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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 396<\/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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82977,"section_number":"59.1-200","catch_line":"Prohibited practices","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-200\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":284929,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60196,"identifier":"9.1-149.1","token":"9.1\/1\/4\/9.1-149.1","url":"\/9.1-149.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-149.1\/","token":"9.1\/1\/4\/9.1-149.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Unlawful advertisement for regulated services; notice; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-149.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any person to place before the public through any medium an advertisement for services in the Commonwealth requiring a license, certification<\/span>, or registration<\/span> under this article unless the individual who will perform such services possesses the necessary license, certification<\/span>, or registration<\/span> at the time of the posting. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Whenever the Board<\/span> receives information that an advertisement has been placed in violation of this section, the Board<\/span> shall provide notice to the entity publishing the advertisement to the public. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any person who is convicted of a violation of subsection A is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUNLAWFUL ADVERTISEMENT FOR REGULATED SERVICES; NOTICE; PENALTY (\u00a7 9.1-149.1)\n\nA. It shall be unlawful for any person to place before the public through any\nmedium an advertisement for services in the Commonwealth requiring a license,\ncertification, or registration under this article unless the individual who will\nperform such services possesses the necessary license, certification, or\nregistration at the time of the posting.\n\nB. Whenever the Board receives information that an advertisement has been placed\nin violation of this section, the Board shall provide notice to the entity\npublishing the advertisement to the public.\n\nC. Any person who is convicted of a violation of subsection A is guilty of a\nClass 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, c. 396.","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}}