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VA Code § 46.2-1703 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 17 - Driver Training Schools|§ 46.2-1703. Authority to promulgate regulations

The Commissioner may promulgate regulations necessary to (i) enforce the provisions of this chapter, (ii) provide adequate training for students, (iii) protect student and public safety and (iv) carry out the other provisions of this chapter. These regulations shall include but need not be limited to curriculum requirements, contractual arrangements with students, obligations to students, facilities and equipment, qualifications and other requirements for instructors, school ownership requirements, surety bond requirements, and financial stability of schools.1990, c. 466; 1991, c. 214; 2004, c. 587.
VA Code § 46.2-1704 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 17 - Driver Training Schools|§ 46.2-1704. Action on applications; hearing on denial

The Commissioner shall act on any application for a license under this chapter within thirty days after receipt by either granting or denying the application. Any applicant denied a license shall, on his written request made within thirty days, be given a hearing at a time and place determined by the Commissioner or his designee. All hearings under this section shall be public and shall be held promptly. The applicant may be represented by counsel. Any applicant denied a license may not apply again for a license for thirty days from the date of denial of the application.1991, c. 214.
VA Code § 46.2-1706 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 17 - Driver Training Schools|§ 46.2-1706. Civil penalties

In addition to any other sanctions or remedies available to the Commissioner under this chapter, the Commissioner may assess a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for any violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulation promulgated thereunder. The penalty may be sued for and recovered in the name of the Commonwealth.1991, c. 214.
VA Code § 46.2-1707 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 17 - Driver Training Schools|§ 46.2-1707. Unlawful acts; prosecution; proceedings in equity

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any of the following acts:1. Practicing as a driver training school or as an instructor without holding a valid license as required by statute or regulation;2. Making use of any designation provided by statute or regulation to denote a standard of professional or occupational competence without being duly certified or licensed;3. Performing any act or function which is restricted by statute or regulation to persons holding a driver training school or instructor license or certification, without being duly certified or licensed;4. Materially misrepresenting facts in an application for licensure, certification or registration;5. Willfully refusing to furnish the Department information or records required or requested pursuant to statute or regulation; or6. Violating any statute or regulation governing the practice of any driver training school or instructor regulated pursuant to this chapter.Any person who willfully engages in any unlawful act enumerated in this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. However, the third or any subsequent conviction for violating this section during a 36-month period shall constitute a Class 6 felony.B. In addition to the provisions of subsection A of this section, the Department may institute proceedings in equity to enjoin any person from engaging in any unlawful act enumerated in this section. Such proceedings shall be brought in the name of the Commonwealth in the circuit court of the city or county in which the unlawful act occurred or in which the defendant resides.1991, c. 214; 2004, c. 587.
VA Code § 46.2-1710 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 17 - Driver Training Schools|§ 46.2-1710. (For effective date — see Acts 2019, c. 750, cl. 3) Records to be maintained

Each training provider shall retain, in addition to any other records that entity is required to retain by Virginia law or regulation, the following records:1. Self-certifications by all accepted applicants for behind-the-wheel training attesting that they will comply with state and federal laws and regulations and local laws related to alcohol and controlled substances testing, age requirements for driving commercial vehicles, medical certifications, licensing, and driver records, as required by subdivision A 3 of § 46.2-1709;2. A copy of all driver trainee commercial learner's permits or commercial driver's licenses;3. Instructor qualification documentation indicating driving or training experience for each instructor and copies of commercial driver's licenses and applicable endorsements held by behind-the-wheel instructors or theory instructors;4. The Training Provider Registration Form submitted to the federal Training Provider Registry pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 380.703;5. Lesson plans for theory instruction and behind-the-wheel training curricula; and6. Records of individual entry-level driver training assessments completed pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 380.715.Such records shall be maintained for at least three years from the date the record was generated or received by the training provider. If any document or record has expired or been canceled, the most recent, valid record shall be maintained.2019, c. 750.
VA Code § 46.2-1711 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 17 - Driver Training Schools|§ 46.2-1711. (For effective date - see Acts 2019, c. 750, cl. 3) Government entities authorized to provide entry-level driver training

