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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>73535</law_id><section_number>13.1-562</section_number><catch_line>Revocation of or refusal to renew registration</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>13.1-561</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="13.1">Corporations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="8">Retail Franchising Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The Commission may, by <span class="dictionary">order</span> entered after a <span class="dictionary">hearing</span> on notice duly served on the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span> not less than thirty days before the date of the <span class="dictionary">hearing</span>, revoke the effectiveness of a franchise registration (or refuse to renew a registration if an application for renewal has been or is to be filed) if it finds that such an <span class="dictionary">order</span> is in the public interest or that the franchisor or any controlling person of the franchisor: <a id="paragraph-264568" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-562/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Has engaged in any fraudulent transaction; <a id="paragraph-264569" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-562/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Is insolvent, or in danger of becoming insolvent, either (i) in the sense that his liabilities exceed his <span class="dictionary">assets</span> or (ii) in the sense that he cannot meet his obligations as they mature; <a id="paragraph-264570" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-562/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Is a person for whom a conservator or guardian has been appointed and is acting; <a id="paragraph-264571" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-562/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Has been convicted, within or without this Commonwealth, of any <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span> involving a franchise, or any <span class="dictionary">felony</span>; <a id="paragraph-264572" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-562/#A4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Has failed to furnish information requested by the Commission concerning the conduct of his business; or <a id="paragraph-264573" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-562/#A5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> Has violated any of the provisions of this chapter. <a id="paragraph-264574" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-562/#A6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> If it appears to the Commission that it is in the public interest and that there exists one or more of the grounds enumerated in subdivisions (1) through (6) of subsection A of this section, the Commission may so notify the franchisor. The franchisor shall have seven business days from the date of the written notice from the Commission within which to file a written response to the matters addressed in the notice. If (i) the Commission notified, or reasonably attempted to notify, the franchisor in writing, (ii) it appears to be in the public interest, and (iii) either the Commission, after consideration of the franchisor&#x2019;s response, reasonably believes the ground or grounds exist or a response is not filed in a timely manner, the Commission may summarily enter an <span class="dictionary">order</span> suspending the effectiveness of the franchisor&#x2019;s registration pending final determination of any proceeding under this section. The Commission shall promptly send a copy of the suspension <span class="dictionary">order</span> to the franchisor and each of its subfranchisors, if any are known to the Commission. At a minimum, the <span class="dictionary">order</span> shall set forth the basis for the suspension as well as the franchisor&#x2019;s or subfranchisor&#x2019;s right to file a written request for a <span class="dictionary">hearing</span> within twenty-one days after the date of entry of the <span class="dictionary">order</span>. If a <span class="dictionary">hearing</span> is requested in a timely manner, the Commission, after notice and an opportunity for a <span class="dictionary">hearing</span> as soon as practicable, may modify or vacate the suspension <span class="dictionary">order</span> or continue it in effect until final determination of the proceeding under this section. If a <span class="dictionary">hearing</span> is not requested in a timely manner, the suspension <span class="dictionary">order</span> shall remain in effect until it is modified or vacated by the Commission. <a id="paragraph-264575" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-562/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1972, c. 561; 1978, c. 670; 1991, c. 475; 1997, c. 921; 2007, c. 668.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
