                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LIABILITY FOR FALSE INFORMATION (§ 54.1-2142.1)

A licensee shall not be liable for providing false information if the
information was (i) provided to the licensee by the licensee&#8217;s client;
(ii) obtained from a governmental entity; (iii) obtained from a nongovernmental
person or entity that obtained the information from a governmental entity; or
(iv) obtained from a person licensed, certified, or registered to provide
professional services in the Commonwealth, upon which the licensee relies, and
the licensee did not (a) have actual knowledge that the information was false or
(b) act in reckless disregard of the truth. This includes any regulatory action
brought under this chapter and any civil actions filed. However, nothing in this
article shall create a civil cause of action against a licensee.

HISTORY: 2011, c. 461; 2013, c. 499; 2016, c. 334.