2006 Code of Virginia § 46.2-2063 - Locality license and payment of locality license tax may be required

46.2-2063. Locality license and payment of locality license tax may berequired.

The governing body of any county, city, or town may require a license for andimpose upon and collect a license tax from every person, firm, association,or corporation that operates or intends to operate in such county, city, ortown any taxicab or other motor vehicle for the transportation of passengersfor a consideration. The tax may be upon each such motor vehicle so operated.The governing body of the county, city, or town may by ordinance provide forlevying and collecting the tax and may impose penalties for violations of theordinance and for operating any such vehicle without obtaining the requiredlicense. Any person accepting a license issued under authority of thissection and operating a taxicab business based in a county, city or townshall be subject to the provision that any complaint relating to taxicabservice in the Commonwealth shall be resolved under the license regulationsof the county, city, or town from which that person obtained a taxicablicense.

(2001, c. 596.)