54.1-4108 - Permit required; method of obtaining permit; no convictions of certain crimes; approval of weighing devices; renewal; permanent location required.
§ 54.1-4108. Permit required; method of obtaining permit; no convictions ofcertain crimes; approval of weighing devices; renewal; permanent locationrequired.
A. No person shall engage in the activities of a dealer as defined in §54.1-4100 without first obtaining a permit from the chief law-enforcementofficer of each county, city, or town in which he proposes to engage inbusiness.
B. To obtain a permit, the dealer shall file with the proper chieflaw-enforcement officer an application form which includes the dealer's fullname, any aliases, address, age, date of birth, sex, and fingerprints; thename, address, and telephone number of the applicant's employer, if any; andthe location of the dealer's place of business. Upon filing this applicationand the payment of a $200 application fee, the dealer shall be issued apermit by the chief law-enforcement officer or his designee, provided thatthe applicant has not been convicted of a felony or crime of moral turpitudewithin seven years prior to the date of application. The permit shall bedenied if the applicant has been denied a permit or has had a permit revokedunder any ordinance similar in substance to the provisions of this chapter.
C. Before a permit may be issued, the dealer must have all weighing devicesused in his business inspected and approved by local or state weights andmeasures officials and present written evidence of such approval to theproper chief law-enforcement officer.
D. This permit shall be valid for one year from the date issued and may berenewed in the same manner as such permit was initially obtained with anannual permit fee of $200. No permit shall be transferable.
E. If the business of the dealer is not operated without interruption, withSaturdays, Sundays, and recognized holidays excepted, the dealer shall notifythe proper chief law-enforcement officer of all closings and reopenings ofsuch business. The business of a dealer shall be conducted only from thefixed and permanent location specified in his application for a permit.
(1981, c. 581, § 54-859.23; 1986, c. 316; 1988, c. 765.)