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A final report shall be filed by the committee that sets forth (i) all receipts and disbursements not previously reported, (ii) an accounting of the retirement of all debts, and (iii) the disposition of the committee’s surplus funds. This final report shall include a termination statement, signed by the treasurer or other principal officer listed on the statement of organization, that all reporting for the committee is complete and final.B\n\nAmounts received by a referendum committee as contributions may be disposed of only by one or any combination of the following: (i) transferring the excess to an affiliated organization of the committee; (ii) returning the excess to a contributor in an amount not to exceed the contributor’s original contribution; (iii) donating the excess to any organization described in § 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; (iv) contributing the excess to one or more candidates or to any political committee that has filed a statement of organization pursuant to this chapter; (v) contributing the excess to any political committee; and (vi) defraying any ordinary, nonreimbursed expense related to the referendum committee. It shall be unlawful for any person to convert any contributed moneys, securities, or like intangible personal property to his personal use or to the use of a member of the “immediate family,” as that term is defined in § 30-101, of the committee’s treasurer or chief executive.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":281905,"text":"Any referendum committee that disbands after having filed a statement of organization shall so notify the State Board. A final report shall be filed by the committee that sets forth (i) all receipts and disbursements not previously reported, (ii) an accounting of the retirement of all debts, and (iii) the disposition of the committee’s surplus funds. 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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 931 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. Unfortunately, the 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1993, chapter 641; in 2003, chapter 257<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 457<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 745<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 787<\/a> and 892<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 231<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77191,"section_number":"24.2-951.2","catch_line":"Referendum committee treasurer requirements and responsibilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-951.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":75007,"section_number":"30-101","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-101\/"}],"permalink":{"id":189337,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78672,"identifier":"24.2-951.9","token":"24.2\/9.3\/6\/24.2-951.9","url":"\/24.2-951.9\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-951.9\/","token":"24.2\/9.3\/6\/24.2-951.9","dublin_core":{"Title":"Final report requirement; disbursement of surplus funds","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-951.9","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any referendum<\/span> committee that disbands after having filed a statement of organization shall so notify the State Board<\/span>. A final report shall be filed by the committee that sets forth (i) all receipts and disbursements not previously reported, (ii) an accounting of the retirement of all debts, and (iii) the disposition<\/span> of the committee’s surplus funds. This final report shall include a termination statement, signed by the treasurer or other principal officer listed on the statement of organization, that all reporting for the committee is complete and final. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Amounts received by a referendum<\/span> committee as contributions may be disposed of only by one or any combination of the following: (i) transferring the excess to an affiliated organization of the committee; (ii) returning the excess to a contributor in an amount not to exceed the contributor’s original contribution; (iii) donating the excess to any organization described in § 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; (iv) contributing the excess to one or more candidates<\/span> or to any political committee that has filed a statement of organization pursuant to this chapter; (v) contributing the excess to any political committee; and (vi) defraying any ordinary, nonreimbursed expense related to the referendum<\/span> committee. It shall be unlawful for any person to convert any contributed moneys, securities, or like intangible personal property to his personal use or to the use of a member of the “immediate family,” as that term is defined in § 30-101<\/a>, of the committee’s treasurer or chief executive. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFINAL REPORT REQUIREMENT; DISBURSEMENT OF SURPLUS FUNDS (\u00a7 24.2-951.9)\n\nA. Any referendum committee that disbands after having filed a statement of\norganization shall so notify the State Board. A final report shall be filed by\nthe committee that sets forth (i) all receipts and disbursements not previously\nreported, (ii) an accounting of the retirement of all debts, and (iii) the\ndisposition of the committee’s surplus funds. This final report shall\ninclude a termination statement, signed by the treasurer or other principal\nofficer listed on the statement of organization, that all reporting for the\ncommittee is complete and final.\n\nB. Amounts received by a referendum committee as contributions may be disposed\nof only by one or any combination of the following: (i) transferring the excess\nto an affiliated organization of the committee; (ii) returning the excess to a\ncontributor in an amount not to exceed the contributor’s original\ncontribution; (iii) donating the excess to any organization described in §\n170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; (iv) contributing the excess to one or more\ncandidates or to any political committee that has filed a statement of\norganization pursuant to this chapter; (v) contributing the excess to any\npolitical committee; and (vi) defraying any ordinary, nonreimbursed expense\nrelated to the referendum committee. It shall be unlawful for any person to\nconvert any contributed moneys, securities, or like intangible personal property\nto his personal use or to the use of a member of the “immediate\nfamily,” as that term is defined in § 30-101, of the\ncommittee’s treasurer or chief executive.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 931, \u00a7 24.1-258.1; 1993, c. 641, \u00a7 24.2-921; 2003, c. 257,\n\u00a7 24.2-910.1; 2004, c. 457; 2005, c. 745; 2006, cc. 787, 892; 2009, c. 231.","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}}