2006 Code of Virginia § 46.2-2097.1 - When certificates granted

46.2-2097.1. When certificates granted.

The public convenience and necessity to be served by contract passengercarriers is to provide safe and convenient transportation for passengers and,in the issuance of all certificates authorized by this article, theDepartment shall consider all facts bearing on that purpose, includingprovisions of 46.2-2011, existing means of transportation, and the kind andlocation of the equipment the applicant proposes to use. The Department shallissue no more certificates than the public convenience and necessity require,and shall place such terms, limitations, and restrictions upon suchcertificates as the Department may deem proper or reasonably necessary. Anyterms, limitations, or restrictions imposed by the Department shall not beapplicable to charter buses, as defined in this chapter. The Department shallnot deny a certificate solely on the ground that the applicant may rendercontract passenger service originating at the same point or points as othermotor carriers. If the Department finds that the proposed operation is notjustified, the application shall be denied.

(2001, c. 596.)