Chap. 83.—An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1650 of the Code of Vir-
ginia, as heretofore amended, relating to the hearing of charges against
licensed dentists and the revocation of licenses, so as to permit suspension of
licenses, and to prohibit a person whose license is revoked or suspended from
practicing dentistry pending a decision upon appeal. {H B 163]

Approved February 28, 1936

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That sec-
tion sixteen hundred and fifty of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore
amended, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 1650. An accusation may be filed with the secretary of
the Virginia State Board of Dental Examiners charging any licensed
dentist with the commission of any of the offenses enumerated in the
preceding section. Such accusation shall be in writing, signed by
the accuser or accusers and verified under oath. Whenever such
accusation is filed, the secretary of the State Board of Dental
Examiners shall set a day for hearing, and shall transmit to the
accused a true copy of all papers filed with him relating to such
accusation, at least ten days before the day so fixed, and shall notify
the accused that on the day fixed for hearing he may appear and
show cause, if any he can, why his license to practice dentistry in the State
shall not be suspended or revoked. For the purpose of such hearing,
the State Board of Dental Examiners is empowered to require the
attendance of witnesses, administer oaths, and hear testimony, either
oral or documentary, for and against, the accused. If after such hear-
ing of the accused, the board shall be satisfied that the accused has
been guilty of the offense, charged in the accusation, they shall there-
upon, without further notice suspend for such period as said board
shall determine or revoke the license of the person so accused and
found guilty. Notice of that action of the Board shall be promptly
given to the accused or his attorney. A person whose license has
been suspended or revoked shall not pending appeal practice denistry
curing the period of suspension or following revocation unless and
until the action of the board shall be reversed by any court to which
an appeal may be taken, unless and until he has entered into a bond in
the penalty of one thousand dollars, with surety approved by the clerk
of the court to which the appeal is taken conditioned not to violate the
provisions of section sixteen hundred and forty-nine of the Code of
Virginia and all amendments thereof. The practice of dentistry in
violation of the action of the board shall subject the person to the
penalties prescribed in section sixteen hundred and forty-one of the
Code of Virginia for engaging in the practice of dentistry without a
certificate.

Any person who may feel himself aggrieved at the suspension or
revocation of his license may, within thirty days appeal from the action
of the State board in suspending or revoking the same to the circuit
court of the county or the corporation court of the city in which the offense
charged originated where the matter shall be heard de novo. The person
desiring to appeal from the action of the State board shall, after five days’
notice in writing to the secretary of the State board, apply therefor by
presenting to the court, or the judge thereof, his affidavit setting forth
the fact of the suspension or revocation of his license, and that there has
been a miscarriage of justice, or error committed by the State board, or
that the decision of the State board was contrary to law or was not
supported by the evidence adduced at the hearing. Whereupon the State
board shall certify to the court the accusation and other papers concerning
the matter and filed with the secretary of the State board.

Any person who may feel himself aggrieved by the judgment of the
said court in suspending or revoking his license shall have the right
of appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeals.