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<law><law_id>776955</law_id><section_number>54.1-3709</section_number><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><edition url="https://vacode.org/2016/" id="11" last_updated="2016-07-24" current="TRUE">2016</edition><structure><unit level="1" identifier="54.1" url="https://vacode.org/2016/54.1/">Professions And Occupations</unit><unit level="2" identifier="III" url="https://vacode.org/2016/54.1/III/">Professions And Occupations Regulated By Boards Within The Department Of Health Professions</unit><unit level="3" identifier="37" url="https://vacode.org/2016/54.1/III/37/">Social Work</unit></structure><catch_line>Unlawful designation as social worker</catch_line><history>2011, c. 794.</history><order_by/><metadata/><official_url>http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-3709/</official_url><refers_to/><url>/54.1-3709/</url><token>54.1/III/37/54.1-3709</token><referred_to_by/><text><section id="2505420" prefix="A"><text/><type>section</type><prefixes><section>A</section></prefixes><entire_prefix>A</entire_prefix><prefix_anchor>A</prefix_anchor><level>1</level></section><section id="2505421" prefix="B"><text>If a complaint or report of a possible violation of this section is made against any person who is licensed, certified, registered, or permitted, or who holds a multistate licensure privilege issued by any of the health regulatory boards within the Department of Health Professions, that complaint shall be referred to the applicable board within the Department for disciplinary action. A violation of this section shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor.</text><type>section</type><prefixes><section>B</section></prefixes><entire_prefix>B</entire_prefix><prefix_anchor>B</prefix_anchor><level>1</level></section><section id="2505422" prefix="C"><text/><type>section</type><prefixes><section>C</section></prefixes><entire_prefix>C</entire_prefix><prefix_anchor>C</prefix_anchor><level>1</level></section><section id="2505423" prefix="D"><text/><type>section</type><prefixes><section>D</section></prefixes><entire_prefix>D</entire_prefix><prefix_anchor>D</prefix_anchor><level>1</level></section><section id="2505424" prefix="E"><text/><type>section</type><prefixes><section>E</section></prefixes><entire_prefix>E</entire_prefix><prefix_anchor>E</prefix_anchor><level>1</level></section></text></law>
