                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION OF TOW TRUCK DRIVER; NOTICE AND
HEARING; ASSESSMENT OF COSTS (§ 46.2-117)

A. Upon receipt of written notice from the Division of Consumer Counsel of the
Office of the Attorney General that it has obtained a civil judgment against a
tow truck driver for a violation of subsection A of &#xA7; 46.2-118 or &#xA7;
46.2-1217, 46.2-1231, or 46.2-1233.1 or upon the failure of a tow truck driver
to report to the Department within 10 days any conviction for a felony or
misdemeanor that occurred while he is registered in accordance with &#xA7;
46.2-116, the Department may revoke or suspend the registration of a tow truck
driver after notice and hearing as provided in subsection C.

B. Furthermore, the Department shall, after notice and hearing as provided in
subsection C, revoke or suspend the registration of a tow truck driver for:

   1. Conviction of any crime for which a person must register with the Sex
   Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry pursuant to Chapter 9 (&#xA7;
   9.1-900 et seq.) of Title 9.1 or in a substantially similar law of any other
   state, the United States, or any foreign jurisdiction;

   2. Conviction of a violent crime as defined in subsection C of &#xA7;
   17.1-805; or

   3. Conviction of any crime involving the driving of a tow truck, including
   drug or alcohol offenses, but not traffic infraction convictions.

C. Before suspending or revoking any registration, reasonable notice of such
proposed action shall be given to the tow truck driver by the Department in
accordance with the provisions of &#xA7; 2.2-4020 of the Administrative Process
Act. In suspending or revoking the registration of a tow truck driver, the
Department may assess the tow truck driver the cost of conducting the hearing
unless the Department determines that the violation was inadvertent or done in a
good faith belief that such act did not violate a statute. Any costs assessed by
the Department shall be limited to (i) the reasonable hourly rate of the hearing
officer and (ii) the actual cost of recording the hearing.

HISTORY: 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2020, c. 829.