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In the case of the failure to file a report required pursuant to subsection D or E of § 24.2-949.6, the political action committee shall be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed $500. In the case of a second or any subsequent such violation pertaining to one election cycle, the candidate campaign committee or political committee shall be assessed a civil penalty of $1,000 for each such failure to file.C\n\nIn the case of a failure to file the report of any large pre-election contribution required by § 24.2-947.9 or 24.2-949.7:1 or a report required pursuant to subsection D or E of § 24.2-949.6, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the violation was willful.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":204277,"text":"In the case of a failure to file the statement of organization for a candidate campaign committee or political committee required by this chapter, there shall be a civil penalty not to exceed $500.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":204278,"text":"In the case of the failure to file a required report, the candidate campaign committee or political committee shall be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed $500. 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This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 787<\/a> and 892<\/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 2008, chapter 547<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 696<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 764<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84067,"section_number":"24.2-953.4","catch_line":"Additional civil penalties for late and incomplete filings for statewide campaigns","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-953.4\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86459,"section_number":"24.2-947.9","catch_line":"Special report required of certain large pre-election contributions","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-947.9\/"},{"id":85405,"section_number":"24.2-949.6","catch_line":"Filing schedule for political action committees","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-949.6\/"},{"id":60461,"section_number":"24.2-949.7:1","catch_line":"Special report required of certain large pre-election expenditures","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-949.7_1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":189381,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55744,"identifier":"24.2-953.1","token":"24.2\/9.3\/8\/24.2-953.1","url":"\/24.2-953.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-953.1\/","token":"24.2\/9.3\/8\/24.2-953.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Failure to file the required reports","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-953.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In the case of a failure to file the statement of organization for a candidate<\/span> campaign committee or political committee required by this chapter, there shall be a civil penalty<\/span> not to exceed $500. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In the case of the failure to file a required report, the candidate<\/span> campaign committee or political committee shall be assessed a civil penalty<\/span> not to exceed $500. In the case of the failure to file a report required pursuant to subsection D or E of § 24.2-949.6<\/a>, the political action committee shall be assessed a civil penalty<\/span> not to exceed $500. In the case of a second or any subsequent such violation pertaining to one election<\/span> cycle, the candidate<\/span> campaign committee or political committee shall be assessed a civil penalty<\/span> of $1,000 for each such failure to file. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In the case of a failure to file the report of any large pre-election<\/span> contribution required by § 24.2-947.9<\/a> or 24.2-949.7:1<\/a> or a report required pursuant to subsection D or E of § 24.2-949.6<\/a>, there shall be a rebuttable presumption<\/span> that the violation was willful. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFAILURE TO FILE THE REQUIRED REPORTS (\u00a7 24.2-953.1)\n\nA. In the case of a failure to file the statement of organization for a\ncandidate campaign committee or political committee required by this chapter,\nthere shall be a civil penalty not to exceed $500.\n\nB. In the case of the failure to file a required report, the candidate campaign\ncommittee or political committee shall be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed\n$500. In the case of the failure to file a report required pursuant to\nsubsection D or E of § 24.2-949.6, the political action committee shall be\nassessed a civil penalty not to exceed $500. In the case of a second or any\nsubsequent such violation pertaining to one election cycle, the candidate\ncampaign committee or political committee shall be assessed a civil penalty of\n$1,000 for each such failure to file.\n\nC. In the case of a failure to file the report of any large pre-election\ncontribution required by § 24.2-947.9 or 24.2-949.7:1 or a report required\npursuant to subsection D or E of § 24.2-949.6, there shall be a rebuttable\npresumption that the violation was willful.\n\nHISTORY: 2006, cc. 787, 892; 2008, c. 547; 2010, c. 696; 2023, c. 764.","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}}