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2016 SESSION

16100125D
HOUSE BILL NO. 391
Offered January 13, 2016
Prefiled January 6, 2016
A BILL to amend and reenact § 6.2-2203 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 6.2-2207.1, relating to licensure of motor vehicle title loan offices; distance from a military base.
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Patrons-- Krizek, Bagby, Bell, John J., Boysko, Herring, Hope, Kory, Lindsey, McQuinn, Murphy, Plum, Rasoul and Simon; Senators: Ebbin, Favola and Surovell
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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 6.2-2203 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 6.2-2207.1 as follows:

§ 6.2-2203. Application for license; form; content; fee.

A. An application for a license under this chapter shall be made in writing, under oath, and on a form provided by the Commissioner.

B. The application shall set forth:

1. 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;

2. The addresses of the locations of the business to be licensed; and

3. 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.

C. The application shall be accompanied by evidence that the proposed location of the office for which approval is sought is not located within 10 miles of a military base, as defined in subsection A of § 6.2-2207.1.

D. The application shall be accompanied by payment of an application fee of $500.

D. E. The application fee shall not be refundable in any event. The fee shall not be abated by surrender, suspension, or revocation of the license.

§ 6.2-2207.1. Condition for licensure of certain offices; distance from military base.

A. As used in this section, "military base" means a base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, or other activity under jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Defense, including any leased facility. "Military base" does not include any facility used primarily for civil works, rivers and harbors projects, or flood control projects.

B. The Commission shall not issue a license under this chapter to an applicant if the location of the office for which the license is sought is within 10 miles of any military base, which distance shall be measured in a straight line, without regard to roadways or intervening structures, from the main entrance of the military base to the main entrance of the proposed office for which the license is sought.