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or7\n\nEngage in the practice of massage therapy or hold himself out as practicing massage therapy unless he holds a license as a massage therapist issued by the Board.B\n\nThe provisions of this section shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to persons holding a multistate licensure privilege to practice nursing.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":213605,"text":"It shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":213606,"text":"Practice nursing under the authority of a license or record illegally or fraudulently obtained or signed or issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representation;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":213607,"text":"Practice nursing unless licensed to do so under the provisions of this chapter;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":213608,"text":"Knowingly employ an unlicensed person as a professional or practical nurse or knowingly permit an unlicensed person to represent himself as a professional or practical nurse;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":213609,"text":"Use in connection with his name any designation tending to imply that he is a professional nurse or a practical nurse unless duly licensed to practice under the provisions of this chapter;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"5":{"id":213610,"text":"Practice professional nursing or practical nursing during the time his license is suspended or revoked;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"A6"},"6":{"id":213611,"text":"Conduct a nursing education program for the preparation of professional or practical nurses unless the program has been approved by the Board; 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discontinuance of program; due process requirements","url":"\/54.1-3014\/","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/1\/54.1-3014","metadata":false},{"id":80998,"structure_id":13813,"section_number":"54.1-3015","catch_line":"Continuance of license of certified tuberculosis nurse","url":"\/54.1-3015\/","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/1\/54.1-3015","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":64193,"structure_id":13813,"section_number":"54.1-3007","catch_line":"Refusal, revocation or suspension, censure or probation","url":"\/54.1-3007\/","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/1\/54.1-3007","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":64636,"structure_id":13813,"section_number":"54.1-3009","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/54.1-3009\/","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/1\/54.1-3009","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/54.1-3008\/","history_text":"<p>The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1970, chapter 116; in 1982, chapter 598; in 1988, chapter 765; in 1996, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0166\">166<\/a>; in 2004, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?041+ful+CHAP0049\">49<\/a>; in 2016, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0324\">324<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":242735,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58326,"identifier":"54.1-3008","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/1\/54.1-3008","url":"\/54.1-3008\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3008\/","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/1\/54.1-3008","dublin_core":{"Title":"Particular violations; prosecution","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3008","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> It shall be a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span> for any person to: <a id=\"paragraph-213605\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3008\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Practice nursing under the authority of a license or record illegally or fraudulently obtained or signed or issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representation; <a id=\"paragraph-213606\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3008\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Practice nursing unless licensed to do so under the provisions of this chapter; <a id=\"paragraph-213607\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3008\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Knowingly employ an unlicensed person as a professional or <span class=\"dictionary\">practical nurse<\/span> or knowingly permit an unlicensed person to represent himself as a professional or <span class=\"dictionary\">practical nurse<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-213608\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3008\/#A3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Use in connection with his name any designation tending to imply that he is a professional nurse or a <span class=\"dictionary\">practical nurse<\/span> unless duly licensed to practice under the provisions of this chapter; <a id=\"paragraph-213609\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3008\/#A4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A5\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> Practice professional nursing or <span class=\"dictionary\">practical nursing<\/span> during the time his license is suspended or revoked; <a id=\"paragraph-213610\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3008\/#A5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A6\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">6.<\/span> Conduct a nursing education program for the preparation of professional or <span class=\"dictionary\">practical nurses<\/span> unless the program has been approved by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>; or <a id=\"paragraph-213611\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3008\/#A6\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A7\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">7.<\/span> Engage in the practice of <span class=\"dictionary\">massage therapy<\/span> or hold himself out as practicing <span class=\"dictionary\">massage therapy<\/span> unless he holds a license as a <span class=\"dictionary\">massage therapist<\/span> issued by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-213612\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3008\/#A7\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall apply, <span class=\"dictionary\">mutatis mutandis<\/span>, to persons holding a multistate licensure <span class=\"dictionary\">privilege<\/span> to practice nursing. <a id=\"paragraph-213613\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3008\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPARTICULAR VIOLATIONS; PROSECUTION (\u00a7 54.1-3008)\n\nA. It shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to:\n\n   1. Practice nursing under the authority of a license or record illegally or\n   fraudulently obtained or signed or issued unlawfully or under fraudulent\n   representation;\n\n   2. Practice nursing unless licensed to do so under the provisions of this\n   chapter;\n\n   3. Knowingly employ an unlicensed person as a professional or practical nurse\n   or knowingly permit an unlicensed person to represent himself as a\n   professional or practical nurse;\n\n   4. Use in connection with his name any designation tending to imply that he is\n   a professional nurse or a practical nurse unless duly licensed to practice\n   under the provisions of this chapter;\n\n   5. Practice professional nursing or practical nursing during the time his\n   license is suspended or revoked;\n\n   6. Conduct a nursing education program for the preparation of professional or\n   practical nurses unless the program has been approved by the Board; or\n\n   7. Engage in the practice of massage therapy or hold himself out as practicing\n   massage therapy unless he holds a license as a massage therapist issued by the\n   Board.\n\nB. The provisions of this section shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to persons\nholding a multistate licensure privilege to practice nursing.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 54-359; 1970, c. 116; 1982, c. 598, \u00a7 54-367.35; 1988,\nc. 765; 1996, c. 166; 2004, c. 49; 2016, c. 324.","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}}