                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LICENSING OF DEALERS OF SALVAGE VEHICLES; FEES (§ 46.2-1601)

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in business in the Commonwealth
as an auto recycler, salvage pool, or vehicle removal operator without first
acquiring a license issued by the Commissioner for each such business at each
location. The fee for the first such license issued or renewed under this
chapter shall be $100 per license year or part thereof. The fee for each
additional license issued or renewed under this chapter for the same location
shall be $25 per license year or part thereof. However, no fee shall be charged
for supplemental locations of a business located within 500 yards of the
licensed location.

B. No license shall be issued or renewed for any person unless (i) the licensed
business contains at least 600 square feet of enclosed space, (ii) the licensed
business is shown to be in compliance with all applicable zoning ordinances, and
(iii) the applicant may (a) certify to the Commissioner that the licensed
business is permitted under a Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
individual or general permit issued by the Department of Environmental Quality
for discharges of storm water associated with industrial activity and provides
the permit number(s) from such permit(s) or (b) certify to the Commissioner that
the licensed business is otherwise exempt from such permitting requirements.
Nothing in this section shall authorize any person to act as a motor vehicle
dealer or salesperson without being licensed under Chapter 15 (&#xA7; 46.2-1500
et seq.) and meeting all requirements imposed by such chapter.

C. Licenses issued under this section shall be deemed not to have expired if the
renewal application and required fees as set forth in subsection A are received
by the Commissioner or postmarked not more than 30 days after the expiration
date of such license. Whenever the renewal application is received by the
Commissioner or postmarked not more than 30 days after the expiration date of
such license, the license fees shall be 150 percent of the fees provided for in
subsection A.

D. The Commissioner may offer an optional multiyear license for any license set
forth in this section. When such option is offered and chosen by the licensee,
all fees due at the time of licensing shall be multiplied by the number of years
for which the license will be issued.

HISTORY: 1988, c. 865, § 46.1-550.7:1; 1989, c. 727; 1990, c. 197; 1992, c.
148; 1999, c. 53; 2009, c. 664; 2014, c. 58; 2015, cc. 33, 177; 2022, c. 356.