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The Department may revoke a registration if it finds that facts not known by it at the time it considered the application indicate that such registration should not have been issued.B\n\nThe Department may summarily suspend any registration for a period of not more than seven days pending a hearing and final determination by the Department if the Department determines that a violation of this chapter has occurred and emergency action is required to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. The Department shall (i) schedule a hearing within seven business days after the registration is summarily suspended and (ii) notify the registered operator not less than five business days before the hearing of the date, time, and place of the hearing.C\n\nIf any such registration is suspended or revoked, the Department shall state its reasons for doing so, which shall be entered of record. Such action shall be final unless appealed in accordance with § 59.1-562. 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This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 318<\/a> and 703<\/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":75867,"section_number":"59.1-568","catch_line":"Civil penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-568\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79068,"section_number":"59.1-562","catch_line":"Hearing and appeal","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-562\/"}],"permalink":{"id":262685,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61517,"identifier":"59.1-561","token":"59.1\/51\/59.1-561","url":"\/59.1-561\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-561\/","token":"59.1\/51\/59.1-561","dublin_core":{"Title":"Suspension or revocation of registration","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-561","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> After a hearing<\/span> with 15 days’ notice, the Department<\/span> may suspend or revoke any registration or impose on such operator<\/span> a monetary penalty<\/span> of not more than $1,000 for each violation of this chapter, not to exceed $50,000, in any case where a violation of this chapter has been shown by a preponderance of the evidence<\/span>. The Department<\/span> may revoke a registration if it finds that facts<\/span> not known by it at the time it considered the application indicate that such registration should not have been issued. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> may summarily suspend any registration for a period of not more than seven days pending a hearing<\/span> and final determination by the Department<\/span> if the Department<\/span> determines that a violation of this chapter has occurred and emergency action is required to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. The Department<\/span> shall (i) schedule a hearing<\/span> within seven business days after the registration is summarily suspended and (ii) notify the registered operator<\/span> not less than five business days before the hearing<\/span> of the date, time, and place of the hearing<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If any such registration is suspended or revoked, the Department<\/span> shall state its reasons for doing so, which shall be entered of record. Such action shall be final unless appealed in accordance with § 59.1-562<\/a>. Suspension or revocation<\/span> of a registration issued by the Department<\/span> for any violation shall not preclude civil liability for such violation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION (\u00a7 59.1-561)\n\nA. After a hearing with 15 days’ notice, the Department may suspend or\nrevoke any registration or impose on such operator a monetary penalty of not\nmore than $1,000 for each violation of this chapter, not to exceed $50,000, in\nany case where a violation of this chapter has been shown by a preponderance of\nthe evidence. The Department may revoke a registration if it finds that facts\nnot known by it at the time it considered the application indicate that such\nregistration should not have been issued.\n\nB. The Department may summarily suspend any registration for a period of not\nmore than seven days pending a hearing and final determination by the Department\nif the Department determines that a violation of this chapter has occurred and\nemergency action is required to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.\nThe Department shall (i) schedule a hearing within seven business days after the\nregistration is summarily suspended and (ii) notify the registered operator not\nless than five business days before the hearing of the date, time, and place of\nthe hearing.\n\nC. If any such registration is suspended or revoked, the Department shall state\nits reasons for doing so, which shall be entered of record. Such action shall be\nfinal unless appealed in accordance with § 59.1-562. Suspension or\nrevocation of a registration issued by the Department for any violation shall\nnot preclude civil liability for such violation.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, cc. 318, 703.","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}}