{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-2109","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 46.2-2109","heading":"Action on applications; hearings on denials and protests","body":"A. The Department may act upon any application required under this chapter 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.B. Any applicant denied without a hearing an original certificate of fitness under subsection A 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 thirty days of denial.Code 1950, § 56-338.11; 1995, cc. 744, 803; 2001, c. 596; 2002, c. 870; 2011, cc. 881, 889; 2017, cc. 790, 815.","path":["Title 46.2. Motor Vehicles","Subtitle V. Motor Carriers","Chapter 21. Regulation of Property Carriers","Article 1. MOTOR CARRIERS OF PROPERTY -- GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/46.2-2109/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:39Z","sha256":"e1f8941a3dca1d6cae245d861ea805976d747db3b1b9069ba6939746164aca34","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-2108.6","next":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-2110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}