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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 214 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 1991 \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 2025, chapter 79<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58859,"section_number":"46.2-1705","catch_line":"Suspension, revocation, cancellation, or refusal to renew license; limitations on operations; imposition of monetary penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1705\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86416,"section_number":"46.2-1701","catch_line":"Licenses required for school and instructor; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1701\/"},{"id":69466,"section_number":"46.2-1703","catch_line":"Authority to promulgate regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1703\/"},{"id":85943,"section_number":"46.2-1707","catch_line":"Unlawful acts; prosecution; proceedings in equity","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1707\/"}],"permalink":{"id":231907,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68286,"identifier":"46.2-1704","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1704","url":"\/46.2-1704\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1704\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1704","dublin_core":{"Title":"Action on applications; hearing on denial","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1704","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> shall act on any application for a license under this chapter within 30 days after receipt by either granting or denying the application. The Commissioner<\/span> shall deny an application when it does not satisfy the requirements of this chapter and any regulations promulgated pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-1703<\/a>, or when the applicant has committed an act prohibited pursuant to subsection A of \u00a7 46.2-1707<\/a>. The Commissioner<\/span> may deny an application when the applicant was previously granted a license pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-1701<\/a> and such license was revoked or suspended. Any applicant denied a license shall, on his written request made within 30 days of the denial, be given a hearing<\/span> at a time and place determined by the Commissioner<\/span> or his designee. All hearings<\/span> under this section shall be public and shall be held promptly. The applicant may be represented by counsel<\/span>. Any applicant denied a license may not apply again for a license for 60 days from the date of denial of the application. The Commissioner<\/span> or his designee may, for good cause shown, grant an applicant whose license has expired one or more 30-day extensions.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACTION ON APPLICATIONS; HEARING ON DENIAL (\u00a7 46.2-1704)\n\nThe Commissioner shall act on any application for a license under this chapter\nwithin 30 days after receipt by either granting or denying the application. The\nCommissioner shall deny an application when it does not satisfy the requirements\nof this chapter and any regulations promulgated pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-1703, or\nwhen the applicant has committed an act prohibited pursuant to subsection A of\n\u00a7 46.2-1707. The Commissioner may deny an application when the applicant was\npreviously granted a license pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-1701 and such license was\nrevoked or suspended. Any applicant denied a license shall, on his written\nrequest made within 30 days of the denial, be given a hearing at a time and\nplace determined by the Commissioner or his designee. All hearings under this\nsection shall be public and shall be held promptly. The applicant may be\nrepresented by counsel. Any applicant denied a license may not apply again for a\nlicense for 60 days from the date of denial of the application. The Commissioner\nor his designee may, for good cause shown, grant an applicant whose license has\nexpired one or more 30-day extensions.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 214; 2025, c. 79.","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}}