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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>85153</law_id><section_number>46.2-2133</section_number><catch_line>Grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking certificates</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>46.2-2108.4</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="46.2">Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="V">Motor Carriers</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="21">Regulation of Property Carriers</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Motor Carriers of Property -- Generally</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>A <span class="dictionary">certificate of fitness</span> issued under this chapter may be denied, suspended, or revoked on any one or more of the following grounds, where applicable:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> <span class="dictionary">Material</span> misstatement or omission in application for <span class="dictionary">certificate of fitness</span> or <span class="dictionary">vehicle</span> registration; <a id="paragraph-305108" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2133/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Failure to comply subsequent to receipt of a written warning from the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> or any willful failure to comply with a lawful <span class="dictionary">order</span>, any provision of this chapter or any regulation promulgated by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> under this chapter, or any term or condition of any <span class="dictionary">certificate of fitness</span>; <a id="paragraph-305109" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2133/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Use of deceptive business acts or practices; <a id="paragraph-305110" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2133/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Knowingly advertising by any means any assertion, representation, or statement of <span class="dictionary">fact</span> that is untrue, misleading, or deceptive relating to the conduct of the business for which a <span class="dictionary">certificate of fitness</span> or <span class="dictionary">vehicle</span> registration is held or sought; <a id="paragraph-305111" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2133/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Having been found, through a judicial or administrative <span class="dictionary">hearing</span>, to have committed fraudulent or deceptive acts in connection with the business for which a <span class="dictionary">certificate of fitness</span> is held or sought or any consumer-related <span class="dictionary">fraud</span>; <a id="paragraph-305112" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2133/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="6"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> Having been convicted of any criminal act involving the business for which a <span class="dictionary">certificate of fitness</span> is held or sought; <a id="paragraph-305113" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2133/#6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="7"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> Improper leasing, renting, lending, or otherwise allowing the improper use of a <span class="dictionary">certificate of fitness</span>, identification marker issued by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, or <span class="dictionary">vehicle</span> registration; <a id="paragraph-305114" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2133/#7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="8"><p><span class="prefix-number">8.</span> Having been convicted of a <span class="dictionary">felony</span>; <a id="paragraph-305115" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2133/#8"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="9"><p><span class="prefix-number">9.</span> Having been convicted of any <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span> involving lying, cheating, stealing, or <span class="dictionary">moral turpitude</span>; <a id="paragraph-305116" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2133/#9"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="10"><p><span class="prefix-number">10.</span> Failure to submit to the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> any tax, fees, dues, fines, or penalties owed to the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>; <a id="paragraph-305117" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2133/#10"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="11"><p><span class="prefix-number">11.</span> Failure to furnish the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> information, documentation, or records required or requested pursuant to <span class="dictionary">statute</span> or regulation; <a id="paragraph-305118" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2133/#11"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="12"><p><span class="prefix-number">12.</span> Knowingly and willfully filing any false report, account, record, or <span class="dictionary">memorandum</span>; <a id="paragraph-305119" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2133/#12"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="13"><p><span class="prefix-number">13.</span> Failure to meet or maintain application certifications or requirements of character, fitness, and <span class="dictionary">financial responsibility</span> pursuant to this chapter; <a id="paragraph-305120" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2133/#13"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="14"><p><span class="prefix-number">14.</span> Willfully altering or changing the <span class="dictionary">appearance</span> or wording of any license, certificate, identification marker issued by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, <span class="dictionary">license plate</span>, or <span class="dictionary">vehicle</span> registration; <a id="paragraph-305121" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2133/#14"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="15"><p><span class="prefix-number">15.</span> Failure to provide <span class="dictionary">services</span> in accordance with <span class="dictionary">certificate of fitness</span> terms, limitations, conditions, or requirements; <a id="paragraph-305122" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2133/#15"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="16"><p><span class="prefix-number">16.</span> Failure to maintain and keep on file with the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> <span class="dictionary">motor carrier</span> liability insurance or cargo insurance, issued by a company licensed to do business in the Commonwealth, or a <span class="dictionary">bond</span>, certificate of insurance, certificate of self-insurance, or unconditional letter of credit in accordance with this chapter, with respect to each <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> operated in the Commonwealth; <a id="paragraph-305123" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2133/#16"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="17"><p><span class="prefix-number">17.</span> Failure to comply with the Workers&#x2019; Compensation Act of Title 65.2; <a id="paragraph-305124" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2133/#17"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="18"><p><span class="prefix-number">18.</span> Failure to properly register a <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> under this title; <a id="paragraph-305125" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2133/#18"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="19"><p><span class="prefix-number">19.</span> Failure to comply with any federal <span class="dictionary">motor carrier</span> <span class="dictionary">statute</span>, rule, or regulation; or <a id="paragraph-305126" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2133/#19"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="20"><p><span class="prefix-number">20.</span> Inactivity of a <span class="dictionary">motor carrier</span> as may be evidenced by the absence of a <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> registered to operate under such certificate for a period of greater than three months. <a id="paragraph-305127" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2133/#20"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2001, c. 596; 2011, cc. 881, 889; 2013, cc. 165, 582; 2017, cc. 790, 815.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
