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The notice shall be sent by certified mail to the principal place of business of such person or other address authorized under § 12.1-19.1 and shall state the grounds for the contemplated action. Within 14 days of mailing the notice, the person or persons named therein may file with the clerk of the Commission a written request for a hearing. If a hearing is requested, the Commission shall not issue a cease and desist order except based upon findings made at such hearing. Such hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the Commission’s Rules. The Commission may enforce compliance with any order issued under this section by imposition and collection of such fines and penalties as may be prescribed by law.B\n\nWhen, in the opinion of the Commission, immediate action is required to protect the public interest, a cease and desist order may be issued without prior hearing. In such cases, the Commission shall make a hearing available to the person on an expedited basis.C\n\nThe Commission shall have jurisdiction to enter and enforce a cease and desist order against any person, regardless of whether such person is present in the Commonwealth, who obtains money or funds from a consumer for transmission to the consumer’s creditors.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":272405,"text":"If the Commission determines that any person has violated any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted hereunder, the Commission may, upon 21 days’ notice in writing, order such person to cease and desist from such practices and to comply with the provisions of this chapter. The notice shall be sent by certified mail to the principal place of business of such person or other address authorized under § 12.1-19.1 and shall state the grounds for the contemplated action. Within 14 days of mailing the notice, the person or persons named therein may file with the clerk of the Commission a written request for a hearing. If a hearing is requested, the Commission shall not issue a cease and desist order except based upon findings made at such hearing. Such hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the Commission’s Rules. The Commission may enforce compliance with any order issued under this section by imposition and collection of such fines and penalties as may be prescribed by law.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":272406,"text":"When, in the opinion of the Commission, immediate action is required to protect the public interest, a cease and desist order may be issued without prior hearing. 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This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 790<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2010, chapter 794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76436,"section_number":"6.2-2021","catch_line":"Civil penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-2021\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":71702,"section_number":"12.1-19.1","catch_line":"Service of process on the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission as statutory agent","order_by":null,"url":"\/12.1-19.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":266703,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75871,"identifier":"6.2-2019","token":"6.2\/III\/20\/6.2-2019","url":"\/6.2-2019\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-2019\/","token":"6.2\/III\/20\/6.2-2019","dublin_core":{"Title":"Cease and desist orders","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-2019","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If the Commission<\/span> determines that any person<\/span> has violated any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted hereunder, the Commission<\/span> may, upon 21 days’ notice in writing, order<\/span> such person<\/span> to cease and desist from such practices and to comply with the provisions of this chapter. The notice shall be sent by certified mail to the principal<\/span> place of business of such person<\/span> or other address authorized under § 12.1-19.1<\/a> and shall state the grounds for the contemplated action. Within 14 days of mailing the notice, the person<\/span> or persons<\/span> named therein may file with the clerk of the Commission<\/span> a written request for a hearing<\/span>. If a hearing<\/span> is requested, the Commission<\/span> shall not issue<\/span> a cease and desist order<\/span> except based upon findings<\/span> made at such hearing<\/span>. Such hearing<\/span> shall be conducted in accordance with the Commission<\/span>’s Rules. The Commission<\/span> may enforce compliance with any order<\/span> issued under this section by imposition and collection of such fines and penalties as may be prescribed by law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> When, in the opinion<\/span> of the Commission<\/span>, immediate action is required to protect the public interest, a cease and desist order<\/span> may be issued without prior hearing<\/span>. In such cases, the Commission<\/span> shall make a hearing<\/span> available to the person<\/span> on an expedited basis. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall have jurisdiction<\/span> to enter and enforce a cease and desist order<\/span> against any person<\/span>, regardless of whether such person<\/span> is present in the Commonwealth, who obtains money or funds from a consumer<\/span> for transmission to the consumer<\/span>’s creditors<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCEASE AND DESIST ORDERS (\u00a7 6.2-2019)\n\nA. If the Commission determines that any person has violated any provision of\nthis chapter or any regulation adopted hereunder, the Commission may, upon 21\ndays’ notice in writing, order such person to cease and desist from such\npractices and to comply with the provisions of this chapter. The notice shall be\nsent by certified mail to the principal place of business of such person or\nother address authorized under § 12.1-19.1 and shall state the grounds for\nthe contemplated action. Within 14 days of mailing the notice, the person or\npersons named therein may file with the clerk of the Commission a written\nrequest for a hearing. If a hearing is requested, the Commission shall not issue\na cease and desist order except based upon findings made at such hearing. Such\nhearing shall be conducted in accordance with the Commission’s Rules. The\nCommission may enforce compliance with any order issued under this section by\nimposition and collection of such fines and penalties as may be prescribed by\nlaw.\n\nB. When, in the opinion of the Commission, immediate action is required to\nprotect the public interest, a cease and desist order may be issued without\nprior hearing. In such cases, the Commission shall make a hearing available to\nthe person on an expedited basis.\n\nC. The Commission shall have jurisdiction to enter and enforce a cease and\ndesist order against any person, regardless of whether such person is present in\nthe Commonwealth, who obtains money or funds from a consumer for transmission to\nthe consumer’s creditors.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, c. 790, \u00a7 6.1-363.21; 2010, c. 794.","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}}