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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 54.1-2142.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 54.1-2142.1. Liability for false information.
For the purposes of §§
54.1-2131 through 54.1-2135, a A licensee
shall not be liable for providing false information if the information was (i)
provided to the licensee by the licensee's client; (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 relies, and the licensee 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 filed.
The provisions of this section shall apply unless the licensee has been convicted of a violation of § 18.2-216 and the plaintiff suffered a loss as provided in § 59.1-68.3.