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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 716<\/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 5 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 1998, chapters 69<\/a>, 162<\/a>, and 736<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 647<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 794<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 619<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":74059,"section_number":"54.1-2100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":245377,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83132,"identifier":"55.1-1001","token":"55.1\/II\/10\/55.1-1001","url":"\/55.1-1001\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1001\/","token":"55.1\/II\/10\/55.1-1001","dublin_core":{"Title":"Limitation on applicability of chapter","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1001","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a person licensed under Chapter 21 (\u00a7 54.1-2100<\/a> et seq.) of Title 54.1, or such licensee’s employees or independent contractors, from performing escrow<\/span>, closing, or settlement services<\/span> to facilitate the settlement of a transaction in which the licensee is involved without complying with the provisions of this chapter, so long as the licensee, the licensee’s employees, or independent contractors are not named as the settlement agent<\/span> on the settlement statement<\/span> or closing disclosure<\/span> and the licensee is otherwise not prohibited from performing such services by law<\/span> or regulation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIMITATION ON APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER (\u00a7 55.1-1001)\n\nNothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a person licensed under\nChapter 21 (\u00a7 54.1-2100 et seq.) of Title 54.1, or such licensee’s\nemployees or independent contractors, from performing escrow, closing, or\nsettlement services to facilitate the settlement of a transaction in which the\nlicensee is involved without complying with the provisions of this chapter, so\nlong as the licensee, the licensee’s employees, or independent contractors\nare not named as the settlement agent on the settlement statement or closing\ndisclosure and the licensee is otherwise not prohibited from performing such\nservices by law or regulation.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 716, \u00a7 6.1-2.19; 1998, cc. 69, 162, 736; 1999, c. 647, \u00a7\n6.1-2.30; 2010, c. 794, \u00a7 55-525.17; 2016, c. 619; 2019, c. 712.","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}}