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If federal, state, or municipal bonds are deposited with the State Treasurer in lieu of an insurance policy, the bonds shall remain deposited until six months after the registration card, license plate, certificate, or permit is canceled for any cause unless otherwise ordered by the Department.B\n\nThe Department may, without holding a hearing, suspend a permit or certificate of fitness if the permittee or certificate holder fails to comply with the requirements of this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":270223,"text":"Each motor carrier shall keep on file with the Department proof of an insurance policy or bond in accordance with this article. Record of the policy or bond shall remain in the files of the Department six months after the certificate of fitness, registration card, license plate, or permit is canceled for any cause. 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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 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 2011, chapters 881<\/a> and 889<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 790<\/a> and 815<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80119,"section_number":"46.2-2145","catch_line":"Condition or obligation of security","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-2145\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":232701,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75251,"identifier":"46.2-2144","token":"46.2\/V\/21\/2\/46.2-2144","url":"\/46.2-2144\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-2144\/","token":"46.2\/V\/21\/2\/46.2-2144","dublin_core":{"Title":"Policies or surety bonds to be filed with the Department and securities with State Treasurer","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-2144","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each motor carrier<\/span> shall keep on file with the Department<\/span> proof of an insurance policy or bond<\/span> in accordance with this article. Record of the policy or bond<\/span> shall remain in the files of the Department<\/span> six months after the certificate of fitness<\/span>, registration card, license plate<\/span>, or permit<\/span> is canceled for any cause. If federal, state, or municipal bonds<\/span> are deposited with the State Treasurer in lieu of an insurance policy, the bonds<\/span> shall remain deposited until six months after the registration card, license plate<\/span>, certificate, or permit<\/span> is canceled for any cause unless otherwise ordered by the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> may, without holding a hearing<\/span>, suspend<\/span> a permit<\/span> or certificate of fitness<\/span> if the permittee or certificate holder fails to comply with the requirements of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOLICIES OR SURETY BONDS TO BE FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND SECURITIES WITH\nSTATE TREASURER (\u00a7 46.2-2144)\n\nA. Each motor carrier shall keep on file with the Department proof of an\ninsurance policy or bond in accordance with this article. Record of the policy\nor bond shall remain in the files of the Department six months after the\ncertificate of fitness, registration card, license plate, or permit is canceled\nfor any cause. If federal, state, or municipal bonds are deposited with the\nState Treasurer in lieu of an insurance policy, the bonds shall remain deposited\nuntil six months after the registration card, license plate, certificate, or\npermit is canceled for any cause unless otherwise ordered by the Department.\n\nB. The Department may, without holding a hearing, suspend a permit or\ncertificate of fitness if the permittee or certificate holder fails to comply\nwith the requirements of this section.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 596; 2011, cc. 881, 889; 2017, cc. 790, 815.","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}}