                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROHIBITED ACTS (§ 54.1-1115)

A. The following acts are prohibited and shall constitute the commission of a
Class 1 misdemeanor:

   1. Contracting for, or bidding upon the construction, removal, repair or
   improvements to or upon real property owned, controlled or leased by another
   person without a license or certificate, or without the proper class of
   license as defined in &#xA7; 54.1-1100 for the value of work to be performed.

   2. Attempting to practice contracting in the Commonwealth, except as provided
   for in this chapter.

   3. Presenting or attempting to use the license or certificate of another.

   4. Giving false or forged evidence of any kind to the Board or any member
   thereof in an application for the issuance or renewal of a license or
   certificate.

   5. Impersonating another or using an expired or revoked license or
   certificate.

   6. Receiving or considering as the awarding authority a bid from anyone whom
   the awarding authority knows is not properly licensed or certified under this
   chapter. The awarding authority shall require a bidder to submit his license
   or certificate number prior to considering a bid.

B. Any person who undertakes work without (i) any valid Virginia
contractor&#8217;s license or certificate when a license or certificate is
required by this chapter or (ii) the proper class of license as defined in
&#xA7; 54.1-1100 for the work undertaken, shall be fined an amount not to exceed
$500 per day for each day that such person is in violation, in addition to the
authorized penalties for the commission of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any violation
of clause (i) of this subsection shall also constitute a prohibited practice in
accordance with &#xA7; 59.1-200, provided that the violation involves a consumer
transaction as defined in the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (&#xA7; 59.1-196
et seq.), and shall be subject to any and all of the enforcement provisions of
the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.

C. A construction contract entered into by a person undertaking work without a
valid Virginia contractor&#8217;s license shall not be enforceable by the
unlicensed contractor undertaking the work unless the unlicensed contractor (i)
gives substantial performance within the terms of the contract in good faith and
(ii) did not have actual knowledge that a license or certificate was required by
this chapter to perform the work for which he seeks to recover payment.
			Failure to renew a license or certificate issued in accordance with this
chapter shall create a rebuttable presumption of actual knowledge of such
licensing or certification requirements.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 54-142; 1956, c. 397; 1970, c. 319; 1980, c. 634; 1985,
c. 356; 1988, c. 765; 1990, c. 911; 1994, c. 79; 1995, c. 771; 1998, c. 691;
2000, c. 33; 2003, cc. 429, 430; 2004, c. 131; 2008, c. 294; 2018, cc. 43, 653.