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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 461<\/a> 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. 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 2013, chapter 499<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 334<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1467129,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368075,"identifier":"54.1-2142.1","token":"54.1\/II\/21\/3\/54.1-2142.1","url":"\/54.1-2142.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2142.1\/","token":"54.1\/II\/21\/3\/54.1-2142.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Liability for false information","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2142.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A licensee<\/span> shall not be liable for providing false information if the information was (i) provided to the licensee<\/span> by the licensee<\/span>’s client<\/span>; (ii) obtained from a governmental entity; (iii) obtained from a nongovernmental person or entity that obtained the information from a governmental entity; or (iv) obtained from a person licensed, certified, or registered to provide professional services in the Commonwealth, upon which the licensee<\/span> relies, and the licensee<\/span> did not (a) have actual knowledge that the information was false or (b) act in reckless disregard of the truth. This includes any regulatory action brought under this chapter and any civil actions<\/span> filed. However, nothing in this article shall create a civil cause of action<\/span> against a licensee<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIABILITY FOR FALSE INFORMATION (\u00a7 54.1-2142.1)\n\nA licensee shall not be liable for providing false information if the\ninformation was (i) provided to the licensee by the licensee’s client;\n(ii) obtained from a governmental entity; (iii) obtained from a nongovernmental\nperson or entity that obtained the information from a governmental entity; or\n(iv) obtained from a person licensed, certified, or registered to provide\nprofessional services in the Commonwealth, upon which the licensee relies, and\nthe licensee did not (a) have actual knowledge that the information was false or\n(b) act in reckless disregard of the truth. This includes any regulatory action\nbrought under this chapter and any civil actions filed. However, nothing in this\narticle shall create a civil cause of action against a licensee.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, c. 461; 2013, c. 499; 2016, c. 334.","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"}}