Section 120. Reinstatement

A. Should the department fail to receive the renewal application or fees by the expiration date, the regulant will be required to apply for reinstatement of the certification.

B. The date on which the reinstatement fee is received by the department or its agent will determine whether the certification is reinstated or a new application is required.

C. In order to ensure that certification holders are qualified to practice as certified natural gas automobile mechanics and technicians, no reinstatement will be permitted once one year from the expiration date has passed. After that date, the applicant must apply for a new certification and meet the then current entry requirements, including the successful completion of the examination.

D. Any person who holds himself out as a certified natural gas automobile mechanic or technician, without the appropriate certification, may be subject to prosecution under Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia.

E. The director may deny reinstatement of a certification for the same reasons that he may refuse initial issuance or that he may discipline a regulant. The regulant has a right to appeal any such action by the director under the Virginia Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq. of the Code of Virginia).

F. Failure to timely pay any monetary penalty, reimbursement of cost, or other fee assessed by consent order or final order shall result in delaying or withholding services provided by the department, such as, but not limited to, renewal, reinstatement, processing of a new application, or examination administration.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 32, Issue 17, eff. July 1, 2016.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-2356 of the Code of Virginia.