§ 46.2-2147 Certain household goods carriers exempted from article.
§ 46.2-2148 Required permit.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 46.2 > Subtitle V > Chapter 21 > Article 3 - Property Carriers.

  • Certificate of fitness: means a certificate issued by the Department to certain "household goods carriers" under this chapter. See Virginia Code 46.2-2100
  • Department: means the Department of Motor Vehicles. See Virginia Code 46.2-2100
  • Highway: means every public highway or place of whatever nature open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicle travel in this Commonwealth, excluding the streets and alleys in towns and cities. See Virginia Code 46.2-2100
  • Household goods: means personal effects and property used or to be used in a dwelling, when transported or arranged to be transported (i) between residences or (ii) between a residence and a storage facility with the intent to later transport to a residence. See Virginia Code 46.2-2100
  • Intrastate: means the transportation of property solely within a state. See Virginia Code 46.2-2100
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Permit: means a permit issued by the Department authorizing the transportation of property, excluding household goods transported for a distance greater than 30 road miles. See Virginia Code 46.2-2100
  • Property carrier: means any person, not herein exempted, who undertakes either directly or by a lease, to transport property for compensation. See Virginia Code 46.2-2100