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VA Code § 46.2-2011.28 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2011.28. Basis for relicensure after revocation of licenses, permits, or certificates; fees

The Department shall not accept an application for a license, permit, or certificate from an applicant where such credentials have been revoked pursuant to this chapter until the period of revocation imposed by the Department has passed. The Department shall process such applications under the same provisions, procedures, and requirements as an original application for such license, permit, or certificate. The Department shall issue such license, permit, or certificate provided the applicant has met all the appropriate qualifications and requirements, has satisfied the grounds upon which the revocation action was taken, and has paid the appropriate application or filing fees to the Department.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2011.29 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2011.29. Surrender of identification marker, license plate, and registration card; removal by law enforcement; operation of vehicle denied

A. It shall be unlawful for a licensee, permittee, or certificate holder whose license, permit, or certificate has expired or been revoked, suspended, or canceled or whose renewal thereof has been denied pursuant to this chapter to fail or refuse to surrender, on demand, to the Department license plates, identification markers, and registration cards issued under this title.B. It shall be unlawful for a vehicle owner who is not the holder of a valid permit or certificate or whose vehicle is not validly leased to a motor carrier holding an active permit or certificate to fail or refuse to surrender to the Department on demand license plates, identification markers, and registration cards issued under this title.C. If any law-enforcement officer finds that a vehicle bearing Virginia license plates or temporary transport plates is in violation of subsection A or B, such law-enforcement officer may remove the license plate, identification marker, and registration card. If a law-enforcement officer removes a license plate, identification marker, or registration card, he shall forward the same to the Department.D. When informed that a vehicle is being operated in violation of this section, the driver shall drive the vehicle to a nearby location off the public highways and not remove it or allow it to be moved until the motor carrier is in compliance with all provisions of this chapter.2001, c. 596; 2015, cc. 2, 3, 258; 2017, cc. 694, 708.
VA Code § 46.2-2011.30 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2011.30. No property rights in highways conferred by chapter

Nothing in this chapter shall confer any proprietary or property rights in the use of the public highways.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2011.31 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2011.31. Licenses, taxes, etc., not affected

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to relieve any person from the payment of any licenses, fees, taxes or levies now or hereafter imposed by law.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2011.32 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2011.32. Title to plates and markers

All registration cards and identification markers issued by the Department shall remain the property of the Department.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2011.33 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2011.33. Prohibition on taxicab operators; registered sex offender

No person who is required to register with the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry pursuant to Chapter 9 (§ 9.1-900 et seq.) of Title 9.1 for a Tier III offense, as defined in § 9.1-902, or who is listed on the U.S. Department of Justice's National Sex Offender Public Website for an offense that is similar to a Tier III offense may operate a taxicab for the transportation of passengers for remuneration over the highways of the Commonwealth.2019, c. 480; 2020, c. 829.
VA Code § 46.2-2051 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2051. Application of article

Unless otherwise stated, this article shall apply to all motor carriers except transportation network companies.2001, c. 596; 2015, cc. 2, 3.
VA Code § 46.2-2052 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2052. Bonds or insurance to be kept in force; amounts

Each motor carrier shall keep in force at all times insurance, a bond, or bonds, in an amount required by this article.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2054 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2054. Policies or surety bonds to be filed with the Department and securities with State Treasurer

A. Each motor carrier shall keep on file with the Department proof of an insurance policy or bond in accordance with this article. Record of the policy or bond shall remain in the files of the Department six months after the certificate, registration card, license plate, identification marker or permit is canceled for any cause. If federal, state, or municipal bonds are deposited with the State Treasurer in lieu of an insurance policy, the bonds shall remain deposited until six months after the registration card, license plate, certificate, permit or identification marker is canceled for any cause unless otherwise ordered by the Department.B. The Department may, without holding a hearing, suspend a permit or certificate if the permittee or certificate holder fails to comply with the requirements of this section.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2055 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2055. Condition or obligation of security

The insurance, bond or other security provided for in § 46.2-2054 shall obligate the insurer or surety to pay any final judgment for (i) injury to any passenger or passengers and (ii) any and all injuries to persons and loss of or damage to property resulting from the negligent operation of any motor vehicle.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2056 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2056. Effect of unfair claims settlement practices on self-insured motor carriers

The provisions of subdivisions 4, 6, 11, and 12 of subsection A of § 38.2-510 shall apply to each holder of a certificate or permit issued by and under the authority of the Department who, in lieu of filing an insurance policy, has deposited with the State Treasurer state, federal or municipal bonds or has filed an unconditional letter of credit issued by a bank. The failure of any such holder of a certificate or permit to comply with the provisions of § 38.2-510 shall be the cause for revocation or suspension of the certificate or permit.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2057 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2057. (Effective until January 1, 2022) Taxicab insurance required

Each operator of a motor vehicle performing a bona fide taxicab service shall file insurance as required under this article unless evidence can be shown to the Department that the operator is a self-insurer under an ordinance of the city or county where the home office of the operator is located.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2057 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2057. (Effective January 1, 2022) Taxicab insurance required