Any government entity, including the military, any comprehensive community college in the Virginia Community College System established by the State Board for Community Colleges pursuant to Chapter 29 (§ 23.1-2900 et seq.) of Title 23.1, or any department, agency, or instrumentality of a local government, is authorized to provide entry-level driving training to driver trainees, provided that such government entity complies with the requirements of this article. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-1708, no government entity or trainer employed by a government entity will be required to be licensed by the Department to provide entry-level driver training.2019, c. 750.
VA Code § 46.2-2000.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2000.1. Vehicles excluded from operation of chapter

This chapter shall not be construed to include:1. Motor vehicles employed solely in transporting school children and teachers;2. Taxicabs, or other motor vehicles performing bona fide taxicab service, having a seating capacity of not more than six passengers, excluding the driver, while operating in a county, city, or town which has or adopts an ordinance regulating and controlling taxicabs and other vehicles performing a bona fide taxicab service, and not operating on a regular route or between fixed termini;3. Motor vehicles owned or operated by or on behalf of hotels while used exclusively for the transportation of hotel patronage between hotels and local railroad or other common carrier stations;4. Motor vehicles owned and operated by the United States, the District of Columbia, or any state, or any municipality or any other political subdivision of this Commonwealth, including passenger-carrying motor vehicles while being operated under an exclusive contract with the United States;5. Any motor vehicle designed with a seating capacity for and used to transport not more than 15 passengers, including the driver, if the driver and the passengers are engaged in a share-the-ride undertaking and if they share not more than the expenses of operation of the vehicle. Regular payments toward a capital recovery fund not exceeding the cost of the vehicle or used to pay for leasing the vehicle are to be considered eligible expenses of operation;6. Unless otherwise provided, motor vehicles while used exclusively in the transportation of passengers within the corporate limits of incorporated cities or towns, and motor vehicles used exclusively in the regular transportation of passengers within the boundaries of such cities or towns and adjacent counties where such vehicles are being operated by such county or pursuant to a contract with the board of supervisors of such county;7. Motor vehicles while operated under the exclusive regulatory control of a transportation district commission acting pursuant to the Transportation District Act of 1964 (§ 33.2-1900 et seq.) of Title 33.2;8. Motor vehicles used for the transportation of passengers by nonprofit, nonstock corporations funded solely by federal, state or local subsidies, the use of which motor vehicles are restricted as to regular and irregular routes to contracts with four or more counties and, at the commencement of the operation, no certificated carrier provides the same or similar services within such counties; and9. Emergency medical services vehicles as defined in § 32.1-111.1.Code 1950, § 56-274; 1950, p. 370; 1958, c. 285; 1966, c. 575; 1968, c. 183; 1970, c. 33; 1973, c. 460; 1975, c. 122; 1976, cc. 378, 411; 1977, c. 514; 1978, c. 152; 1979, cc. 608, 618; 1980, c. 230; 1982, c. 257; 1983, c. 112; 1985, c. 88; 1986, c. 420; 1989, c. 625; 1995, cc. 744, 803; 2001, c. 596; 2002, c. 337; 2011, cc. 881, 889; 2015, cc. 502, 503.
VA Code § 46.2-2000.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2000.3. Disposition of funds collected

Except as otherwise provided, all fees collected by the Department pursuant to this chapter shall be paid into the state treasury and set aside as a special fund to be used to meet the expenses of the Department.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2001 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2001. Regulation by Department; reports; prevention of discrimination; regulation of leasing of motor vehicles

The Department shall supervise, regulate and control all motor carriers, carriers by rail, TNC brokers, and brokers not exempted under this chapter doing business in the Commonwealth, and all matters relating to the performance of their public duties and their charges therefor as provided by this chapter, and shall correct abuses therein by such carriers; and to that end the Department may prescribe reasonable rules, regulations, forms and reports for such carriers and brokers in furtherance of the administration and operation of this chapter; and the Department shall have the right at all times to require from such motor carriers, carriers by rail, TNC brokers, and brokers special reports and statements, under oath, concerning their business.The Department shall make and enforce such requirements, rules and regulations as may be necessary to prevent unjust or unreasonable discriminations by any carrier, TNC broker, or broker in favor of, or against, any person, locality, community or connecting carrier in the matter of service, schedule, efficiency of transportation or otherwise, in connection with the public duties of such carrier, TNC broker, or broker. The Department shall administer and enforce all provisions of this chapter, and may prescribe reasonable rules, regulations and procedure looking to that end.The Department may prescribe and enforce such reasonable requirements, rules and regulations in the matter of leasing of motor vehicles as are necessary to prevent evasion of the Department's regulatory powers.The Department shall work in conjunction with the Department of State Police and local law-enforcement officials to promote uniform enforcement of the laws pertaining to motor carriers and the rules, regulations, forms, and reports prescribed under the provisions of this chapter.Code 1950, § 56-276; 1964, c. 571; 1995, cc. 744, 803; 2001, c. 596; 2002, c. 861; 2012, cc. 22, 111; 2017, c. 635.
VA Code § 46.2-2001.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2001.1. License, permit, or certificate required

