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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>78265</law_id><section_number>54.1-203</section_number><catch_line>Recovery of cost after grant of formal fact-finding</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Professions and Occupations Regulated by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and Boards Within the Department</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>After a formal <span class="dictionary">fact</span>-<span class="dictionary">finding</span> pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Formal hearings; litigated issues" href="/2.2-4020/">2.2-4020</a> wherein a <span class="dictionary">sanction</span> is imposed to fine, or to suspend, revoke or deny renewal of any license, certificate or registration, the regulatory board or the Department may assess the holder thereof the cost of conducting such <span class="dictionary">fact</span>-<span class="dictionary">finding</span> when the board or Department has final authority to grant such license, certificate or registration, unless the board or Department determines that the <span class="dictionary">offense</span> was inadvertent or done in a good faith belief that such act did not violate a <span class="dictionary">statute</span> or regulation. The cost shall be limited to (i) the reasonable hourly rate for the <span class="dictionary">hearing</span> officer and (ii) the actual cost of recording the proceedings.</p></section></text><history>1983, c. 401, &#xA7; 54-1.22:1; 1988, c. 765.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
