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At least ten days’ written notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be given to the licensee by registered mail addressed to his last known post office address or as shown on his license or other record of information in possession of the Director. At any such hearing the licensee shall have the right to be heard personally or by counsel. After the hearing, the Director shall have power to suspend, revoke or refuse to renew, the license in question. Immediate notice of any such action shall be given to the licensee in the manner herein provided in the case of notices of hearing.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":262984,"text":"Except as provided in \u00a7 29.1-810, no license shall be suspended or revoked, or renewal refused, until a written copy of the complaint made has been furnished to the licensee against whom the same is directed and a public hearing thereon has been had before the Director. At least ten days’ written notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be given to the licensee by registered mail addressed to his last known post office address or as shown on his license or other record of information in possession of the Director. At any such hearing the licensee shall have the right to be heard personally or by counsel. After the hearing, the Director shall have power to suspend, revoke or refuse to renew, the license in question. 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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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":74598,"section_number":"29.1-810","catch_line":"Bond of dealer; right of action for fraudulent acts","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-810\/"}],"permalink":{"id":193899,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73034,"identifier":"29.1-821","token":"29.1\/8\/2\/29.1-821","url":"\/29.1-821\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-821\/","token":"29.1\/8\/2\/29.1-821","dublin_core":{"Title":"Suspension, revocation and refusal to renew licenses; notice and hearing","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-821","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Except as provided in \u00a7 29.1-810<\/a>, no license shall be suspended or revoked, or renewal refused, until a written copy of the complaint made has been furnished to the licensee against whom the same is directed and a public hearing<\/span> thereon has been had before the Director<\/span>. At least ten days’ written notice of the time and place of such hearing<\/span> shall be given to the licensee by registered mail addressed to his last known post office address or as shown on his license or other record of information in possession<\/span> of the Director<\/span>. At any such hearing<\/span> the licensee shall have the right to be heard personally or by counsel<\/span>. After the hearing<\/span>, the Director<\/span> shall have power to suspend, revoke or refuse to renew, the license in question. Immediate notice of any such action shall be given to the licensee in the manner herein provided in the case of notices of hearing<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUSPENSION, REVOCATION AND REFUSAL TO RENEW LICENSES; NOTICE AND HEARING (\u00a7\n29.1-821)\n\nExcept as provided in \u00a7 29.1-810, no license shall be suspended or revoked, or\nrenewal refused, until a written copy of the complaint made has been furnished\nto the licensee against whom the same is directed and a public hearing thereon\nhas been had before the Director. At least ten days’ written notice of the\ntime and place of such hearing shall be given to the licensee by registered mail\naddressed to his last known post office address or as shown on his license or\nother record of information in possession of the Director. At any such hearing\nthe licensee shall have the right to be heard personally or by counsel. After\nthe hearing, the Director shall have power to suspend, revoke or refuse to\nrenew, the license in question. Immediate notice of any such action shall be\ngiven to the licensee in the manner herein provided in the case of notices of\nhearing.\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}}