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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>60196</law_id><section_number>9.1-149.1</section_number><catch_line>Unlawful advertisement for regulated services; notice; penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>59.1-200</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="9.1">Commonwealth Public Safety</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">Department of Criminal Justice Services</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="4">Private Security Services Businesses</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">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, <span class="dictionary">certification</span>, or <span class="dictionary">registration</span> under this article unless the individual who will perform such services possesses the necessary license, <span class="dictionary">certification</span>, or <span class="dictionary">registration</span> at the time of the posting. <a id="paragraph-220202" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/9.1-149.1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Whenever the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> receives information that an advertisement has been placed in violation of this section, the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall provide notice to the entity publishing the advertisement to the public. <a id="paragraph-220203" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/9.1-149.1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Any person who is convicted of a violation of subsection A is guilty of a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>. <a id="paragraph-220204" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/9.1-149.1/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2014, c. 396.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
