CODE OF VIRGINIA

MONETARY PENALTY; DELEGATION TO DIRECTOR OF AUTHORITY ENTER CONSENT AGREEMENTS
(§ 54.1-202)

A. Any person licensed or certified by a regulatory board who violates any
statute or regulation pertaining to that regulatory board who is not criminally
prosecuted shall be subject to the monetary penalty provided in this section. If
a regulatory board determines that a respondent is guilty of the violation
complained of, the board shall determine the amount of the monetary penalty for
the violation, which shall not exceed $ 2,500 for each violation. The penalty
may be sued for and recovered in the name of the Commonwealth.

B. Any regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational
Regulation may adopt a resolution delegating to the Director the authority to
enter into consent agreements on behalf of the regulatory board with regulants
of the board. Such resolution shall specify the types of violations to which the
delegation applies and the maximum monetary penalty that may be imposed in a
consent agreement for each regulatory violation. No delegation of authority
pursuant to this subsection shall provide for a monetary penalty over $ 2,500
per regulatory violation.

HISTORY: 1979, c. 408, § 54-1.22; 1988, c. 765; 1999, cc. 37, 950; 2001, c.
832; 2005, c. 383.