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If no hearing has been requested within such thirty-day period, the order shall become effective and no hearing shall thereafter be held. A timely request for a hearing shall automatically stay operation of the order until after the hearing.C\n\nNotice of an order suspending, revoking, or denying renewal of a license, permit, or certificate and an opportunity for a hearing shall be mailed to the licensee, permittee, or certificate holder by registered or certified mail at the address as shown on the license, permit, or certificate or other record of information in possession of the Department and shall be considered served when mailed.D\n\nIf the Department makes a finding, after conducting a preliminary investigation, that the conduct of a licensee, permittee, or certificate holder (i) is in violation of this chapter or regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter and (ii) such violation constitutes a danger to public safety, the Department may issue an order suspending the license, permit, or certificate. Notice of the suspension shall be in writing and mailed in accordance with subsection C of this section. Upon receipt of a request for a hearing appealing the suspension, the licensee, permittee, or certificate holder shall be afforded the opportunity for a hearing within thirty days. The suspension shall remain in effect pending the outcome of the hearing.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":252859,"text":"Except as provided in subsection D of this section, unless otherwise provided in this chapter, no license, permit, or certificate issued under this chapter shall be suspended or revoked, or renewal thereof refused, unless the licensee, permittee, or certificate holder has been furnished a written copy of the complaint against him and the grounds upon which the action is taken and has been offered an opportunity for an administrative hearing to show cause why such action should not be taken.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":252860,"text":"The order suspending, revoking, or denying renewal of a license, permit, or certificate shall not become effective until the licensee, permittee, or certificate holder has, after notice of the opportunity for a hearing, had thirty days to make a written request for such a hearing. If no hearing has been requested within such thirty-day period, the order shall become effective and no hearing shall thereafter be held. A timely request for a hearing shall automatically stay operation of the order until after the hearing.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":252861,"text":"Notice of an order suspending, revoking, or denying renewal of a license, permit, or certificate and an opportunity for a hearing shall be mailed to the licensee, permittee, or certificate holder by registered or certified mail at the address as shown on the license, permit, or certificate or other record of information in possession of the Department and shall be considered served when mailed.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":252862,"text":"If the Department makes a finding, after conducting a preliminary investigation, that the conduct of a licensee, permittee, or certificate holder (i) is in violation of this chapter or regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter and (ii) such violation constitutes a danger to public safety, the Department may issue an order suspending the license, permit, or certificate. Notice of the suspension shall be in writing and mailed in accordance with subsection C of this section. Upon receipt of a request for a hearing appealing the suspension, the licensee, permittee, or certificate holder shall be afforded the opportunity for a hearing within thirty days. The suspension shall remain in effect pending the outcome of the hearing.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13602,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Carriers of Passengers -- Generally","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13319,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:21","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:21","permalink":{"id":231969,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13602,"identifier":"1","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/1","url":"\/46.2\/V\/20\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13319,"edition_id":1,"name":"Regulation of Passenger Carriers","identifier":"20","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13318,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:38","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:38","permalink":{"id":231967,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13319,"identifier":"20","token":"46.2\/V\/20","url":"\/46.2\/V\/20\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13318,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Carriers","identifier":"V","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12770,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:38","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:38","permalink":{"id":231965,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13318,"identifier":"V","token":"46.2\/V","url":"\/46.2\/V\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12770,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicles","identifier":"46.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225289,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12770,"identifier":"46.2","token":"46.2","url":"\/46.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":70585,"structure_id":13602,"section_number":"46.2-2000","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/46.2-2000\/","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/1\/46.2-2000","metadata":false},{"id":61587,"structure_id":13602,"section_number":"46.2-2000.1","catch_line":"Vehicles excluded from operation of chapter","url":"\/46.2-2000.1\/","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/1\/46.2-2000.1","metadata":false},{"id":64116,"structure_id":13602,"section_number":"46.2-2000.2","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/46.2-2000.2\/","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/1\/46.2-2000.2","metadata":false},{"id":60745,"structure_id":13602,"section_number":"46.2-2000.3","catch_line":"Disposition of funds collected","url":"\/46.2-2000.3\/","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/1\/46.2-2000.3","metadata":false},{"id":57606,"structure_id":13602,"section_number":"46.2-2001","catch_line":"Regulation by Department; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0596\">596<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":70259,"section_number":"46.2-2011.1","catch_line":"Issuance of temporary authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-2011.