CODE OF VIRGINIA

CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS FOR UNLICENSED ACTIVITY; CIVIL PENALTY (§ 54.1-402.2)

A. Notwithstanding § 54.1-111, the Board may issue an order requiring any
person to cease and desist from (i) practicing or offering to practice as an
architect, professional engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect when
such person is not licensed or registered by the Board in accordance with this
chapter or (ii) holding himself out as a certified interior designer when such
person is not certified or registered by the Board in accordance with this
chapter. The order shall be effective upon its entry and shall become final
unless such person files an appeal with the Board in accordance with the
Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) within 21 days of the date of
entry of the order.

B. If the person fails to cease and desist the unlicensed, uncertified, or
unregistered activity after entry of an order in accordance with subsection A,
the Board may refer the matter for enforcement pursuant to § 54.1-306.

C. Any person engaging in unlicensed, uncertified, or unregistered activity
shall be subject to further proceedings before the Board and the Board may
impose a civil penalty not to exceed $ 2,500. Any penalties collected under this
section shall be paid to the Literary Fund after deduction of the administrative
costs of the Board in furtherance of this section.

D. Nothing contained in this section shall apply to any person engaged in
activity exempted from the provisions of this chapter.

HISTORY: 2007, c. 618; 2009, c. 309.