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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>84471</law_id><section_number>22.1-289.027</section_number><catch_line>Offenses; penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>22.1-289.022</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="22.1">Education</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="14.1">Early Childhood Care and Education</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3">Licensure</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any person, and each officer and each member of the governing <span class="dictionary">board</span> of any association or corporation that operates a <span class="dictionary">child day program</span> or <span class="dictionary">family day system</span>, shall be guilty of a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span> if he:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Interferes with any representative of the <span class="dictionary">Superintendent</span> in the discharge of his duties under this chapter; <a id="paragraph-302774" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-289.027/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Makes to the <span class="dictionary">Superintendent</span> or any representative of the <span class="dictionary">Superintendent</span> any report or statement, with respect to the operation of any <span class="dictionary">child day program</span> or <span class="dictionary">family day system</span>, that is known by such person to be false or untrue; <a id="paragraph-302775" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-289.027/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Operates or engages in the conduct of a <span class="dictionary">child day program</span> or <span class="dictionary">family day system</span> without first obtaining a license as required by this chapter or after such license has been revoked or suspended or has expired and not been renewed. No violation shall occur if the agency has applied to the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> for renewal prior to the expiration date of the license. Every day&#x2019;s violation of this subdivision shall constitute a separate <span class="dictionary">offense</span>; or <a id="paragraph-302776" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-289.027/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Operates or engages in the conduct of a <span class="dictionary">child day program</span> or <span class="dictionary">family day system</span> serving more persons than the maximum stipulated in the license. <a id="paragraph-302777" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-289.027/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2020, cc. 860, 861.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
