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or (ii) the service technician has been convicted in any appropriate court of violating any provision of this chapter, any provision of Chapter 56, or any regulation adopted under either chapter.C\n\nThe Commissioner shall afford reasonable notice of an informal fact finding pursuant to § 2.2-4019 to: (i) any service agency prior to and in connection with the denial, suspension, or revocation of its registration under subsection A; and (ii) any service technician prior to and in connection with the denial, suspension, or revocation of the service technician’s certification under subsection B.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":245687,"text":"The Commissioner may deny, suspend, or revoke the registration of any service agency if he determines that: (i) the service agency has violated any provision of this chapter, any provision of Chapter 56 (§ 3.2-5600 et seq.), or any regulation adopted under either chapter; or (ii) when, in the service of the service agency, any officer of the service agency or any service technician has been convicted in any appropriate court of violating any provision of this chapter, any provision of Chapter 56, or any regulation adopted under either chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":245688,"text":"The Commissioner may deny, suspend, or revoke the certification of any service technician when the Commissioner determines that: (i) the service technician has violated any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter; 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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 242 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 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85983,"section_number":"2.2-4019","catch_line":"Informal fact finding proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4019\/"},{"id":65679,"section_number":"3.2-5600","catch_line":"Definitions generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5600\/"}],"permalink":{"id":198035,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67835,"identifier":"3.2-5712","token":"3.2\/IV\/57\/3.2-5712","url":"\/3.2-5712\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-5712\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/57\/3.2-5712","dublin_core":{"Title":"Denial, suspension, or revocation of registrations and certifications","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-5712","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> may deny, suspend, or revoke the registration of any service agency if he determines that: (i) the service agency has violated any provision of this chapter, any provision of Chapter 56 (§ 3.2-5600<\/a> et seq.), or any regulation adopted under either chapter; or (ii) when, in the service of the service agency, any officer of the service agency or any service technician<\/span> has been convicted in any appropriate court<\/span> of violating any provision of this chapter, any provision of Chapter 56, or any regulation adopted under either chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> may deny, suspend, or revoke the certification of any service technician<\/span> when the Commissioner<\/span> determines that: (i) the service technician<\/span> has violated any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter; or (ii) the service technician<\/span> has been convicted in any appropriate court<\/span> of violating any provision of this chapter, any provision of Chapter 56, or any regulation adopted under either chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall afford reasonable notice of an informal fact<\/span> finding<\/span> pursuant to § 2.2-4019<\/a> to: (i) any service agency prior to and in connection with the denial, suspension, or revocation<\/span> of its registration under subsection A; and (ii) any service technician<\/span> prior to and in connection with the denial, suspension, or revocation<\/span> of the service technician<\/span>’s certification under subsection B. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (\u00a7\n3.2-5712)\n\nA. The Commissioner may deny, suspend, or revoke the registration of any service\nagency if he determines that: (i) the service agency has violated any provision\nof this chapter, any provision of Chapter 56 (§ 3.2-5600 et seq.), or any\nregulation adopted under either chapter; or (ii) when, in the service of the\nservice agency, any officer of the service agency or any service technician has\nbeen convicted in any appropriate court of violating any provision of this\nchapter, any provision of Chapter 56, or any regulation adopted under either\nchapter.\n\nB. The Commissioner may deny, suspend, or revoke the certification of any\nservice technician when the Commissioner determines that: (i) the service\ntechnician has violated any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted\npursuant to this chapter; or (ii) the service technician has been convicted in\nany appropriate court of violating any provision of this chapter, any provision\nof Chapter 56, or any regulation adopted under either chapter.\n\nC. The Commissioner shall afford reasonable notice of an informal fact finding\npursuant to § 2.2-4019 to: (i) any service agency prior to and in\nconnection with the denial, suspension, or revocation of its registration under\nsubsection A; and (ii) any service technician prior to and in connection with\nthe denial, suspension, or revocation of the service technician’s\ncertification under subsection B.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 242, \u00a7 3.1-969.13; 2008, c. 860.","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}}