Work State Law Without A License In Virginia - USLF Multistate Employment Law Handbook - Guide
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File a complaint: Depending on your state's specific laws, you can file a complaint with either your local contracting or licensing board or with a consumer protection agency. Be prepared for legal action: If you go ahead and file a complaint, be prepared for the potential of legal action.
Any person who undertakes work without (i) any valid Virginia contractor's license or certificate when a license or certificate is required by this chapter or (ii) the proper class of license as defined in § 54.1-1100 for the work undertaken, shall be fined an amount not to exceed $500 per day for each day that such ...
If the contractor does not have a valid license, then the contractor may have violated § 59.1-200(A)(46) of the VCPA, which allows the consumer homeowner to file a complaint against the unlicensed contractor to recover whatever financial damages were caused by the contractor in addition to reasonable attorney's fees ( ...
A. No person shall engage in, or offer to engage in, contracting work in the Commonwealth unless he has been licensed under the provisions of this chapter.
Individuals licensed in other states must apply for a license through the appropriate DPOR board before working in the Commonwealth. See below for ULR applications listed by occupation and unlock your potential in Virginia!
§ 46.2-104. Possession of registration cards; exhibiting registration card and licenses; failure to carry license or registration card.
Unlawful to practice without license. It is unlawful for any person to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic, or podiatry or as a physician assistant in the Commonwealth without a valid unrevoked license issued by the Board.
A person or entity engages in the practice of law when representing to another, by words or conduct, that one is authorized to do any of the following: Undertake for compensation, direct or indirect, to give advice or counsel to an entity or person in any matter involving the application of legal principles to facts.
Any person or entity who practices law without being licensed or otherwise authorized to practice law shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Va. Code § 54.1-3904.