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Such account shall set forth the date of the contribution or expenditure, its amount or value, the name and address of the person or committee making the contribution or to whom the expenditure was made, and the object or purpose of the contribution or expenditure.\n\t\t\tSuch books and records may be destroyed or discarded at any time after (i) one year from the date of filing the final report required by § 24.2-951.9 or (ii) a period of three years, whichever first occurs, unless a court of competent jurisdiction shall order their retention for a longer period.B\n\nAll contributions and expenditures received or made by any referendum committee, or received or made on its behalf or in relation to the committee by any person, except independent expenditures, shall be paid over or delivered to the referendum committee’s treasurer or shall be reported to the treasurer in such detail and form as to allow him to comply fully with this article. An independent expenditure shall be reported pursuant to § 24.2-945.2 in lieu of being reported to the referendum committee’s treasurer.C\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any referendum committee, its treasurer, or any person receiving contributions or making expenditures on the committee’s behalf or in relation to the committee, to fail to report every contribution and expenditure as required by this article.D\n\nNo referendum committee treasurer or other individual shall pay any expense on behalf of the committee, directly or indirectly, except by a check or electronic debit drawn on such designated depository identifying the name of the referendum committee. However, a treasurer or other authorized officer of the referendum committee may be reimbursed, by a check or electronic debit drawn on the designated depository, for the payment of expenses (i) paid by him by cash, check or electronic debit, or credit card, (ii) made on behalf of the committee, and (iii) fully documented by complete records of the expenditure, maintained as required by this chapter, and including receipts identifying the nature of the expenses and the names and addresses of each person paid by the recipient of the reimbursement.E\n\nA treasurer of a referendum committee (i) may establish a petty cash fund to be utilized for the purpose of making expenditures or reimbursing verified credit card expenditures of less than $200 if complete records of such expenditures are maintained as required by this chapter and (ii) may transfer funds from the designated campaign depository to an account or instrument to earn interest on the funds so long as the transferred funds and earned interest are returned to the designated depository account, complete records are maintained, and all expenditures are made through the designated depository account.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":276904,"text":"The treasurer shall keep detailed and accurate accounts of all contributions turned over to and expenditures made by the referendum committee, the treasurer, or other officer on behalf of the referendum committee, or reported to the treasurer pursuant to this article. 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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 257<\/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. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2005, chapter 745<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 787<\/a> and 892<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 349<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71045,"section_number":"24.2-951.3","catch_line":"Information to be included on campaign finance reports for referendum committees","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-951.3\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":68133,"section_number":"24.2-945.2","catch_line":"Persons required to file independent expenditure disclosure reports; filing deadline","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-945.2\/"},{"id":78672,"section_number":"24.2-951.9","catch_line":"Final report requirement; disbursement of surplus funds","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-951.9\/"}],"permalink":{"id":189309,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77191,"identifier":"24.2-951.2","token":"24.2\/9.3\/6\/24.2-951.2","url":"\/24.2-951.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-951.2\/","token":"24.2\/9.3\/6\/24.2-951.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Referendum committee treasurer requirements and responsibilities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-951.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The treasurer shall keep detailed and accurate accounts of all contributions turned over to and expenditures made by the referendum<\/span> committee, the treasurer, or other officer on behalf of the referendum<\/span> committee, or reported to the treasurer pursuant to this article. Such account shall set forth the date of the contribution or expenditure, its amount or value, the name and address of the person or committee making the contribution or to whom the expenditure was made, and the object<\/span> or purpose of the contribution or expenditure.\n\t\t\tSuch books and records may be destroyed or discarded at any time after (i) one year from the date of filing the final report required by § 24.2-951.9<\/a> or (ii) a period of three years, whichever first occurs, unless a court<\/span> of competent jurisdiction<\/span> shall order<\/span> their retention for a longer period. