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However, the provisions of this section shall not apply to (i) any carrier holding a certificate or permit under the provisions of this chapter or to any bona fide employee or agent of such motor carrier, so far as concerns transportation to be furnished wholly by such carrier or jointly with other motor carriers holding like certificates or permits, or (ii) persons operating bed and breakfast establishments, provided that their broker service is provided only to guests of such bed and breakfast establishment.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, “bed and breakfast establishment” means any establishment (a) having no more than 15 bedrooms; (b) offering to the public, for compensation, transitory lodging or sleeping accommodations; and (c) offering at least one meal per day, which may but need not be breakfast, to each person to whom overnight lodging is provided.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":208282,"text":"No person shall for compensation sell or offer for sale transportation subject to this chapter or shall make any contract, agreement, or arrangement to provide, procure, furnish, or arrange for such transportation or shall hold himself out by advertisement, solicitation, or otherwise as one who sells, provides, procures, contracts, or arranges for such transportation, unless such person holds a TNC broker’s license or broker’s license issued by the Department to engage in such transactions. However, the provisions of this section shall not apply to (i) any carrier holding a certificate or permit under the provisions of this chapter or to any bona fide employee or agent of such motor carrier, so far as concerns transportation to be furnished wholly by such carrier or jointly with other motor carriers holding like certificates or permits, or (ii) persons operating bed and breakfast establishments, provided that their broker service is provided only to guests of such bed and breakfast establishment.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, “bed and breakfast establishment” means any establishment (a) having no more than 15 bedrooms; (b) offering to the public, for compensation, transitory lodging or sleeping accommodations; and (c) offering at least one meal per day, which may but need not be breakfast, to each person to whom overnight lodging is provided.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14893,"edition_id":1,"name":"Brokers","identifier":"10","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13319,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:50:37","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:50:37","permalink":{"id":232167,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14893,"identifier":"10","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/10","url":"\/46.2\/V\/20\/10\/","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":76032,"structure_id":14893,"section_number":"46.2-2099.17","catch_line":"Regulation of brokers","url":"\/46.2-2099.17\/","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/10\/46.2-2099.17","metadata":false},{"id":56864,"structure_id":14893,"section_number":"46.2-2099.18","catch_line":"Broker's license required","url":"\/46.2-2099.18\/","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/10\/46.2-2099.18","metadata":false},{"id":64283,"structure_id":14893,"section_number":"46.2-2099.19","catch_line":"Broker's license not substitute for other certificates or permits required","url":"\/46.2-2099.19\/","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/10\/46.2-2099.19","metadata":false},{"id":74987,"structure_id":14893,"section_number":"46.2-2099.19:1","catch_line":"TNC broker insurance","url":"\/46.2-2099.19_1\/","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/10\/46.2-2099.19_1","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":76032,"structure_id":14893,"section_number":"46.2-2099.17","catch_line":"Regulation of brokers","url":"\/46.2-2099.17\/","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/10\/46.2-2099.17","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":64283,"structure_id":14893,"section_number":"46.2-2099.19","catch_line":"Broker's license not substitute for other certificates or permits required","url":"\/46.2-2099.19\/","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/10\/46.2-2099.19","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/46.2-2099.18\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 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. It has been modified 2 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 2017, chapter 635<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 435<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":232173,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56864,"identifier":"46.2-2099.18","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/10\/46.2-2099.18","url":"\/46.2-2099.18\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-2099.18\/","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/10\/46.2-2099.18","dublin_core":{"Title":"Broker’s license required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-2099.18","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No person<\/span> shall for compensation sell or offer for sale transportation subject to this chapter or shall make any contract<\/span>, agreement, or arrangement to provide, procure, furnish, or arrange for such transportation or shall hold himself out by advertisement, solicitation, or otherwise as one who sells, provides, procures, contracts<\/span>, or arranges for such transportation, unless such person<\/span> holds a TNC broker<\/span>’s license<\/span> or broker’s license<\/span> issued by the Department<\/span> to engage in such transactions. However, the provisions of this section shall not apply to (i) any carrier holding a certificate<\/span> or permit<\/span> under the provisions of this chapter or to any bona fide employee or agent<\/span> of such motor carrier<\/span>, so far as concerns transportation to be furnished wholly by such carrier or jointly with other motor carriers<\/span> holding like certificates<\/span> or permits<\/span>, or (ii) persons<\/span> operating bed and breakfast establishments<\/span>, provided that their broker service is provided only to guests of such bed and breakfast establishment<\/span>.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, “bed and breakfast establishment<\/span>” means any establishment (a) having no more than 15 bedrooms; (b) offering to the public, for compensation, transitory lodging or sleeping accommodations; and (c) offering at least one meal per day, which may but need not be breakfast, to each person<\/span> to whom overnight lodging is provided.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBROKER’S LICENSE REQUIRED (\u00a7 46.2-2099.18)\n\nNo person shall for compensation sell or offer for sale transportation subject\nto this chapter or shall make any contract, agreement, or arrangement to\nprovide, procure, furnish, or arrange for such transportation or shall hold\nhimself out by advertisement, solicitation, or otherwise as one who sells,\nprovides, procures, contracts, or arranges for such transportation, unless such\nperson holds a TNC broker’s license or broker’s license issued by\nthe Department to engage in such transactions. However, the provisions of this\nsection shall not apply to (i) any carrier holding a certificate or permit under\nthe provisions of this chapter or to any bona fide employee or agent of such\nmotor carrier, so far as concerns transportation to be furnished wholly by such\ncarrier or jointly with other motor carriers holding like certificates or\npermits, or (ii) persons operating bed and breakfast establishments, provided\nthat their broker service is provided only to guests of such bed and breakfast\nestablishment.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, “bed and breakfast\nestablishment” means any establishment (a) having no more than 15\nbedrooms; (b) offering to the public, for compensation, transitory lodging or\nsleeping accommodations; and (c) offering at least one meal per day, which may\nbut need not be breakfast, to each person to whom overnight lodging is provided.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 596; 2017, c. 635; 2018, c. 435.","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}}