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The Commission may remove to itself or transfer to another appeals examiner the proceedings on any claim pending before an appeals examiner. Any proceeding so removed to the Commission shall be heard in accordance with the requirements of § 60.2-620. The Commission shall promptly notify the interested parties of its findings and decision.B\n\n1. Any decision of the Commission, upon a hearing on appeal, shall become final 10 days after the date of notification or mailing, and judicial review shall be permitted the claimant or any interested party claiming to be aggrieved. The Commission shall be deemed to be a party to any judicial action involving any such decision, and shall be represented in any such judicial action by the Office of the Attorney General.2\n\nAny such decision by the Commission involving (i) whether an employing unit constitutes an employer or (ii) whether services performed for or in connection with business of an employing unit constitute employment for such employing unit, from which no judicial review is had pursuant to subsections C and D of § 60.2-500, shall be conclusive in any subsequent judicial proceedings involving liability for taxes by the Commission against any employing unit which was a party to the proceedings held before the Commission.C\n\nThe Commissioner shall have the power to designate a special examiner to hear appeals to the Commission under this section. The Commissioner may authorize and empower such special examiner to decide any appeal so heard, in which event the decision of the special examiner shall be the final decision of the Commission under this section, subject to judicial review under § 60.2-625.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":220896,"text":"The Commission (i) may on its own motion affirm, modify, or set aside any decision of an appeals examiner on the basis of the evidence previously submitted in such case, or direct the taking of additional evidence by an appeals examiner, or receive such evidence itself, or (ii) shall permit any of the parties to such decision to initiate further appeals before it. The Commission may remove to itself or transfer to another appeals examiner the proceedings on any claim pending before an appeals examiner. Any proceeding so removed to the Commission shall be heard in accordance with the requirements of § 60.2-620. The Commission shall promptly notify the interested parties of its findings and decision.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":220897,"text":"1. Any decision of the Commission, upon a hearing on appeal, shall become final 10 days after the date of notification or mailing, and judicial review shall be permitted the claimant or any interested party claiming to be aggrieved. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1968, chapter 738; in 1977, chapter 445; in 1986, chapter 480; in 1995, chapter 515<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 106<\/a>; in 2005, chapters 47<\/a> and 91<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 562<\/a> and 603<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72790,"section_number":"60.2-620","catch_line":"Hearing and decision on appeal","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-620\/"},{"id":77496,"section_number":"60.2-623","catch_line":"Procedure generally; confidentiality of information","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-623\/"},{"id":70615,"section_number":"60.2-625","catch_line":"Judicial review","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-625\/"},{"id":65249,"section_number":"60.2-630","catch_line":"Authority to set aside or vacate determinations and decisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-630\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79987,"section_number":"60.2-500","catch_line":"Determination with respect to whether employing unit is employer; whether services constitute employment; or whether business transfer is illegal","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-500\/"},{"id":72790,"section_number":"60.2-620","catch_line":"Hearing and decision on appeal","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-620\/"},{"id":70615,"section_number":"60.2-625","catch_line":"Judicial review","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-625\/"}],"permalink":{"id":267947,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60405,"identifier":"60.2-622","token":"60.2\/6\/5\/60.2-622","url":"\/60.2-622\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/60.2-622\/","token":"60.2\/6\/5\/60.2-622","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commission review","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 60.2-622","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commission (i) may on its own motion<\/span> affirm<\/span>, modify, or set aside any decision of an appeals<\/span> examiner on the basis of the evidence<\/span> previously submitted in such case, or direct the taking of additional evidence<\/span> by an appeals<\/span> examiner, or receive such evidence<\/span> itself, or (ii) shall permit any of the parties to such decision to initiate further appeals<\/span> before it. The Commission may remove to itself or transfer to another appeals<\/span> examiner the proceedings on any claim pending before an appeals<\/span> examiner. Any proceeding so removed to the Commission shall be heard in accordance with the requirements of § 60.2-620<\/a>. The Commission shall promptly notify the interested parties of its findings<\/span> and decision. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> 1. Any decision of the Commission, upon a hearing<\/span> on appeal<\/span>, shall become final 10 days after the date of notification or mailing, and judicial review shall be permitted the claimant or any interested party<\/span> claiming to be aggrieved. The Commission shall be deemed to be a party<\/span> to any judicial action involving any such decision, and shall be represented in any such judicial action by the Office of the Attorney General<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Any such decision by the Commission involving (i) whether an employing unit constitutes an employer or (ii) whether services performed for or in connection with business of an employing unit constitute employment for such employing unit, from which no judicial review is had pursuant to subsections C and D of § 60.2-500<\/a>, shall be conclusive in any subsequent judicial proceedings involving liability for taxes by the Commission against any employing unit which was a party<\/span> to the proceedings held before the Commission. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commissioner shall have the power to designate a special examiner to hear appeals<\/span> to the Commission under this section. The Commissioner may authorize and empower such special examiner to decide any appeal<\/span> so heard, in which event the decision of the special examiner shall be the final decision of the Commission under this section, subject to judicial review under § 60.2-625<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSION REVIEW (\u00a7 60.2-622)\n\nA. The Commission (i) may on its own motion affirm, modify, or set aside any\ndecision of an appeals examiner on the basis of the evidence previously\nsubmitted in such case, or direct the taking of additional evidence by an\nappeals examiner, or receive such evidence itself, or (ii) shall permit any of\nthe parties to such decision to initiate further appeals before it. The\nCommission may remove to itself or transfer to another appeals examiner the\nproceedings on any claim pending before an appeals examiner. Any proceeding so\nremoved to the Commission shall be heard in accordance with the requirements of\n§ 60.2-620. The Commission shall promptly notify the interested parties of\nits findings and decision.\n\nB. 1. Any decision of the Commission, upon a hearing on appeal, shall become\nfinal 10 days after the date of notification or mailing, and judicial review\nshall be permitted the claimant or any interested party claiming to be\naggrieved. The Commission shall be deemed to be a party to any judicial action\ninvolving any such decision, and shall be represented in any such judicial\naction by the Office of the Attorney General.\n\n 2. Any such decision by the Commission involving (i) whether an employing unit\n constitutes an employer or (ii) whether services performed for or in\n connection with business of an employing unit constitute employment for such\n employing unit, from which no judicial review is had pursuant to subsections C\n and D of § 60.2-500, shall be conclusive in any subsequent judicial\n proceedings involving liability for taxes by the Commission against any\n employing unit which was a party to the proceedings held before the\n Commission.\n\nC. The Commissioner shall have the power to designate a special examiner to hear\nappeals to the Commission under this section. The Commissioner may authorize and\nempower such special examiner to decide any appeal so heard, in which event the\ndecision of the special examiner shall be the final decision of the Commission\nunder this section, subject to judicial review under § 60.2-625.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 60-52; 1968, c. 738, \u00a7 60.1-64; 1977, c. 445; 1986, c.\n480; 1995, c. 515; 1996, c. 106; 2005, cc. 47, 91; 2024, cc. 562, 603.","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}}