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      • Escort Vehicle Driver Certification
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      • Federal Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT)
      • Motor Carrier Related Links
      • Downloadable Motor Carrier Forms
      • Downloadable Forms for Hauling Permits
      • Licensed Transportation Services
      • Motor Carrier - Frequently Asked Questions
      • Seven Steps to Choosing a Limo Service
      • United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Number
      • Virginia’s Commercial Business Customers
      • Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Program
      • Checklist- Closing Down a Business
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Transportation of Passengers Broker

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  • For-Hire Intrastate Operating Authority
    • Who Must Apply for For-Hire Intrastate Operating Authority
    • Apply for a For-Hire Intrastate Operating Authority
    • Intrastate Operating Authority Renewal
    • Insurance and Surety Bond Requirements
    • Intrastate Operating Authority Registration - Plate Requirements
    • Contacts
    • Tracking For-Hire Applications
    • Intrastate Operating Authority Notice Requirements
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    • Common Carrier - Irregular Routes
    • Common Carrier - Regular Routes
    • Contract Passenger Carrier
    • Employee Hauler Carrier
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    • Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Carrier
    • Non-Profit/Tax Exempt Passenger Carrier
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    • Sightseeing Carrier
    • Taxicab
    • Transportation of Passengers Broker
    • Intrastate Operating Authority - Exempt Operations
    • Deactivation of Motor Carrier Fleets
    • Transportation Network Company (TNC) Broker

Type of Operation

Transportation of Passengers Broker

Description

A person who arranges for transportation of passengers by companies authorized by the Virginia DMV to transport passengers and who is not a motor carrier or an employee or agent of a motor carrier.

Authority Document

License

Required Documents

  • Form OA 150
  • OA 435 Bond or OA 447 Letter of Credit
  • OA 210

Operating Requirements

  • Under this type of license, you can only broker the transportation of passengers for pickup and delivery within Virginia.
  • You can only arrange for the transportation of passengers with companies that are authorized by the Virginia DMV to conduct such operations.
  • A broker's license does not authorize the holder to provide the actual passenger transportation.

Tariff and Time Schedule Requirements

None

Insurance Requirements

None

Bond Requirements

You are required to keep a surety bond or letter of credit in the amount of $25,000 on file with DMV's Motor Carrier Services. (See Passenger Carrier and Passenger Broker Bond, Form OA 435 or the passenger irrevocable letter of credit, Form OA 447.)

Filing Fees

$50 filing fee

$3 for a duplicate license

Miscellaneous Requirements

Address Change - You must report any new address to DMV's Motor Carriers Services within 30 days.

Discontinuing Service - If you go out of business or stop providing the service authorized, you must notify DMV in writing within 30 days.

Federal Employer ID Number (FEIN) verification from the IRS, if applicable

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