                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CERTIFIED MAIL; SUBSEQUENT MAIL OR NOTICES MAY BE SENT BY REGULAR MAIL;
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AS ALTERNATIVE TO REGULAR MAIL; LIMITATION (§
4.1-101.1)

A. Whenever in this subtitle the Board is required to send any mail or notice by
certified mail and such mail or notice is sent certified mail, return receipt
requested, then any subsequent, identical mail or notice that is sent by the
Board may be sent by regular mail.

B. Except as provided in subsection C, whenever in this subtitle the Board is
required or permitted to send any mail, notice, or other official communication
by regular mail to persons licensed under Chapter 2 (&#xA7; 4.1-200 et seq.),
upon the request of a licensee, the Board may instead send such mail, notice, or
official communication by email, text message, or other electronic means to the
email address, telephone number, or other contact information provided to the
Board by the licensee, provided that the Board retains sufficient proof of the
electronic delivery, which may be an electronic receipt of delivery or a
certificate of service prepared by the Board confirming the electronic delivery.

C. No notice required by &#xA7; 4.1-227 to (i) a licensee of a hearing that may
result in the suspension or revocation of his license or the imposition of a
civil penalty or (ii) a person holding a permit shall be sent by the Board by
email, text message, or other electronic means, nor shall any decision by the
Board to suspend or revoke a license or permit or impose a civil penalty be sent
by the Board by email, text message, or other electronic means.

HISTORY: 2011, c. 566; 2015, c. 412.