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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>69869</law_id><section_number>54.1-410.1</section_number><catch_line>Prerequisites for obtaining business license</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="4">Architects, Engineers, Surveyors, Landscape Architects and Interior Designers</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Landscape Architects</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any <span class="dictionary">architect</span> or <span class="dictionary">professional engineer</span> applying for or renewing a business license in any locality in accordance with Chapter 37 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="License requirement; requiring evidence of payment of business license, business personal property, meals and admissions taxes" href="/58.1-3700/">58.1-3700</a> et seq.) of Title 58.1 shall furnish prior to the issuance or renewal of such license either (i) satisfactory proof that he is duly licensed under the terms of this chapter or (ii) a written statement, supported by an <span class="dictionary">affidavit</span>, that he is not subject to licensure as an <span class="dictionary">architect</span> or <span class="dictionary">professional engineer</span> pursuant to this chapter.
		No locality shall <span class="dictionary">issue</span> or renew or allow the issuance or renewal of such license unless the <span class="dictionary">architect</span> or <span class="dictionary">professional engineer</span> has furnished his license number issued pursuant to this chapter or <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> of being exempt from the provisions of this chapter.</p></section></text><history>2011, c. 79.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
