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The fee shall not be abated by surrender, suspension, or revocation of the license.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1396575,"text":"An application for a license under this chapter shall be made in writing, under oath, and on a form provided by the Commissioner.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1396576,"text":"The application shall set forth:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":1396577,"text":"The name and address of the applicant and (i) if the applicant is a partnership, firm, or association, the name and address of each partner or member; (ii) if the applicant is a corporation or limited liability company, the name and address of each director, member, registered agent, and principal; or (iii) if the applicant is a business trust, the name and address of each trustee and beneficiary;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":1396578,"text":"The addresses of the locations of the business to be licensed; and","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"4":{"id":1396579,"text":"Such other information concerning the financial responsibility, background, experience, and activities of the applicant and its members, officers, directors, and principals as the Commissioner may require.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"B3","prefix_anchor":"B3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B2","next_prefix":"C"},"5":{"id":1396580,"text":"The application shall be accompanied by payment of an application fee of $500, or other reasonable amount that the Commission may prescribe by regulation.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B3","next_prefix":"D"},"6":{"id":1396581,"text":"The application fee shall not be refundable in any event. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0477\">477<\/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 2020, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1215\">1215<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1258\">1258<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":374112,"section_number":"6.2-2206","catch_line":"Qualifications","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-2206\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1493903,"object_type":"law","relational_id":374109,"identifier":"6.2-2203","token":"6.2\/III\/22\/6.2-2203","url":"\/6.2-2203\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-2203\/","token":"6.2\/III\/22\/6.2-2203","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application for license; form; content; fee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-2203","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> An application for a license under this chapter shall be made in writing, under <span class=\"dictionary\">oath<\/span>, and on a form provided by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1396575\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-2203\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The application shall set forth: <a id=\"paragraph-1396576\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-2203\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The name and address of the applicant and (i) if the applicant is a partnership, firm, or association, the name and address of each partner or member; (ii) if the applicant is a corporation or limited liability company, the name and address of each director, member, registered agent, and <span class=\"dictionary\">principal<\/span>; or (iii) if the applicant is a business trust, the name and address of each trustee and beneficiary; <a id=\"paragraph-1396577\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-2203\/#B1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> The addresses of the locations of the business to be licensed; and <a id=\"paragraph-1396578\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-2203\/#B2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Such other information concerning the financial responsibility, background, experience, and activities of the applicant and its members, officers, directors, and <span class=\"dictionary\">principals<\/span> as the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> may require. <a id=\"paragraph-1396579\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-2203\/#B3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The application shall be accompanied by payment of an application fee of $500, or other reasonable amount that the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> may prescribe by regulation. <a id=\"paragraph-1396580\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-2203\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> The application fee shall not be refundable in any event. The fee shall not be abated by surrender, suspension, or <span class=\"dictionary\">revocation<\/span> of the license. <a id=\"paragraph-1396581\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-2203\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION FOR LICENSE; FORM; CONTENT; FEE (\u00a7 6.2-2203)\n\nA. An application for a license under this chapter shall be made in writing,\nunder oath, and on a form provided by the Commissioner.\n\nB. The application shall set forth:\n\n   1. The name and address of the applicant and (i) if the applicant is a\n   partnership, firm, or association, the name and address of each partner or\n   member; (ii) if the applicant is a corporation or limited liability company,\n   the name and address of each director, member, registered agent, and\n   principal; or (iii) if the applicant is a business trust, the name and address\n   of each trustee and beneficiary;\n\n   2. The addresses of the locations of the business to be licensed; and\n\n   3. Such other information concerning the financial responsibility, background,\n   experience, and activities of the applicant and its members, officers,\n   directors, and principals as the Commissioner may require.\n\nC. The application shall be accompanied by payment of an application fee of\n$500, or other reasonable amount that the Commission may prescribe by\nregulation.\n\nD. The application fee shall not be refundable in any event. The fee shall not\nbe abated by surrender, suspension, or revocation of the license.\n\nHISTORY: 2010, c. 477, \u00a7 6.1-483; 2020, cc. 1215, 1258.","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"}}