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Impersonation of certain licensed professionals by chatbot; definitions, notice, civil liability.

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Virginia House Bill 669 (House Substitute 26106823D) adds a new section 54.1-111.1 to the Code of Virginia to prohibit deployers of artificial intelligence systems from making publicly available any dedicated AI system that falsely represents itself as a licensed professional, provides individualized professional diagnosis, treatment, or advice requiring licensure across a broad range of regulated professions (including engineering, dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, psychology, and others covered under the chapters cited in subdivision B.2), or engages in conduct constituting unlicensed professional practice. Deployers must provide clear, conspicuous, and explicit notice—in the same language and readable font—when a reasonable person could be misled into thinking they are interacting with a human. The Attorney General holds exclusive enforcement authority and must give deployers 30 days' written notice to cure alleged violations before initiating action; if the violation is cured and a written statement provided, no action proceeds. Continued violations after the cure period expose deployers to civil penalties of up to $7,500 per violation, plus injunctive relief, attorney fees, and investigation expenses, with collected funds credited to the Regulatory, Consumer Advocacy, Litigation, and Enforcement Revolving Trust Fund. The bill explicitly provides no private right of action. Developers who only license their AI systems to deployers are excluded from the definition of 'deployer,' and basic software tools (e.g., anti-malware, calculators, spellcheck) are excluded from the definition of 'artificial intelligence system.'

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