{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/46.2-1576.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/46.2-1576.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/46.2-1576.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/46.2-1576.html"}],"law_id":71786,"edition_id":1,"section_id":71786,"structure_id":15496,"section_number":"46.2-1576","catch_line":"Suspension, revocation, and refusal to renew licenses or certificates of dealer registration or qualification; notice and hearing","history":"1988, c. 865, \u00a7 46.1-550.5:35; 1989, c. 727; 1990, c. 197; 1995, cc. 767, 816; 1996, cc. 639, 658; 1999, c. 217.","full_text":"A\n\nExcept as provided in § 46.2-1527.7 and subsections B and C of this section, no license or certificate of dealer registration or qualification issued under this subtitle shall be suspended or revoked, or renewal thereof refused, until a written copy of the complaint made has been furnished to the licensee, registrant, or qualifier against whom the same is directed and a public hearing thereon has been had before a hearing officer designated by the Board. At least ten days’ written notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given to the licensee, registrant, or qualifier by registered mail addressed to his last known post office address or as shown on his license or certificate or other record of information in possession of the Board. At the hearing the licensee, registrant, or qualifier shall have the right to be heard personally or by counsel. The hearing officer shall provide recommendations to the Board within ninety days of the conclusion of the hearing. After receiving the recommendations from the hearing officer, the Board may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license or certificate in question. A Board member shall disqualify himself and withdraw from any case in which he cannot accord fair and impartial consideration. Any party may request the disqualification of any Board member by stating with particularity the grounds upon which it is claimed that fair and impartial consideration cannot be accorded. The remaining members of the Board shall determine whether the individual should be disqualified. Immediate notice of any suspension, revocation, or refusal shall be given to the licensee, registrant, or qualifier in the manner provided in this section in the case of notices of hearing.B\n\nShould a dealer fail to maintain an established place of business, the Board may cancel the license of the dealer without a hearing after notification of the intent to cancel has been sent, by return receipt mail, to the dealer at the dealer’s residence and business addresses, and the notices are returned undelivered or the dealer does not respond within twenty days from the date the notices were sent. Any subsequent application for a dealer’s license shall be treated as an original application.C\n\nShould a dealer fail or refuse to pay civil penalties imposed by the Board pursuant to § 46.2-1507, the Board may deny, revoke, or suspend the dealer’s license without a hearing after notice of imposition of civil penalties has been sent, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the dealer at the dealer’s business address and such civil penalty is not paid in full within thirty days after receipt of the notice.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":258620,"text":"Except as provided in § 46.2-1527.7 and subsections B and C of this section, no license or certificate of dealer registration or qualification issued under this subtitle shall be suspended or revoked, or renewal thereof refused, until a written copy of the complaint made has been furnished to the licensee, registrant, or qualifier against whom the same is directed and a public hearing thereon has been had before a hearing officer designated by the Board. At least ten days’ written notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given to the licensee, registrant, or qualifier by registered mail addressed to his last known post office address or as shown on his license or certificate or other record of information in possession of the Board. At the hearing the licensee, registrant, or qualifier shall have the right to be heard personally or by counsel. The hearing officer shall provide recommendations to the Board within ninety days of the conclusion of the hearing. After receiving the recommendations from the hearing officer, the Board may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license or certificate in question. A Board member shall disqualify himself and withdraw from any case in which he cannot accord fair and impartial consideration. Any party may request the disqualification of any Board member by stating with particularity the grounds upon which it is claimed that fair and impartial consideration cannot be accorded. The remaining members of the Board shall determine whether the individual should be disqualified. Immediate notice of any suspension, revocation, or refusal shall be given to the licensee, registrant, or qualifier in the manner provided in this section in the case of notices of hearing.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":258621,"text":"Should a dealer fail to maintain an established place of business, the Board may cancel the license of the dealer without a hearing after notification of the intent to cancel has been sent, by return receipt mail, to the dealer at the dealer’s residence and business addresses, and the notices are returned undelivered or the dealer does not respond within twenty days from the date the notices were sent. 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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 865 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. It has been modified 5 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 1989, chapter 727; in 1990, chapter 197; in 1995, chapters 767<\/a> and 816<\/a>; in 1996, chapters 639<\/a> and 658<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 217<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":74387,"section_number":"46.2-1507","catch_line":"Penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1507\/"},{"id":55176,"section_number":"46.2-1527.7","catch_line":"Revocation of license or certificate of registration on payment from the Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1527.7\/"}],"permalink":{"id":231751,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71786,"identifier":"46.2-1576","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/8\/46.2-1576","url":"\/46.2-1576\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1576\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/8\/46.2-1576","dublin_core":{"Title":"Suspension, revocation, and