Each operator of a motor vehicle performing a bona fide taxicab service shall file insurance as required under this article unless evidence can be shown to the Department that the operator is a self-insurer under an ordinance of the city or county where the home office of the operator is located.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2058 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2058. When taxicab operator a self-insurer

If the operator of any taxicab or other motor vehicle performing a taxicab service is a self-insurer under an ordinance of the city or county where the home office of the operator is located, such operator shall not be required to obtain and keep on file with the Department insurance as required by law.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2059 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2059. Permit required for taxicab service

It shall be unlawful for any taxicab or other motor vehicle performing a taxicab service to operate on an intrastate basis on any public highway in the Commonwealth outside the corporate limits of incorporated cities or towns without first obtaining from the Department a permit in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2060 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2060. Limitations on advertising

Within the jurisdictions of Planning District Number Eight, no person shall use the term "taxi" or "taxicab" in any advertisement, sign, or trade name, or hold himself out by means of advertising, signs, trade names, or otherwise as an operator of a taxicab or other motor vehicle performing a taxicab service as defined by § 46.2-2000, unless he complies with the requirements of § 46.2-2059 and any county, city, or town ordinance adopted pursuant to § 46.2-2062. This statute, however, shall not preempt, supersede, or affect in any way the authority of the governing body of any county, city, or town to issue local ordinances under §§ 46.2-2062 through 46.2-2067.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2061 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2061. Article does not make taxicab operators common carriers

Nothing in this article shall be construed to make or constitute operators of taxicabs or other motor vehicles performing a taxicab service common carriers.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2062 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2062. Regulation of taxicab service by localities; rates and charges

A. The governing body of any county, city or town in the Commonwealth may by ordinance regulate the rates or charges of any motor vehicles used for the transportation of passengers for a consideration on any highway, street, road, lane or alley in such county, city or town, and may prescribe such reasonable regulations as to filing of schedules of rates, charges and the general operation of such vehicles; provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in this chapter to the contrary, such ordinances and regulations shall not prescribe the wages or compensation to be paid to any driver or lessor of any such motor vehicle by the owner or lessee thereof.B. In considering rates or charges pursuant to this section, or financial responsibility as provided by this chapter, the governing body may require the owner or operator to submit such supporting financial data as may be necessary, including federal or state income tax returns for the two years preceding, provided that the governing body shall not require any owner or operator to submit any audit more extensive than that conducted by such owner or operator in the normal course of business. Such financial data shall be used only for consideration of rates or charges, or to determine financial responsibility, and shall be kept confidential by the governing body to which it has been submitted. Nothing in this subsection shall make confidential any certificate of insurance, bond, letter of credit, or other certification that the owner or operator has met the requirements of this chapter or of any local ordinance with regard to financial responsibility.C. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 3.2-5620, in the absence of any specifications, tolerances, and regulations for software-based taximeter technology published in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44, any county, city, or town that has adopted an ordinance regulating taxicabs as provided in subsection A may authorize the use of software-based devices that utilize GPS or other measurement data in the calculation of time-and-distance fares for taxicab service.2001, c. 596; 2007, c. 238; 2017, c. 528.
VA Code § 46.2-2063 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2063. Locality license and payment of locality license tax may be required

The governing body of any county, city, or town may require a license for and impose upon and collect a license tax from every person, firm, association, or corporation that operates or intends to operate in such county, city, or town any taxicab or other motor vehicle for the transportation of passengers for a consideration. The tax may be upon each such motor vehicle so operated. The governing body of the county, city, or town may by ordinance provide for levying and collecting the tax and may impose penalties for violations of the ordinance and for operating any such vehicle without obtaining the required license. Any person accepting a license issued under authority of this section and operating a taxicab business based in a county, city or town shall be subject to the provision that any complaint relating to taxicab service in the Commonwealth shall be resolved under the license regulations of the county, city, or town from which that person obtained a taxicab license.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2064 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2064. When local license may not be required

No such county, city or town shall require a license or impose a license tax for the operation of any such motor vehicle for which a similar license is imposed or tax levied by the county, city or town of which the owner or operator of the motor vehicle is a resident, except that such license may be required and such license tax imposed by any such county, city, or town for the operation of any such motor vehicle if the owner, lessee, or operator thereof maintains a taxicab stand or otherwise solicits business within such county, city, or town; nor, except as herein expressly authorized, shall more than one county, city or town impose any such license fee or tax on the same vehicle. This article shall not be construed to apply to common carriers of persons operating as public carriers by authority of the Department of Motor Vehicles or under a franchise granted by any county, city, or town.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2065 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2065. Local regulation of qualifications of operators; stands

The governing body of any county, city, or town may prescribe such reasonable regulations as to the character and qualifications of operators of any such vehicle as they deem proper and may provide for the designation and allocation, by the sheriff or chief of police, of stands for such vehicles and the persons who may use the same.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2066 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2066. Penalty for violation of provisions of article or regulations