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":232095,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69988,"identifier":"46.2-2011.26","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/1\/46.2-2011.26","url":"\/46.2-2011.26\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-2011.26\/","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/1\/46.2-2011.26","dublin_core":{"Title":"Suspension, revocation, and refusal to renew licenses, permits, or certificates; notice and hearing","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-2011.26","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Except as provided in subsection D of this section, unless otherwise provided in this chapter, no <span class=\"dictionary\">license<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">permit<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span> issued under this chapter shall be suspended or revoked, or renewal thereof refused, unless the licensee, permittee, or <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span> holder has been furnished a written copy of the complaint against him and the grounds upon which the action is taken and has been offered an opportunity for an administrative <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> to show cause why such action should not be taken. <a id=\"paragraph-252859\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-2011.26\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> suspending, revoking, or denying renewal of a <span class=\"dictionary\">license<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">permit<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span> shall not become effective until the licensee, permittee, or <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span> holder has, after notice of the opportunity for a <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span>, had thirty days to make a written request for such a <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span>. If no <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> has been requested within such thirty-day period, the <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> shall become effective and no <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> shall thereafter be held. A timely request for a <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> shall automatically <span class=\"dictionary\">stay<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">operation<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> until after the <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-252860\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-2011.26\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Notice of an <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> suspending, revoking, or denying renewal of a <span class=\"dictionary\">license<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">permit<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span> and an opportunity for a <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> shall be mailed to the licensee, permittee, or <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span> holder by registered or certified mail at the address as shown on the <span class=\"dictionary\">license<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">permit<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span> or other record of information in <span class=\"dictionary\">possession<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> and shall be considered served when mailed. <a id=\"paragraph-252861\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-2011.26\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> If the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> makes a <span class=\"dictionary\">finding<\/span>, after conducting a preliminary investigation, that the conduct of a licensee, permittee, or <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span> holder (i) is in violation of this chapter or regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter and (ii) such violation constitutes a danger to public safety, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> may <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> an <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> suspending the <span class=\"dictionary\">license<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">permit<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span>. Notice of the <span class=\"dictionary\">suspension<\/span> shall be in writing and mailed in accordance with subsection C of this section. Upon receipt of a request for a <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> appealing the <span class=\"dictionary\">suspension<\/span>, the licensee, permittee, or <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span> holder shall be afforded the opportunity for a <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> within thirty days. The <span class=\"dictionary\">suspension<\/span> shall remain in effect pending the outcome of the <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-252862\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-2011.26\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUSPENSION, REVOCATION, AND REFUSAL TO RENEW LICENSES, PERMITS, OR CERTIFICATES;\nNOTICE AND HEARING (\u00a7 46.2-2011.26)\n\nA. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, unless otherwise provided\nin this chapter, no license, permit, or certificate issued under this chapter\nshall be suspended or revoked, or renewal thereof refused, unless the licensee,\npermittee, or certificate holder has been furnished a written copy of the\ncomplaint against him and the grounds upon which the action is taken and has\nbeen offered an opportunity for an administrative hearing to show cause why such\naction should not be taken.\n\nB. The order suspending, revoking, or denying renewal of a license, permit, or\ncertificate shall not become effective until the licensee, permittee, or\ncertificate holder has, after notice of the opportunity for a hearing, had\nthirty days to make a written request for such a hearing. If no hearing has been\nrequested within such thirty-day period, the order shall become effective and no\nhearing shall thereafter be held. A timely request for a hearing shall\nautomatically stay operation of the order until after the hearing.\n\nC. Notice of an order suspending, revoking, or denying renewal of a license,\npermit, or certificate and an opportunity for a hearing shall be mailed to the\nlicensee, permittee, or certificate holder by registered or certified mail at\nthe address as shown on the license, permit, or certificate or other record of\ninformation in possession of the Department and shall be considered served when\nmailed.\n\nD. If the Department makes a finding, after conducting a preliminary\ninvestigation, that the conduct of a licensee, permittee, or certificate holder\n(i) is in violation of this chapter or regulations adopted pursuant to this\nchapter and (ii) such violation constitutes a danger to public safety, the\nDepartment may issue an order suspending the license, permit, or certificate.\nNotice of the suspension shall be in writing and mailed in accordance with\nsubsection C of this section. Upon receipt of a request for a hearing appealing\nthe suspension, the licensee, permittee, or certificate holder shall be afforded\nthe opportunity for a hearing within thirty days. The suspension shall remain in\neffect pending the outcome of the hearing.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 596.","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}}