§ 54.1-603 License required; requirements for licensure; nonresident applicants
A. Unless exempted by § 54.1-601, no person or firm shall sell at auction without being licensed by the Board.
B. Any auctioneer desiring to obtain a license may apply to the Board and shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board that he:
1. Is a resident of Virginia and meets the application fee requirements set by the Board;
2. Is covered by a surety bond, executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this Commonwealth, in a reasonable amount to be fixed by the Board, conditioned upon the faithful and honest conduct of his business or employment;
3. Has successfully completed a course of study at a school of auctioneering which has obtained course approval from the Board or an equivalent course; and
4. Has passed the Virginia Licensed Auctioneer’s Examination, administered by the Auctioneers Board.
C. A nonresident of the Commonwealth may be licensed as an auctioneer by meeting one of the following requirements: (i) conform to the provisions of this chapter and regulations of the Board with reference to resident auctioneers or (ii) hold a valid auctioneer’s license or certificate in another state with which reciprocity has been established by the Board. Nonresident applicants shall also file with the Board an irrevocable consent that service of process upon the Director is as valid and binding as service of process upon the applicant. Any process or pleading served upon the Director shall be filed by the Director in his office and a copy thereof immediately forwarded by registered mail to the main office of the auctioneer at the last known address.
History
This law was first created in 1983. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 522 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1983 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1986, chapter 61; in 1988, chapter 765; in 1991, chapter 299; in 1996, chapters 438 and 822; in 1997, chapter 281; in 2010, chapter 91.
1983, c. 522, § 54-824.9:1; 1986, c. 61; 1988, c. 765; 1991, c. 299; 1996, cc. 438, 822; 1997, c. 281; 2010, c. 91.