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§ 56-265.6. Penalties for misrepresentations, violations of law, regulationsor terms of certificates.

The Commission may, by its order duly entered after hearing, held after duenotice to the holder of any such certificate and an opportunity to suchholder to be heard, at which hearing it shall be proved that such holder haswillfully made a misrepresentation of a material fact in obtaining suchcertificate or has willfully violated or refused to observe the laws of thisState touching such certificate or any of the terms of the certificate, orany of the Commission's proper orders, rules or regulations, impose a penaltynot exceeding $1,000, which may be collected by the process of the Commissionas provided by law; or the Commission may suspend, revoke, alter or amend anysuch certificate for any of the causes set forth above. But no suchcertificate shall be revoked, altered or amended (except upon application ofthe holder thereof) unless the holder thereof shall wilfully fail to comply,within a reasonable time to be fixed by the Commission, with the lawful orderof the Commission or with the lawful rule or regulation of the Commission, orwith the term, condition or limitation of such certificate, found by theCommission to have been violated by such holder. No such certificate shall besuspended, revoked, altered or amended for any cause not stated in thissection.

Proceedings looking to the imposition of any penalty provided for in thissection may be commenced upon the complaint of any person or upon theCommission's own initiative.

(1950, p. 600.)

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Virginia > Title-56 > Chapter-10-1 > 56-265-6

§ 56-265.6. Penalties for misrepresentations, violations of law, regulationsor terms of certificates.

The Commission may, by its order duly entered after hearing, held after duenotice to the holder of any such certificate and an opportunity to suchholder to be heard, at which hearing it shall be proved that such holder haswillfully made a misrepresentation of a material fact in obtaining suchcertificate or has willfully violated or refused to observe the laws of thisState touching such certificate or any of the terms of the certificate, orany of the Commission's proper orders, rules or regulations, impose a penaltynot exceeding $1,000, which may be collected by the process of the Commissionas provided by law; or the Commission may suspend, revoke, alter or amend anysuch certificate for any of the causes set forth above. But no suchcertificate shall be revoked, altered or amended (except upon application ofthe holder thereof) unless the holder thereof shall wilfully fail to comply,within a reasonable time to be fixed by the Commission, with the lawful orderof the Commission or with the lawful rule or regulation of the Commission, orwith the term, condition or limitation of such certificate, found by theCommission to have been violated by such holder. No such certificate shall besuspended, revoked, altered or amended for any cause not stated in thissection.

Proceedings looking to the imposition of any penalty provided for in thissection may be commenced upon the complaint of any person or upon theCommission's own initiative.

(1950, p. 600.)


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Virginia > Title-56 > Chapter-10-1 > 56-265-6

§ 56-265.6. Penalties for misrepresentations, violations of law, regulationsor terms of certificates.

The Commission may, by its order duly entered after hearing, held after duenotice to the holder of any such certificate and an opportunity to suchholder to be heard, at which hearing it shall be proved that such holder haswillfully made a misrepresentation of a material fact in obtaining suchcertificate or has willfully violated or refused to observe the laws of thisState touching such certificate or any of the terms of the certificate, orany of the Commission's proper orders, rules or regulations, impose a penaltynot exceeding $1,000, which may be collected by the process of the Commissionas provided by law; or the Commission may suspend, revoke, alter or amend anysuch certificate for any of the causes set forth above. But no suchcertificate shall be revoked, altered or amended (except upon application ofthe holder thereof) unless the holder thereof shall wilfully fail to comply,within a reasonable time to be fixed by the Commission, with the lawful orderof the Commission or with the lawful rule or regulation of the Commission, orwith the term, condition or limitation of such certificate, found by theCommission to have been violated by such holder. No such certificate shall besuspended, revoked, altered or amended for any cause not stated in thissection.

Proceedings looking to the imposition of any penalty provided for in thissection may be commenced upon the complaint of any person or upon theCommission's own initiative.

(1950, p. 600.)