Licensure

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This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Licensure.” It is part of Chapter 14.1 “Early Childhood Care and Education”, which is part of Title 22.1 “Education”. It contains 20 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 20 sections.

§ 22.1-289.010	Application fees; regulations and schedules; use of fees; certain facilities, centers and agencies exempt
§ 22.1-289.011	Licenses required; issuance, expiration, and renewal; maximum number of participants or children; posting of licenses
§ 22.1-289.012	Local government to report business licenses issued to child day centers and family day homes
§ 22.1-289.013	Investigation on receipt of application
§ 22.1-289.014	Variances
§ 22.1-289.015	Voluntary registration of family day homes; inspections; investigation upon receipt of complaint; revocation or suspension of registration
§ 22.1-289.016	Unlicensed and unregistered family day homes; notice to parents
§ 22.1-289.017	Compliance with Uniform Statewide Building Code
§ 22.1-289.018	Inspections and interviews
§ 22.1-289.019	Inspections of child day programs and family day systems; prioritization
§ 22.1-289.020	Issuance or refusal of license; notification; provisional and conditional licenses
§ 22.1-289.021	Records and reports
§ 22.1-289.022	Enforcement and sanctions; child day programs and family day systems; revocation and denial
§ 22.1-289.023	Enforcement and sanctions; special orders; civil penalties
§ 22.1-289.024	Appeal from refusal, denial of renewal, or revocation of license
§ 22.1-289.025	Right to appeal notice of intent; child day programs and family day systems operated by agencies of the Commonwealth
§ 22.1-289.026	Injunction against operation without license
§ 22.1-289.027	Offenses; penalty
§ 22.1-289.028	Misleading advertising prohibited
§ 22.1-289.029	Duty of attorneys for the Commonwealth