Every owner or operator of a motor vehicle used as a vehicle for the transportation of persons for a consideration on any highway, street, road, lane or alley in any county, city or town who violates any of the provisions of this article or regulations of a governing body made pursuant to this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof be fined not more than $100 for the first offense and not more than $500 for each subsequent offense.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2067 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2067. Local regulation of number of taxicabs

A. It is the policy of this Commonwealth, based on the public health, safety and welfare, to assure safe and reliable privately operated taxicab service for the riding public in this Commonwealth; and in furtherance of this policy, it is recognized that it is essential that counties, cities and towns be granted the authority to reasonably regulate such taxicab service as to the number of operators and the number of vehicles that shall provide such service and regulations as to the rates or charges for such taxicab service, even though such regulations may have an anti-competitive effect on such service by limiting the number of operators and vehicles within a particular jurisdiction.B. The governing body of any county, city, or town in the Commonwealth may regulate by ordinance and limit the number of taxicab operators and the number of taxicabs within its jurisdiction in order to provide safe and reliable privately operated taxicab service on any highway, street, road, lane or alley in such county, city, or town. The governing body may promulgate such reasonable regulations to further the provisions of this section including, but not limited to, minimum liability insurance requirements. However, such ordinances and regulations shall not prescribe the wages or compensation to be paid to any driver or lessor of any such motor vehicle by the owner or lessee thereof; nor shall such ordinances and regulations authorize the governing body to reduce the number of taxicabs permitted to be operated by a taxicab operator or a holder of a certificate issued under such ordinance, other than for non-use of such taxicabs or for cause as defined by such ordinance, including instances where there is a decrease in the demand for taxicab service. Further, such ordinances and regulations shall not impose (i) regulatory requirements concerning claims settlement practices beyond those imposed by § 46.2-2056 or (ii) financial requirements to qualify as a self-insurer beyond those imposed by § 46.2-2053 on any taxicab operator who, in lieu of filing an insurance policy or surety bond, has qualified as a self-insurer pursuant to § 46.2-2053 by depositing with the State Treasurer state, federal or municipal bonds or has filed an unconditional letter of credit issued by a bank. Nothing herein shall be construed to affect or control the authority of counties, cities or towns to set the amount, if any, of locally established liability insurance requirements that may be met by a program of self-insurance.2001, c. 596; 2012, cc. 35, 105.
VA Code § 46.2-2068 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2068. Required permit

No employee hauler, unless otherwise exempted, shall transport passengers on any highway within the Commonwealth on an intrastate basis without first having obtained from the Department a permit authorizing such operation.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2069 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2069. Application; requirements

An applicant for a permit issued pursuant to this article shall furnish, at the time the application is made, a statement in writing signed by the applicant (i) setting forth the names and locations of the factories, plants, offices or other places of like nature to and from which the applicant proposes to operate and (ii) stating that such applicant will transport only bona fide employees of such factories, plants, offices or like places to and from work.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2070 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2070. Permit restrictions

A permit issued under this article shall authorize the holder named in the permit to transport bona fide employees solely to and from the factories, plants, offices or other places of like nature specified at the time of application.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2071 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2071. Required permit

No nonprofit/tax-exempt passenger carrier, unless otherwise exempted, shall transport passengers on any highway within the Commonwealth on an intrastate basis without first having obtained from the Department a permit authorizing such operation.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2072 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2072. Operational restrictions

No nonprofit/tax-exempt passenger carrier shall operate over the same or an adjacent route and on a similar schedule as a public transportation authority or a common carrier holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued pursuant to this chapter.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2073 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2073. Exemption from permit filing fees

The original permit filing fee collected pursuant to this chapter shall not be applicable to non-profit/tax-exempt passenger carriers.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2074 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2074. Application of article

Unless otherwise stated, this article shall only apply to common carriers of passengers over the highways of the Commonwealth.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2075 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2075. Required certificates of public convenience and necessity

No common carrier not otherwise exempted, other than a sight-seeing carrier, shall engage in intrastate operation on any highway within the Commonwealth without first having obtained from the Department a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing such operation.2001, c. 596; 2011, cc. 881, 889.
VA Code § 46.2-2076 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2076. Application; notice requirements

In addition to the requirements of § 46.2-2001.3, an applicant for a common carrier certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under this article shall cause a notice of such application, on the form and in the manner prescribed by the Department, on the mayor or principal officer of any city or town and on the chairman of the board of supervisors of every county into or through which the applicant may desire to provide service.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2077 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2077. Considerations for determination of issuance of certificate

In addition to the requirements of § 46.2-2011, in determining whether a certificate of public convenience and necessity required by this article shall be granted, the Department may consider the present transportation facilities over the proposed route or within the proposed service area, the volume of traffic over such route or in such service area, and the condition of the highway over the proposed route or service area.2001, c. 596.