is submitted to the Board.B\n\nCertification by the broker or auditor of such broker shall constitute immunity from an enforcement action under this chapter or under the applicable regulations of the Board.C\n\nThe provisions of this section do not apply if the noncompliance by the broker was intentional or a result of gross negligence of the broker, including any actions by an unlicensed employee negotiating the provisions of a rental agreement as prohibited under subsection C of § 54.1-2103.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":204170,"text":"The Board shall promulgate regulations to allow the audit of the practices, policies, and procedures of a real estate broker licensed by the Board, either through a third party retained by the real estate broker or through a self-audit, and if the broker is determined by such audit to not be in compliance with the provisions of this chapter or applicable regulations of the Board, to allow for the broker to enter into a voluntary compliance program to bring the broker’s practices, policies, and procedures into compliance with applicable laws and regulations. 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This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 373<\/a> and 637<\/a> 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. 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 2025, chapters 463<\/a> and 466<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":73865,"section_number":"54.1-2103","catch_line":"Exemptions from chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2103\/"}],"permalink":{"id":240011,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55700,"identifier":"54.1-2111.1","token":"54.1\/II\/21\/1\/54.1-2111.1","url":"\/54.1-2111.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2111.1\/","token":"54.1\/II\/21\/1\/54.1-2111.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Voluntary compliance program; real estate brokers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2111.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board shall promulgate regulations to allow the audit of the practices, policies, and procedures of a real estate broker<\/span> licensed by the Board, either through a third party<\/span> retained by the real estate broker<\/span> or through a self-audit, and if the broker is determined by such audit to not be in compliance with the provisions of this chapter or applicable regulations of the Board, to allow for the broker to enter into a voluntary compliance program to bring the broker’s practices, policies, and procedures into compliance with applicable laws<\/span> and regulations. The broker shall notify the Board of the discovery<\/span> of any noncompliance within 30 days after discovery<\/span> and shall submit a written statement with a plan to bring the practices, policies, and procedures into voluntary compliance, which completion of such voluntary compliance shall not exceed a period of 90 days from the date that the plan is submitted to the Board. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Certification by the broker or auditor of such broker shall constitute immunity from an enforcement action under this chapter or under the applicable regulations of the Board. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The provisions of this section do not apply if the noncompliance by the broker was intentional or a result of gross negligence<\/span> of the broker, including any actions by an unlicensed employee negotiating the provisions of a rental agreement as prohibited under subsection C of § 54.1-2103<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE PROGRAM; REAL ESTATE BROKERS (\u00a7 54.1-2111.1)\n\nA. The Board shall promulgate regulations to allow the audit of the practices,\npolicies, and procedures of a real estate broker licensed by the Board, either\nthrough a third party retained by the real estate broker or through a\nself-audit, and if the broker is determined by such audit to not be in\ncompliance with the provisions of this chapter or applicable regulations of the\nBoard, to allow for the broker to enter into a voluntary compliance program to\nbring the broker’s practices, policies, and procedures into compliance\nwith applicable laws and regulations. The broker shall notify the Board of the\ndiscovery of any noncompliance within 30 days after discovery and shall submit a\nwritten statement with a plan to bring the practices, policies, and procedures\ninto voluntary compliance, which completion of such voluntary compliance shall\nnot exceed a period of 90 days from the date that the plan is submitted to the\nBoard.\n\nB. Certification by the broker or auditor of such broker shall constitute\nimmunity from an enforcement action under this chapter or under the applicable\nregulations of the Board.\n\nC. The provisions of this section do not apply if the noncompliance by the\nbroker was intentional or a result of gross negligence of the broker, including\nany actions by an unlicensed employee negotiating the provisions of a rental\nagreement as prohibited under subsection C of § 54.1-2103.\n\nHISTORY: 2010, cc. 373, 637; 2025, cc. 463, 466.","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}}