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> All contributions and expenditures received or made by any referendum<\/span> committee, or received or made on its behalf or in relation to the committee by any person, except independent expenditures, shall be paid over or delivered to the referendum<\/span> committee’s treasurer or shall be reported to the treasurer in such detail and form as to allow him to comply fully with this article. An independent expenditure shall be reported pursuant to § 24.2-945.2<\/a> in lieu of being reported to the referendum<\/span> committee’s treasurer. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any referendum<\/span> committee, its treasurer, or any person receiving contributions or making expenditures on the committee’s behalf or in relation to the committee, to fail to report every contribution and expenditure as required by this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> No referendum<\/span> committee treasurer or other individual shall pay any expense on behalf of the committee, directly or indirectly, except by a check or electronic debit drawn on such designated depository identifying the name of the referendum<\/span> committee. However, a treasurer or other authorized officer of the referendum<\/span> committee may be reimbursed, by a check or electronic debit drawn on the designated depository, for the payment of expenses (i) paid by him by cash, check or electronic debit, or credit card, (ii) made on behalf of the committee, and (iii) fully documented by complete records of the expenditure, maintained as required by this chapter, and including receipts identifying the nature of the expenses and the names and addresses of each person paid by the recipient of the reimbursement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> A treasurer of a referendum<\/span> committee (i) may establish a petty cash fund to be utilized for the purpose of making expenditures or reimbursing verified credit card expenditures of less than $200 if complete records of such expenditures are maintained as required by this chapter and (ii) may transfer funds from the designated campaign depository to an account or instrument to earn interest on the funds so long as the transferred funds and earned interest are returned to the designated depository account, complete records are maintained, and all expenditures are made through the designated depository account. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREFERENDUM COMMITTEE TREASURER REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (\u00a7 24.2-951.2)\n\nA. The treasurer shall keep detailed and accurate accounts of all contributions\nturned over to and expenditures made by the referendum committee, the treasurer,\nor other officer on behalf of the referendum committee, or reported to the\ntreasurer pursuant to this article. Such account shall set forth the date of the\ncontribution or expenditure, its amount or value, the name and address of the\nperson or committee making the contribution or to whom the expenditure was made,\nand the object or purpose of the contribution or expenditure.\n\t\t\tSuch books and records may be destroyed or discarded at any time after (i)\none year from the date of filing the final report required by § 24.2-951.9\nor (ii) a period of three years, whichever first occurs, unless a court of\ncompetent jurisdiction shall order their retention for a longer period.\n\nB. All contributions and expenditures received or made by any referendum\ncommittee, or received or made on its behalf or in relation to the committee by\nany person, except independent expenditures, shall be paid over or delivered to\nthe referendum committee’s treasurer or shall be reported to the treasurer\nin such detail and form as to allow him to comply fully with this article. An\nindependent expenditure shall be reported pursuant to § 24.2-945.2 in lieu\nof being reported to the referendum committee’s treasurer.\n\nC. It shall be unlawful for any referendum committee, its treasurer, or any\nperson receiving contributions or making expenditures on the committee’s\nbehalf or in relation to the committee, to fail to report every contribution and\nexpenditure as required by this article.\n\nD. No referendum committee treasurer or other individual shall pay any expense\non behalf of the committee, directly or indirectly, except by a check or\nelectronic debit drawn on such designated depository identifying the name of the\nreferendum committee. However, a treasurer or other authorized officer of the\nreferendum committee may be reimbursed, by a check or electronic debit drawn on\nthe designated depository, for the payment of expenses (i) paid by him by cash,\ncheck or electronic debit, or credit card, (ii) made on behalf of the committee,\nand (iii) fully documented by complete records of the expenditure, maintained as\nrequired by this chapter, and including receipts identifying the nature of the\nexpenses and the names and addresses of each person paid by the recipient of the\nreimbursement.\n\nE. A treasurer of a referendum committee (i) may establish a petty cash fund to\nbe utilized for the purpose of making expenditures or reimbursing verified\ncredit card expenditures of less than $200 if complete records of such\nexpenditures are maintained as required by this chapter and (ii) may transfer\nfunds from the designated campaign depository to an account or instrument to\nearn interest on the funds so long as the transferred funds and earned interest\nare returned to the designated depository account, complete records are\nmaintained, and all expenditures are made through the designated depository\naccount.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 257, \u00a7 24.2-910.1; 2005, c. 745; 2006, cc. 787, 892; 2020, c.\n349.","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}}