refusal to renew licenses or certificates of dealer registration or qualification; notice and hearing","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1576","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except as provided in § 46.2-1527.7<\/a> and subsections B and C of this section, no license or certificate of dealer<\/span> registration or qualification issued under this subtitle shall be suspended or revoked, or renewal thereof refused, until a written copy of the complaint made has been furnished to the licensee, registrant, or qualifier against whom the same is directed and a public hearing<\/span> thereon has been had before a hearing<\/span> officer designated by the Board<\/span>. At least ten days’ written notice of the time and place of the hearing<\/span> shall be given to the licensee, registrant, or qualifier by registered mail addressed to his last known post office address or as shown on his license or certificate or other record of information in possession<\/span> of the Board<\/span>. At the hearing<\/span> the licensee, registrant, or qualifier shall have the right to be heard personally or by counsel<\/span>. The hearing<\/span> officer shall provide recommendations to the Board<\/span> within ninety days of the conclusion of the hearing<\/span>. After receiving the recommendations from the hearing<\/span> officer, the Board<\/span> may suspend<\/span>, revoke<\/span>, or refuse to renew the license or certificate in question. A Board<\/span> member shall disqualify himself and withdraw from any case in which he cannot accord fair and impartial consideration. Any party<\/span> may request the disqualification of any Board<\/span> member by stating with particularity the grounds upon which it is claimed that fair and impartial consideration cannot be accorded. The remaining members of the Board<\/span> shall determine whether the individual should be disqualified. Immediate notice of any suspension<\/span>, revocation<\/span>, or refusal shall be given to the licensee, registrant, or qualifier in the manner provided in this section in the case of notices of hearing<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Should a dealer<\/span> fail to maintain an established place of business, the Board<\/span> may cancel<\/span> the license of the dealer<\/span> without a hearing<\/span> after notification of the intent<\/span> to cancel<\/span> has been sent, by return receipt mail, to the dealer<\/span> at the dealer<\/span>’s residence and business addresses, and the notices are returned undelivered or the dealer<\/span> does not respond within twenty days from the date the notices were sent. Any subsequent application for a dealer<\/span>’s license shall be treated as an original application. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Should a dealer<\/span> fail or refuse to pay civil penalties imposed by the Board<\/span> pursuant to § 46.2-1507<\/a>, the Board<\/span> may deny, revoke<\/span>, or suspend<\/span> the dealer<\/span>’s license without a hearing<\/span> after notice of imposition of civil penalties has been sent, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the dealer<\/span> at the dealer<\/span>’s business address and such civil penalty<\/span> is not paid in full within thirty days after receipt of the notice. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUSPENSION, REVOCATION, AND REFUSAL TO RENEW LICENSES OR CERTIFICATES OF DEALER\nREGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION; NOTICE AND HEARING (\u00a7 46.2-1576)\n\nA. Except as provided in § 46.2-1527.7 and subsections B and C of this\nsection, no license or certificate of dealer registration or qualification\nissued under this subtitle shall be suspended or revoked, or renewal thereof\nrefused, until a written copy of the complaint made has been furnished to the\nlicensee, registrant, or qualifier against whom the same is directed and a\npublic hearing thereon has been had before a hearing officer designated by the\nBoard. At least ten days’ written notice of the time and place of the\nhearing shall be given to the licensee, registrant, or qualifier by registered\nmail addressed to his last known post office address or as shown on his license\nor certificate or other record of information in possession of the Board. At the\nhearing the licensee, registrant, or qualifier shall have the right to be heard\npersonally or by counsel. The hearing officer shall provide recommendations to\nthe Board within ninety days of the conclusion of the hearing. After receiving\nthe recommendations from the hearing officer, the Board may suspend, revoke, or\nrefuse to renew the license or certificate in question. A Board member shall\ndisqualify himself and withdraw from any case in which he cannot accord fair and\nimpartial consideration. Any party may request the disqualification of any Board\nmember by stating with particularity the grounds upon which it is claimed that\nfair and impartial consideration cannot be accorded. The remaining members of\nthe Board shall determine whether the individual should be disqualified.\nImmediate notice of any suspension, revocation, or refusal shall be given to the\nlicensee, registrant, or qualifier in the manner provided in this section in the\ncase of notices of hearing.\n\nB. Should a dealer fail to maintain an established place of business, the Board\nmay cancel the license of the dealer without a hearing after notification of the\nintent to cancel has been sent, by return receipt mail, to the dealer at the\ndealer’s residence and business addresses, and the notices are returned\nundelivered or the dealer does not respond within twenty days from the date the\nnotices were sent. Any subsequent application for a dealer’s license shall\nbe treated as an original application.\n\nC. Should a dealer fail or refuse to pay civil penalties imposed by the Board\npursuant to § 46.2-1507, the Board may deny, revoke, or suspend the\ndealer’s license without a hearing after notice of imposition of civil\npenalties has been sent, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the\ndealer at the dealer’s business address and such civil penalty is not paid\nin full within thirty days after receipt of the notice.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 865, \u00a7 46.1-550.5:35; 1989, c. 727; 1990, c. 197; 1995, cc.\n767, 816; 1996, cc. 639, 658; 1999, c. 217.","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}}