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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 2 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>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60770,"section_number":"24.2-951.4","catch_line":"Filing schedule for referendum committees for referendums to be decided at November elections","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-951.4\/"},{"id":74137,"section_number":"24.2-951.5","catch_line":"Filing schedule for referendum committees for referendums to be decided at May general elections","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-951.5\/"},{"id":55033,"section_number":"24.2-951.6","catch_line":"Filing schedule for referendum committees for referendums to be decided at special elections","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-951.6\/"}],"permalink":{"id":189329,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58845,"identifier":"24.2-951.7","token":"24.2\/9.3\/6\/24.2-951.7","url":"\/24.2-951.7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-951.7\/","token":"24.2\/9.3\/6\/24.2-951.7","dublin_core":{"Title":"Large dollar contribution reporting requirement for referendum committees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-951.7","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In addition to the reports required by \u00a7\u00a7 24.2-951.4<\/a>, 24.2-951.5<\/a> and 24.2-951.6<\/a>, referendum<\/span> committees shall report any single contribution or loan of $10,000 or more received at any time during the calendar year within three business days of receipt of the contribution or loan.<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The report shall be filed on a “large dollar contribution report” form prescribed by the State Board<\/span> and shall be filed in writing or electronically in the same manner as the person or committee files its quarterly disclosure reports. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Any contribution or loan reported pursuant to this section shall also be reported on the next subsequent report required under this article following receipt of the contribution or loan. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> For the purposes of this section, referendum<\/span> committees shall report as one contribution multiple contributions from a single source that have been subdivided into smaller amounts or given through different bank accounts for the purpose of evading the $10,000 threshold. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A referendum<\/span> committee that receives contributions from affiliated organizations shall not be deemed to be receiving contributions from a single source. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLARGE DOLLAR CONTRIBUTION REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR REFERENDUM COMMITTEES (\u00a7\n24.2-951.7)\n\nIn addition to the reports required by \u00a7\u00a7 24.2-951.4, 24.2-951.5 and\n24.2-951.6, referendum committees shall report any single contribution or loan\nof $10,000 or more received at any time during the calendar year within three\nbusiness days of receipt of the contribution or loan.\n\n1. The report shall be filed on a “large dollar contribution report”\nform prescribed by the State Board and shall be filed in writing or\nelectronically in the same manner as the person or committee files its quarterly\ndisclosure reports.\n\n2. Any contribution or loan reported pursuant to this section shall also be\nreported on the next subsequent report required under this article following\nreceipt of the contribution or loan.\n\n3. For the purposes of this section, referendum committees shall report as one\ncontribution multiple contributions from a single source that have been\nsubdivided into smaller amounts or given through different bank accounts for the\npurpose of evading the $10,000 threshold.\n\n4. A referendum committee that receives contributions from affiliated\norganizations shall not be deemed to be receiving contributions from a single\nsource.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 257, \u00a7 24.2-910.1; 2005, c. 745; 2006, cc. 787, 892.","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}}