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, offer, advertise, provide, procure, furnish, or arrange by contract, agreement, or arrangement to transport passengers for compensation as a TNC broker, broker, motor carrier or excursion train operator without first obtaining a license, permit, or certificate, unless otherwise exempted, as provided in this chapter.B. Beginning July 1, 2014, any person making application for a license, permit, or certificate pursuant to this chapter who has violated § 46.2-2001.1, either as a result of a conviction or as a result of an imposition of a civil penalty, shall be denied such license, permit, or certificate for a period of 12 months from the date the final disposition of the conviction or imposition of the civil penalty has been rendered.The Department of Motor Vehicles shall require applicants for a license, permit, or certificate to report any conviction or imposition of civil penalties for violations of § 46.2-2001.1.2001, c. 596; 2002, c. 861; 2013, cc. 165, 582; 2017, c. 635.
VA Code § 46.2-2001.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2001.2. Identification marker required

Each motor carrier shall be issued an identification marker, unless the operation is interstate in nature and the carrier has been issued a single state registration receipt by the Department or other qualified jurisdiction. The identification marker issued by the Department shall be displayed on each vehicle as prescribed by the Department and shall be valid for the period of time prescribed by the Department.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2001.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2001.3. Application; notice requirements

A. Applications for a license, permit, certificate, or identification marker or renewal of a license, permit, certificate, or identification marker under this chapter shall be made to the Department and contain such information and exhibits as the Department shall require. Such information shall include, in the application or otherwise, the matters set forth in § 46.2-2011.24 as grounds for denying licenses, permits, and certificates, and other pertinent matters requisite for the safeguarding of the public interest.Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Commissioner may require all or certain applications for a license, permit, certificate, or identification marker to be filed electronically.B. An applicant for any original certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under this chapter, or any request for a transfer of such certificate, unless otherwise provided, shall cause a notice of such application, on the form and in the manner prescribed by the Department, on every motor carrier holding the same type of certificate issued by the Department and operating or providing service within the area proposed to be served by the applicant.C. For any application for original certificate or license issued under this chapter, or any request for a transfer of such certificate or license, the Department shall publish a notice of such application on the Department's public website in the form and in the manner prescribed by the Department.D. An applicant for any original certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under this chapter, or any request for a transfer of such certificate of public convenience and necessity, shall cause a publication of a summary of the application to be made in a newspaper having a general circulation in the proposed area to be served or area where the primary business office is located within such time as the Department may prescribe.2001, c. 596; 2002, c. 870; 2011, cc. 881, 889; 2012, cc. 22, 111; 2013, cc. 165, 582; 2015, cc. 2, 3; 2017, cc. 694, 708.
VA Code § 46.2-2005 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2005. Action on applications; hearings on denials and protests

A. The Department may act upon any application required under this chapter for a certificate of public convenience and necessity without a hearing, unless such application is protested by any aggrieved party, except that no protest shall be heard in such cases whereby the applicant has received a notice of intent to award a contract under the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.) for irregular route common carrier service to or from a public-use airport located in the City of Norfolk or the County of Henrico. Aggrieved parties may protest an application by submitting written grounds to the Department setting forth (i) a precise statement of the party's interest and how the party could be aggrieved if the application were granted; (ii) a full and clear statement of the facts that the person is prepared to provide by competent evidence; (iii) a statement of the specific relief sought; (iv) the case number assigned to the application; and (v) a certification that a copy of the protest was sent to the applicant.B. The Department may act upon any application required under this chapter for a license or certificate of fitness without a hearing, unless such application is protested by any party based upon fitness allegations. Parties may protest an application by submitting written grounds to the Department setting forth (i) a precise statement of the party's objections to the application being granted; (ii) a full and clear statement of the facts that the person is prepared to provide by competent evidence; (iii) the case number assigned to the application; and (iv) a certification that a copy of the protest was sent to the applicant. The Department shall have full discretion as to whether a hearing is warranted based on the merits of any protest filed.C. Any applicant denied without a hearing an original license, permit, or certificate under subsection A or B of this section or subsection B of § 46.2-2001.1, or any request for a transfer of such a license or certificate, shall be given a hearing at a time and place determined by the Commissioner or his designee upon the applicant's written request for such hearing made within 30 days of denial.Code 1950, § 56-279; 1995, cc. 744, 803; 2001, c. 596; 2002, cc. 681, 734, 870; 2011, cc. 424, 881, 889; 2013, cc. 165, 582.
VA Code § 46.2-2005.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2005.1. Determination for issuance for license, permit, or certificate

