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Contract passenger carriers shall, prior to and at all times when providing compensated service, carry in each motor vehicle a trip sheet, contract order, or wireless text dispatching device identifying the names of the passengers who have arranged for use of the motor vehicle, the date and approximate time of pickup, and the origin and destination. Such trip sheet, contract order, or wireless text dispatching device shall be made available immediately upon request to authorized representatives of the Department, law-enforcement agencies, and airport authorities. Trip sheets, contract orders, or documentation produced by wireless text dispatching devices shall be retained and available for inspection at the carrier’s place of business for a period of at least three years. Trip sheets, contract orders, or documentation may be retained (i) in the form of paper records; (ii) by microfilm, microfiche, similar microphotographic process; or (iii) by electronic means. The fact that a contract passenger carrier stations a motor vehicle at an airport, in front of or across the street from a hotel or motel, or within 100 feet of a recognized taxicab stand shall constitute prima facie evidence that the contract passenger carrier is operating in violation of this section, unless the carrier has (i) a completed trip sheet, contract order, or wireless text dispatching device displaying the information required by this section in the vehicle or (ii) a written agreement with an airport authority or hotel or motel owner providing office space devoted to the carrier’s business in the airport, hotel, or motel. Any violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1361109,"text":"Contract passenger carriers shall provide service on a prearranged basis only for a minimum of one-hour per vehicle trip under a single contract made with one person for an agreed charge for such movement regardless of the number of passengers transported. Contract passenger carriers shall, prior to and at all times when providing compensated service, carry in each motor vehicle a trip sheet, contract order, or wireless text dispatching device identifying the names of the passengers who have arranged for use of the motor vehicle, the date and approximate time of pickup, and the origin and destination. Such trip sheet, contract order, or wireless text dispatching device shall be made available immediately upon request to authorized representatives of the Department, law-enforcement agencies, and airport authorities. Trip sheets, contract orders, or documentation produced by wireless text dispatching devices shall be retained and available for inspection at the carrier’s place of business for a period of at least three years. Trip sheets, contract orders, or documentation may be retained (i) in the form of paper records; (ii) by microfilm, microfiche, similar microphotographic process; or (iii) by electronic means. The fact that a contract passenger carrier stations a motor vehicle at an airport, in front of or across the street from a hotel or motel, or within 100 feet of a recognized taxicab stand shall constitute prima facie evidence that the contract passenger carrier is operating in violation of this section, unless the carrier has (i) a completed trip sheet, contract order, or wireless text dispatching device displaying the information required by this section in the vehicle or (ii) a written agreement with an airport authority or hotel or motel owner providing office space devoted to the carrier’s business in the airport, hotel, or motel. 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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 596<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2006, chapter 449<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1459481,"object_type":"law","relational_id":365310,"identifier":"46.2-2099.1","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/7\/46.2-2099.1","url":"\/46.2-2099.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-2099.1\/","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/7\/46.2-2099.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Operational requirements; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-2099.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Contract passenger carriers<\/span> shall provide service on a prearranged basis only for a minimum of one-hour per vehicle trip under a single contract made with one person<\/span> for an agreed charge for such movement regardless of the number of passengers transported. Contract passenger carriers<\/span> shall, prior to and at all times when providing compensated service, carry in each motor vehicle<\/span> a trip sheet, contract order<\/span>, or wireless text dispatching device identifying the names of the passengers who have arranged for use of the motor vehicle<\/span>, the date and approximate time of pickup, and the origin and destination. Such trip sheet, contract order<\/span>, or wireless text dispatching device shall be made available immediately upon request to authorized representatives of the Department<\/span>, law<\/span>-enforcement agencies, and airport authorities. Trip sheets, contract orders<\/span>, or documentation produced by wireless text dispatching devices shall be retained and available for inspection at the carrier’s place of business for a period of at least three years. Trip sheets, contract orders<\/span>, or documentation may be retained (i) in the form of paper records; (ii) by microfilm, microfiche, similar microphotographic process; or (iii) by electronic means. The fact<\/span> that a contract passenger carrier<\/span> stations a motor vehicle<\/span> at an airport, in front of or across the street from a hotel or motel, or within 100 feet of a recognized taxicab stand shall constitute prima facie evidence<\/span> that the contract passenger carrier<\/span> is operating in violation of this section, unless the carrier has (i) a completed trip sheet, contract order<\/span>, or wireless text dispatching device displaying the information required by this section in the vehicle or (ii) a written agreement with an airport authority or hotel or motel owner<\/span> providing office space devoted to the carrier’s business in the airport, hotel, or motel. Any violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PENALTY (\u00a7 46.2-2099.1)\n\nContract passenger carriers shall provide service on a prearranged basis only\nfor a minimum of one-hour per vehicle trip under a single contract made with one\nperson for an agreed charge for such movement regardless of the number of\npassengers transported. Contract passenger carriers shall, prior to and at all\ntimes when providing compensated service, carry in each motor vehicle a trip\nsheet, contract order, or wireless text dispatching device identifying the names\nof the passengers who have arranged for use of the motor vehicle, the date and\napproximate time of pickup, and the origin and destination. Such trip sheet,\ncontract order, or wireless text dispatching device shall be made available\nimmediately upon request to authorized representatives of the Department,\nlaw-enforcement agencies, and airport authorities. Trip sheets, contract orders,\nor documentation produced by wireless text dispatching devices shall be retained\nand available for inspection at the carrier’s place of business for a\nperiod of at least three years. Trip sheets, contract orders, or documentation\nmay be retained (i) in the form of paper records; (ii) by microfilm, microfiche,\nsimilar microphotographic process; or (iii) by electronic means. The fact that a\ncontract passenger carrier stations a motor vehicle at an airport, in front of\nor across the street from a hotel or motel, or within 100 feet of a recognized\ntaxicab stand shall constitute prima facie evidence that the contract passenger\ncarrier is operating in violation of this section, unless the carrier has (i) a\ncompleted trip sheet, contract order, or wireless text dispatching device\ndisplaying the information required by this section in the vehicle or (ii) a\nwritten agreement with an airport authority or hotel or motel owner providing\noffice space devoted to the carrier’s business in the airport, hotel, or\nmotel. Any violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 3\nmisdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 596; 2006, c. 449.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}