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This law was first created in 1970. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 116 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. Unfortunately, the 1970 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1988, chapter 765; in 2004, chapter 49<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1469817,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368571,"identifier":"54.1-3019","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/3\/54.1-3019","url":"\/54.1-3019\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3019\/","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/3\/54.1-3019","dublin_core":{"Title":"Use of title “licensed practical nurse” or “L.P.N.”","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3019","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person who holds a license or a multistate licensure privilege<\/span> to practice as a licensed practical nurse<\/span> in Virginia shall have the right to use the title “Licensed practical nurse<\/span>” and the abbreviation “L.P.N.” No other person shall assume such title or use such abbreviation or any other words, letters, signs or devices to indicate that the person using the same is a licensed practical nurse<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUSE OF TITLE “LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE” OR “L.P.N.” (\u00a7\n54.1-3019)\n\nAny person who holds a license or a multistate licensure privilege to practice\nas a licensed practical nurse in Virginia shall have the right to use the title\n“Licensed practical nurse” and the abbreviation “L.P.N.”\nNo other person shall assume such title or use such abbreviation or any other\nwords, letters, signs or devices to indicate that the person using the same is a\nlicensed practical nurse.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 116, \u00a7 54-367.23; 1988, c. 765; 2004, c. 49.","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"}}