If the Department finds the applicant for a license, permit, or certificate has met all the requirements of this chapter, it shall issue a license, permit, or certificate to the applicant, subject to such terms, limitations, and restrictions as the Department may deem proper.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2011 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2011. Considerations for determination of issuance of license or certificate

In determining whether a license or certificate required by this chapter shall be granted, the Department may, among other things, consider the applicant's experience, qualifications, character, fitness, financial responsibility, and compliance with the requirements of this chapter.Code 1950, § 56-282; 1979, c. 609; 1995, cc. 744, 803; 2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2011.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2011.1. Issuance of temporary authority

To enable the provision of service for which there is an immediate and urgent need to a point or between points in Virginia where certificated carriers are unable to perform the service, or within a territory having no certificated carrier, the Department may, in its discretion and without hearings or other proceedings, grant temporary authority for such service by a carrier that would otherwise be required to obtain a certificate under this chapter. Such temporary authority, unless suspended or revoked in accordance with § 46.2-2011.26, shall be valid for such time as the Department shall specify, but for not more than an aggregate of 180 days, and shall create no presumption that corresponding permanent authority will be granted thereafter.1996, c. 170; 2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2011.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2011.2. Temporary emergency operation

In an emergency, the Department or its agents may, by letter, telegram, or other means, authorize a vehicle to be operated in the Commonwealth without a proper registration card or identification marker for not more than ten days.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2011.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2011.3. Issuance, expiration, and renewal of license, permit, and certificate

All licenses, permits, and certificates issued under this chapter shall be issued for a period of twelve consecutive months except, at the discretion of the Department, the periods may be adjusted as necessary. Such licenses, permits, and certificates shall expire if not renewed annually. Such expiration shall be effective thirty days after the Department has provided the licensee, permittee, or certificate holder notice of non-renewal. If the license, permit, or certificate is renewed within thirty days after notice of non-renewal, then the license, permit, or certificate shall not expire.2001, c. 596.
VA Code § 46.2-2011.4 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2011.4. Conversion of contract bus certificates

All contract bus carriers that hold a certificate issued prior to July 1, 2012, shall be issued a replacement certificate of fitness as a contract passenger carrier. The holder of such certificate shall not be required to apply for a replacement certificate.2001, c. 596; 2002, c. 861; 2011, cc. 881, 889; 2012, cc. 22, 111.
VA Code § 46.2-2011.5 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Passenger Carriers|§ 46.2-2011.5. Filing and application fees

A. Unless otherwise provided, every applicant, other than a transportation network company, for an original license, permit, or certificate issued under this chapter and transfer of a license or certificate under the provisions of this chapter shall, upon the filing of an application, deposit with the Department, as a filing fee, a sum in the amount of $50.B. An applicant for a certificate under § 46.2-2099.45 shall elect and remit to the Department one of the following fees:1. An annual fee of $100,000 to accompany an application for an original certificate or a fee of $60,000 to accompany an application for renewal thereof; or2. A fee of $20 per report to accompany payment for each driving history research report the applicant obtains from the Department pursuant to subdivision B 2 of § 46.2-2099.49, which fee shall be in addition to any other fees that are authorized for such reports.A transportation network company may change its election under this subsection when applying for renewal of its certificate.If the Department does not approve an application for an original certificate, the Department shall refund to the applicant $90,000 of the application fee paid under subdivision 1.C. The Department shall collect a fee of $3 for the issuance of a duplicate license, permit, or certificate issued under this chapter.2001, c. 596; 2015, cc. 2, 3; 2017, cc. 74, 126.