§ 54.1-100 Regulations of professions and occupations
§ 54.1-100.1 Department of Commerce continued as Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
§ 54.1-101 Copies of examinations filed by regulatory boards
§ 54.1-101.1 Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
§ 54.1-102 Unlawful procurement of certificate, license or permit; unauthorized possession of examination or answers; penalty
§ 54.1-103 Additional training of regulated persons; reciprocity; endorsement
§ 54.1-104 Suspension of license, certificate, registration, permit, or authority for dishonor of fee payment; reinstatement
§ 54.1-104.1 License, certificate, registration, permit, or authority may not be suspended or revoked solely on the basis of default or delinquency in payment of federal-guaranteed or state-guaranteed educ
§ 54.1-105 Majority of board or panel required to suspend or revoke license, certificate, registration, permit, or multistate licensure privilege; imposition of sanctions
§ 54.1-106 Health care professionals rendering services to patients of certain clinics and administrators of such services exempt from liability
§ 54.1-106.1 Notification to licensees of the Board of Medicine about immunity for health care services to patients of free clinics
§ 54.1-107 Appointments, terms and removal of members of regulatory boards; citizen members
§ 54.1-108 Disclosure of official records
§ 54.1-109 Reviews and appeals
§ 54.1-110 Presiding officer; participation of board in hearing; disqualification of board member
§ 54.1-111 Unlawful acts; prosecution; proceedings in equity; civil penalty
§ 54.1-112 Copies of records as evidence
§ 54.1-113 Regulatory boards to adjust fees; certain transfer of moneys collected on behalf of health regulatory boards prohibited
§ 54.1-114 Biennial report
§ 54.1-116 Applicants to include social security numbers, or other identifying number; exemption
§ 54.1-117 Expiration of documents issued to persons in diplomatic service and the armed services of the United States
§ 54.1-118 Qualifications for licensure, etc.; substantially equivalent military training and education
§ 54.1-119 Expediting the issuance of licenses, etc., to spouses of military service members; issuance of temporary licenses, etc.

Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 54.1 > Subtitle I > Chapter 1 - General Provisions

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • in writing: include any representation of words, letters, symbols, numbers, or figures, whether (i) printed or inscribed on a tangible medium or (ii) stored in an electronic or other medium and retrievable in a perceivable form and whether an electronic signature authorized by Chapter 42. See Virginia Code 1-257
  • Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255