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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 439<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1468369,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368224,"identifier":"54.1-2518","token":"54.1\/III\/25.1\/54.1-2518","url":"\/54.1-2518\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2518\/","token":"54.1\/III\/25.1\/54.1-2518","dublin_core":{"Title":"Investigation by Department or other authorized official; prosecution for violations of law","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2518","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

This chapter shall not be construed to inhibit an investigation into the conduct of a practitioner<\/span> by the Department of Health Professions or any other authorized agency, including, but not limited to, law<\/span>-enforcement or health regulatory agencies, or to prohibit the prosecution<\/span> of any practitioner<\/span> for any violation of law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINVESTIGATION BY DEPARTMENT OR OTHER AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL; PROSECUTION FOR\nVIOLATIONS OF LAW (\u00a7 54.1-2518)\n\nThis chapter shall not be construed to inhibit an investigation into the conduct\nof a practitioner by the Department of Health Professions or any other\nauthorized agency, including, but not limited to, law-enforcement or health\nregulatory agencies, or to prohibit the prosecution of any practitioner for any\nviolation of law.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 439.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}