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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 592 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68607,"section_number":"29.1-809","catch_line":"Application for license","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-809\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":193891,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63711,"identifier":"29.1-819","token":"29.1\/8\/2\/29.1-819","url":"\/29.1-819\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-819\/","token":"29.1\/8\/2\/29.1-819","dublin_core":{"Title":"Grounds for denying, suspending or revoking licenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-819","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A license may be denied, suspended or revoked on any one or more of the following grounds:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Material<\/span> misstatement in application for license. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Willful failure to comply with any provision of this chapter or any lawful regulation<\/span> promulgated by the Board<\/span> under this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Being a watercraft dealer<\/span>, failure to have an established place of business<\/span> as defined in § 29.1-801<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Willfully defrauding any retail buyer, to the buyer’s damage, or any other person<\/span> in the conduct of the licensee’s business. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Employment of fraudulent devices, methods or practices in connection with compliance with the requirements under the statutes<\/span> of this Commonwealth with respect to the retaking of watercraft under retail installment contracts<\/span> and the redemption<\/span> and resale of such watercraft. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Having used unfair methods of competition or unfair deceptive acts or practices. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Knowingly advertising by any means any assertion, representation or statement of fact<\/span> which is untrue, misleading or deceptive in any particular relating to the conduct of the business licensed or for which a license is sought. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Having been convicted of any fraudulent act in connection with the business of selling watercraft. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Having been convicted of a crime<\/span> involving the acquisition or transference of title to a watercraft. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Willfully retaining title to a watercraft that has not been completely and legally assigned. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

11.<\/span> Failure to submit to the Director<\/span> any application or fees collected for the Department<\/span> on behalf of the buyer within thirty days of receipt. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGROUNDS FOR DENYING, SUSPENDING OR REVOKING LICENSES (\u00a7 29.1-819)\n\nA license may be denied, suspended or revoked on any one or more of the\nfollowing grounds:\n\n1. Material misstatement in application for license.\n\n2. Willful failure to comply with any provision of this chapter or any lawful\nregulation promulgated by the Board under this chapter.\n\n3. Being a watercraft dealer, failure to have an established place of business\nas defined in § 29.1-801.\n\n4. Willfully defrauding any retail buyer, to the buyer’s damage, or any\nother person in the conduct of the licensee’s business.\n\n5. Employment of fraudulent devices, methods or practices in connection with\ncompliance with the requirements under the statutes of this Commonwealth with\nrespect to the retaking of watercraft under retail installment contracts and the\nredemption and resale of such watercraft.\n\n6. Having used unfair methods of competition or unfair deceptive acts or\npractices.\n\n7. Knowingly advertising by any means any assertion, representation or statement\nof fact which is untrue, misleading or deceptive in any particular relating to\nthe conduct of the business licensed or for which a license is sought.\n\n8. Having been convicted of any fraudulent act in connection with the business\nof selling watercraft.\n\n9. Having been convicted of a crime involving the acquisition or transference of\ntitle to a watercraft.\n\n10. Willfully retaining title to a watercraft that has not been completely and\nlegally assigned.\n\n11. Failure to submit to the Director any application or fees collected for the\nDepartment on behalf of the buyer within thirty days of receipt.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 592.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}