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Va. Code Ann. § 37.2-405 (2026)

License required; exception; license not transferable; operation of existing services; persons not to be admitted, etc., to unlicensed providers

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A. No provider shall establish, conduct, maintain, or operate or continue to operate in the Commonwealth any service, without being licensed under this article, except where the provider is exempt from licensing.

B. No license issued under this article shall be assignable or transferable.

C. No person shall be admitted, placed, treated, maintained, housed, or otherwise kept, voluntarily or involuntarily, by any provider required to be licensed by subsection A, unless and until the provider is licensed by the Commissioner.

1971, Ex. Sess., c. 181, § 37.1-183.1; 1976, c. 671; 1977, c. 346; 1980, c. 582; 2001, cc. 486, 506; 2005, c. 716.

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Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2024–2025 · leading case: Brown v. Smith, 787 F. Supp. 3d 198 (E.D. Va. 2024).
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Brown v. Smith, 787 F. Supp. 3d 198 (E.D. Va. 2024). · cites it 3× “Va. Code §§ 37.2-405(A), (C). Similarly, it is unlawful for any person to maintain or operate a statutorily-defined “service” outside of the direct supervision of a licensed “provider.”
Brown v. Smith, No. 1:24-cv-00477 (E.D. Va. Sept. 30, 2025). · cites it 3× “Va. Code § 37.2-405(A), (C). Similarly, it is unlawful for any person to maintain or operate a statutorily-defined “service” outside of the direct supervision of a licensed “provider.”
Va. Code Ann. § 37.2-405(A): 2 cases
Brown v. Smith, 787 F. Supp. 3d 198 (E.D. Va. 2024). “Va. Code §§ 37.2-405(A), (C). Similarly, it is unlawful for any person to maintain or operate a statutorily-defined “service” outside of the direct supervision of a licensed “provider.”
Brown v. Smith, No. 1:24-cv-00477 (E.D. Va. Sept. 30, 2025). “Va. Code § 37.2-405(A), (C). Similarly, it is unlawful for any person to maintain or operate a statutorily-defined “service” outside of the direct supervision of a licensed “provider.”
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