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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 578 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 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":284921,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80236,"identifier":"9.1-148","token":"9.1\/1\/4\/9.1-148","url":"\/9.1-148\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-148\/","token":"9.1\/1\/4\/9.1-148","dublin_core":{"Title":"Unlawful procurement of a license; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-148","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any person to: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Procure, or assist another to procure, through theft, fraud<\/span> or other illegal means, a registration<\/span> or license, by giving to, or receiving from, any person any information, oral, written or printed, during the administration of the examination, which is intended to, or will, assist any person taking the examination in passing the examination and obtaining the required registration<\/span> or license; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Attempt to procure, through theft, fraud<\/span> or other illegal means, any questions intended to be used by the Department<\/span> conducting the examination, or the answers to the questions; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Promise or offer any valuable or other consideration to a person having access to the questions or answers as an inducement to procure for delivery to the promisor, or any other person, a copy of any questions or answers. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No person, other than a designee of the Department<\/span>, shall procure or have in his possession<\/span> prior to the beginning of an examination, without written authority of the Department<\/span>, any question intended to be used by the Department<\/span>, or receive or furnish to any person taking the examination, prior to or during the examination, any written or printed material<\/span> purporting to be answers to, or aid in answering such questions; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If an examination is divided into separate parts, each of the parts shall be deemed an examination for the purposes of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Any person convicted of a violation of subsections A or B shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUNLAWFUL PROCUREMENT OF A LICENSE; PENALTY (\u00a7 9.1-148)\n\nA. It shall be unlawful for any person to:\n\n 1. Procure, or assist another to procure, through theft, fraud or other\n illegal means, a registration or license, by giving to, or receiving from, any\n person any information, oral, written or printed, during the administration of\n the examination, which is intended to, or will, assist any person taking the\n examination in passing the examination and obtaining the required registration\n or license;\n\n 2. Attempt to procure, through theft, fraud or other illegal means, any\n questions intended to be used by the Department conducting the examination, or\n the answers to the questions;\n\n 3. Promise or offer any valuable or other consideration to a person having\n access to the questions or answers as an inducement to procure for delivery to\n the promisor, or any other person, a copy of any questions or answers.\n\nB. No person, other than a designee of the Department, shall procure or have in\nhis possession prior to the beginning of an examination, without written\nauthority of the Department, any question intended to be used by the Department,\nor receive or furnish to any person taking the examination, prior to or during\nthe examination, any written or printed material purporting to be answers to, or\naid in answering such questions;\n\nC. If an examination is divided into separate parts, each of the parts shall be\ndeemed an examination for the purposes of this section.\n\nD. Any person convicted of a violation of subsections A or B shall be guilty of\na Class 2 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 578, \u00a7 9-183.10; 2001, c. 844.","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}}