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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 873<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":74036,"section_number":"18.2-325","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-325\/"},{"id":78101,"section_number":"57-48","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-48\/"}],"permalink":{"id":173763,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75223,"identifier":"2.2-614.3","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/6\/1\/2.2-614.3","url":"\/2.2-614.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-614.3\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/6\/1\/2.2-614.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Charitable organization; certain government action prohibited","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-614.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A government agency<\/span> shall not require any charitable organization<\/span> to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Disclose individual demographic information concerning employees, officers, directors, trustees, members, or owners, without the prior written consent of such individuals; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Disclose individual demographic information concerning any person, or the employees, officers, directors, trustees, members or owners of any entity that has received monetary or in-kind contributions from or contracted with a charitable organization<\/span> without the prior written consent of such individuals; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Include in the membership of the governing board or officers of the charitable organization<\/span> an individual based on his demographic characteristics; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Prohibit an individual from serving as a board member or officer based upon the individual’s familial relationship to other board members or officers or to a donor; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Include in the membership of the governing board one or more individuals who do not share a familial relationship with other board members or officers or with the donor; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Distribute its funds to or contract<\/span> with any individual or entity based upon the demographic characteristics of the employees, officers, directors, trustees, members, or owners of the individual or entity, or based on populations, locations, or communities served by the individual or entity, except as a lawful condition on the expenditure of the funds imposed by the donor.\n\t\t\tAs used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Charitable organization<\/span>” means any nonstock corporate or other entity that has been granted tax-exempt status under § 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.\n\t\t\t“Government agency<\/span>” means any authority, board, department, instrumentality, institution, agency, or other unit of state government and any county, city, or town.\n\t\t\tNothing in this section shall prohibit a government agency<\/span> from obtaining information from a charitable organization<\/span> pursuant to a subpoena<\/span>, civil investigative demand, or other compulsory process. Nothing in this section shall alter or limit the filing requirements applicable to charitable organizations<\/span> under Chapter 8 (§ 18.2-325<\/a> et seq.) of Title 18.2 or Chapter 5 (§ 57-48<\/a> et seq.) of Title 57. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCHARITABLE ORGANIZATION; CERTAIN GOVERNMENT ACTION PROHIBITED (\u00a7 2.2-614.3)\n\nA government agency shall not require any charitable organization to:\n\n1. Disclose individual demographic information concerning employees, officers,\ndirectors, trustees, members, or owners, without the prior written consent of\nsuch individuals;\n\n2. Disclose individual demographic information concerning any person, or the\nemployees, officers, directors, trustees, members or owners of any entity that\nhas received monetary or in-kind contributions from or contracted with a\ncharitable organization without the prior written consent of such individuals;\n\n3. Include in the membership of the governing board or officers of the\ncharitable organization an individual based on his demographic characteristics;\n\n4. Prohibit an individual from serving as a board member or officer based upon\nthe individual’s familial relationship to other board members or officers\nor to a donor;\n\n5. Include in the membership of the governing board one or more individuals who\ndo not share a familial relationship with other board members or officers or\nwith the donor; or\n\n6. Distribute its funds to or contract with any individual or entity based upon\nthe demographic characteristics of the employees, officers, directors, trustees,\nmembers, or owners of the individual or entity, or based on populations,\nlocations, or communities served by the individual or entity, except as a lawful\ncondition on the expenditure of the funds imposed by the donor.\n\t\t\tAs used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Charitable organization” means any nonstock corporate or other\nentity that has been granted tax-exempt status under § 509(a) of the\nInternal Revenue Code.\n\t\t\t“Government agency” means any authority, board, department,\ninstrumentality, institution, agency, or other unit of state government and any\ncounty, city, or town.\n\t\t\tNothing in this section shall prohibit a government agency from obtaining\ninformation from a charitable organization pursuant to a subpoena, civil\ninvestigative demand, or other compulsory process. Nothing in this section shall\nalter or limit the filing requirements applicable to charitable organizations\nunder Chapter 8 (§ 18.2-325 et seq.) of Title 18.2 or Chapter 5 (§\n57-48 et seq.) of Title 57.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, c. 873.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}