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HB 2123 Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; unlicensed activity.

Introduced by: Albert C. Eisenberg | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; unlicensed activity.   Provides that any person convicted of a violation of certain enumerated acts may also be ordered by the court to pay restitution.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Virginia Consumer Protection Act; home repair transactions.  Expands the scope of consumer transactions that are subject to the Consumer Protection Act to include home repair transactions, which are transactions in which a person falsely represents that he is a licensed architect, professional engineer, or contractor and undertakes to construct, remove, repair, or improve an owner-occupied dwelling. The measure also makes it a violation of the Act if a person fails to complete the work under a home repair transaction within the time period provided in the agreement with the dwelling's owner or fails to complete the work in a manner that complies with either the Uniform Statewide Building Code or with the terms of the agreement.