Virginia § 37.2-405 - License required; exception; license not transferable; operation of existing services; persons not to be admitted, etc., to unlicensed providers
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 37.2-405 — License required; exception; license not transferable; operation of existing services; persons not to be admitted, etc., to unlicensed providers, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37.2-405. License required; exception; license not transferable; operation of existing services; persons not to be admitted, etc., to unlicensed providers
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.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37.2-405 ("License required; exception; license not transferable; operation of existing services; persons not to be admitted, etc., to unlicensed providers") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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