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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>83883</law_id><section_number>63.2-1712</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>63.2-1709</reference><reference>63.2-1709.1</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="63.2">Welfare (Social Services)</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="IV">Licensure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="17">Licensure and Registration Procedures</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</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 an <span class="dictionary">assisted living facility</span>, <span class="dictionary">adult day center</span> or <span class="dictionary">child</span> welfare agency, is 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">Commissioner</span> in the discharge of his duties under this subtitle; <a id="paragraph-300619" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/63.2-1712/#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">Commissioner</span> or any representative of the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> any report or statement, with respect to the operation of any <span class="dictionary">assisted living facility</span>, <span class="dictionary">adult day center</span>, or <span class="dictionary">child</span> welfare agency, that is known by such person to be false or untrue; <a id="paragraph-300620" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/63.2-1712/#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 an <span class="dictionary">assisted living facility</span>, <span class="dictionary">adult day center</span>, or <span class="dictionary">child</span> welfare agency without first obtaining a license as required by this subtitle or after such license has been revoked or suspended or has expired and not been renewed. No violation shall occur if the facility, center, or 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-300621" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/63.2-1712/#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 an <span class="dictionary">assisted living facility</span>, <span class="dictionary">adult day center</span>, or <span class="dictionary">child</span> welfare agency serving more persons than the maximum stipulated in the license. <a id="paragraph-300622" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/63.2-1712/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7;&#xA7; 63-227, 63-252; 1954, c. 259; 1968, c. 578, &#xA7;&#xA7; 63.1-182, 63.1-215; 1973, c. 227; 1992, c. 356, &#xA7; 63.1-194.12; 1993, cc. 957, 993; 2002, c. 747; 2019, c. 449; 2024, cc. 37, 150.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
