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He may require the holder of any permit to submit such documentation required concerning the operation of such inspection station. The Director may suspend or revoke and require the forfeiture of any emissions inspection station permit if he finds that such station is not operated in accordance with the provisions of this article and the regulations adopted by the Board or the holder of such permit has failed or refused to submit records or documentation required.\n\t\tIf the Director finds that any permit holder has violated any provision of this article or any order or regulation of the Board, after notice or a reasonable attempt to give notice to the permit holder, the Director may, without a hearing, suspend the permit of the emissions inspection station and require the permit holder immediately to cease performing emissions inspections. Within ten days of such action, the Director shall, after reasonable notice to the permit holder as to the time and place thereof, hold a hearing to affirm, modify, amend, or cancel the suspension and the requirement to cease performing emissions inspections. With the consent of the permit holder, the Director may forego such hearing and allow the suspension and requirement to cease performing emissions inspections to stand. If the Director finds that a permit holder is not complying with any such suspension or requirement to cease performing emissions inspections, the Director may proceed in accordance with \u00a7 46.2-1187 or \u00a7 46.2-1187.2.\n\t\tNothing in this section shall limit the Director’s authority to proceed against the permit holder directly under \u00a7 46.2-1187 or \u00a7 46.2-1187.2.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":274937,"text":"The Director shall investigate the operation of each emissions inspection station and fleet emissions inspection station as the conditions and circumstances of such operation indicate. He may require the holder of any permit to submit such documentation required concerning the operation of such inspection station. The Director may suspend or revoke and require the forfeiture of any emissions inspection station permit if he finds that such station is not operated in accordance with the provisions of this article and the regulations adopted by the Board or the holder of such permit has failed or refused to submit records or documentation required.\n\t\tIf the Director finds that any permit holder has violated any provision of this article or any order or regulation of the Board, after notice or a reasonable attempt to give notice to the permit holder, the Director may, without a hearing, suspend the permit of the emissions inspection station and require the permit holder immediately to cease performing emissions inspections. Within ten days of such action, the Director shall, after reasonable notice to the permit holder as to the time and place thereof, hold a hearing to affirm, modify, amend, or cancel the suspension and the requirement to cease performing emissions inspections. With the consent of the permit holder, the Director may forego such hearing and allow the suspension and requirement to cease performing emissions inspections to stand. 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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 469 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 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1988, chapter 806; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1991, chapter 531; in 1993, chapters 995 and 998.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85990,"section_number":"46.2-1187","catch_line":"Penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1187\/"},{"id":81352,"section_number":"46.2-1187.2","catch_line":"Compelling compliance with regulations and order of Board; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1187.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229335,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76588,"identifier":"46.2-1185","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/22\/46.2-1185","url":"\/46.2-1185\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1185\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/22\/46.2-1185","dublin_core":{"Title":"Investigation of inspection stations; revocation or suspension of permits for emissions inspection stations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1185","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Director<\/span> shall investigate the operation of each emissions inspection station<\/span> and fleet emissions inspection station<\/span><\/span> as the conditions and circumstances of such operation indicate. He may require the holder of any permit to submit such documentation required concerning the operation of such inspection station. The Director<\/span> may suspend<\/span> or revoke<\/span> and require the forfeiture of any emissions inspection station<\/span> permit if he finds that such station is not operated in accordance with the provisions of this article and the regulations adopted by the Board<\/span> or the holder of such permit has failed or refused to submit records or documentation required.\n\t\tIf the Director<\/span> finds that any permit holder has violated any provision of this article or any order<\/span> or regulation of the Board<\/span>, after notice or a reasonable attempt to give notice to the permit holder, the Director<\/span> may, without a hearing<\/span>, suspend<\/span> the permit of the emissions inspection station<\/span> and require the permit holder immediately to cease performing emissions inspections. Within ten days of such action, the Director<\/span> shall, after reasonable notice to the permit holder as to the time and place thereof, hold a hearing<\/span> to affirm<\/span>, modify, amend<\/span>, or cancel<\/span> the suspension<\/span> and the requirement to cease performing emissions inspections. With the consent of the permit holder, the Director<\/span> may forego such hearing<\/span> and allow the suspension<\/span> and requirement to cease performing emissions inspections to stand. If the Director<\/span> finds that a permit holder is not complying with any such suspension<\/span> or requirement to cease performing emissions inspections, the Director<\/span> may proceed in accordance with \u00a7 46.2-1187<\/a> or \u00a7 46.2-1187.2<\/a>.\n\t\tNothing in this section shall limit the Director<\/span>’s authority to proceed against the permit holder directly under \u00a7 46.2-1187<\/a> or \u00a7 46.2-1187.2<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINVESTIGATION OF INSPECTION STATIONS; REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF PERMITS FOR\nEMISSIONS INSPECTION STATIONS (\u00a7 46.2-1185)\n\nThe Director shall investigate the operation of each emissions inspection\nstation and fleet emissions inspection station as the conditions and\ncircumstances of such operation indicate. He may require the holder of any\npermit to submit such documentation required concerning the operation of such\ninspection station. The Director may suspend or revoke and require the\nforfeiture of any emissions inspection station permit if he finds that such\nstation is not operated in accordance with the provisions of this article and\nthe regulations adopted by the Board or the holder of such permit has failed or\nrefused to submit records or documentation required.\n\t\tIf the Director finds that any permit holder has violated any provision of\nthis article or any order or regulation of the Board, after notice or a\nreasonable attempt to give notice to the permit holder, the Director may,\nwithout a hearing, suspend the permit of the emissions inspection station and\nrequire the permit holder immediately to cease performing emissions inspections.\nWithin ten days of such action, the Director shall, after reasonable notice to\nthe permit holder as to the time and place thereof, hold a hearing to affirm,\nmodify, amend, or cancel the suspension and the requirement to cease performing\nemissions inspections. With the consent of the permit holder, the Director may\nforego such hearing and allow the suspension and requirement to cease performing\nemissions inspections to stand. If the Director finds that a permit holder is\nnot complying with any such suspension or requirement to cease performing\nemissions inspections, the Director may proceed in accordance with \u00a7 46.2-1187\nor \u00a7 46.2-1187.2.\n\t\tNothing in this section shall limit the Director’s authority to proceed\nagainst the permit holder directly under \u00a7 46.2-1187 or \u00a7 46.2-1187.2.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 469, \u00a7 46.1-326.11; 1988, c. 806; 1989, c. 727; 1991, c. 531;\n1993, cc. 995, 998; 1993, Sp. Sess., c. 2.","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}}