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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 3 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 2011, chapters 881<\/a> and 889<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 165<\/a> and 582<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 790<\/a> and 815<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65235,"section_number":"46.2-2108.4","catch_line":"Application; notice requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-2108.4\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":232647,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85153,"identifier":"46.2-2133","token":"46.2\/V\/21\/1\/46.2-2133","url":"\/46.2-2133\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-2133\/","token":"46.2\/V\/21\/1\/46.2-2133","dublin_core":{"Title":"Grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking certificates","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-2133","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A certificate of fitness<\/span> issued under this chapter may be denied, suspended, or revoked on any one or more of the following grounds, where applicable:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Material<\/span> misstatement or omission in application for certificate of fitness<\/span> or vehicle<\/span> registration; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Failure to comply subsequent to receipt of a written warning from the Department<\/span> or any willful failure to comply with a lawful order<\/span>, any provision of this chapter or any regulation promulgated by the Department<\/span> under this chapter, or any term or condition of any certificate of fitness<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Use of deceptive business acts or practices; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Knowingly advertising by any means any assertion, representation, or statement of fact<\/span> that is untrue, misleading, or deceptive relating to the conduct of the business for which a certificate of fitness<\/span> or vehicle<\/span> registration is held or sought; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Having been found, through a judicial or administrative hearing<\/span>, to have committed fraudulent or deceptive acts in connection with the business for which a certificate of fitness<\/span> is held or sought or any consumer-related fraud<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Having been convicted of any criminal act involving the business for which a certificate of fitness<\/span> is held or sought; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Improper leasing, renting, lending, or otherwise allowing the improper use of a certificate of fitness<\/span>, identification marker issued by the Department<\/span>, or vehicle<\/span> registration; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Having been convicted of a felony<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Having been convicted of any misdemeanor<\/span> involving lying, cheating, stealing, or moral turpitude<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Failure to submit to the Department<\/span> any tax, fees, dues, fines, or penalties owed to the Department<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

11.<\/span> Failure to furnish the Department<\/span> information, documentation, or records required or requested pursuant to statute<\/span> or regulation; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

12.<\/span> Knowingly and willfully filing any false report, account, record, or memorandum<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

13.<\/span> Failure to meet or maintain application certifications or requirements of character, fitness, and financial responsibility<\/span> pursuant to this chapter; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

14.<\/span> Willfully altering or changing the appearance<\/span> or wording of any license, certificate, identification marker issued by the Department<\/span>, license plate<\/span>, or vehicle<\/span> registration; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

15.<\/span> Failure to provide services<\/span> in accordance with certificate of fitness<\/span> terms, limitations, conditions, or requirements; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

16.<\/span> Failure to maintain and keep on file with the Department<\/span> motor carrier<\/span> liability insurance or cargo insurance, issued by a company licensed to do business in the Commonwealth, or a bond<\/span>, certificate of insurance, certificate of self-insurance, or unconditional letter of credit in accordance with this chapter, with respect to each motor vehicle<\/span> operated in the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

17.<\/span> Failure to comply with the Workers’ Compensation Act of Title 65.2; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

18.<\/span> Failure to properly register a motor vehicle<\/span> under this title; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

19.<\/span> Failure to comply with any federal motor carrier<\/span> statute<\/span>, rule, or regulation; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

20.<\/span> Inactivity of a motor carrier<\/span> as may be evidenced by the absence of a motor vehicle<\/span> registered to operate under such certificate for a period of greater than three months. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGROUNDS FOR DENYING, SUSPENDING, OR REVOKING CERTIFICATES (\u00a7 46.2-2133)\n\nA certificate of fitness issued under this chapter may be denied, suspended, or\nrevoked on any one or more of the following grounds, where applicable:\n\n1. Material misstatement or omission in application for certificate of fitness\nor vehicle registration;\n\n2. Failure to comply subsequent to receipt of a written warning from the\nDepartment or any willful failure to comply with a lawful order, any provision\nof this chapter or any regulation promulgated by the Department under this\nchapter, or any term or condition of any certificate of fitness;\n\n3. Use of deceptive business acts or practices;\n\n4. Knowingly advertising by any means any assertion, representation, or\nstatement of fact that is untrue, misleading, or deceptive relating to the\nconduct of the business for which a certificate of fitness or vehicle\nregistration is held or sought;\n\n5. Having been found, through a judicial or administrative hearing, to have\ncommitted fraudulent or deceptive acts in connection with the business for which\na certificate of fitness is held or sought or any consumer-related fraud;\n\n6. Having been convicted of any criminal act involving the business for which a\ncertificate of fitness is held or sought;\n\n7. Improper leasing, renting, lending, or otherwise allowing the improper use of\na certificate of fitness, identification marker issued by the Department, or\nvehicle registration;\n\n8. Having been convicted of a felony;\n\n9. Having been convicted of any misdemeanor involving lying, cheating, stealing,\nor moral turpitude;\n\n10. Failure to submit to the Department any tax, fees, dues, fines, or penalties\nowed to the Department;\n\n11. Failure to furnish the Department information, documentation, or records\nrequired or requested pursuant to statute or regulation;\n\n12. Knowingly and willfully filing any false report, account, record, or\nmemorandum;\n\n13. Failure to meet or maintain application certifications or requirements of\ncharacter, fitness, and financial responsibility pursuant to this chapter;\n\n14. Willfully altering or changing the appearance or wording of any license,\ncertificate, identification marker issued by the Department, license plate, or\nvehicle registration;\n\n15. Failure to provide services in accordance with certificate of fitness terms,\nlimitations, conditions, or requirements;\n\n16. Failure to maintain and keep on file with the Department motor carrier\nliability insurance or cargo insurance, issued by a company licensed to do\nbusiness in the Commonwealth, or a bond, certificate of insurance, certificate\nof self-insurance, or unconditional letter of credit in accordance with this\nchapter, with respect to each motor vehicle operated in the Commonwealth;\n\n17. Failure to comply with the Workers’ Compensation Act of Title 65.2;\n\n18. Failure to properly register a motor vehicle under this title;\n\n19. Failure to comply with any federal motor carrier statute, rule, or\nregulation; or\n\n20. Inactivity of a motor carrier as may be evidenced by the absence of a motor\nvehicle registered to operate under such certificate for a period of greater\nthan three months.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 596; 2011, cc. 881, 889; 2013, cc. 165, 582; 2017, cc. 790,\n815.","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}}