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However the civil penalty shall in no case exceed $500 unless the total of the filer’s reportable contributions or the total of the filer’s reportable expenditures is $10,000 or more.B\n\nPrior to assessing a penalty pursuant to this section for the filing of an incomplete report, the Commissioner of Elections or the general registrar shall notify, by certified mail, the candidate and treasurer, or person or political committee required to file a report with that board, that a filed report has not been completed, citing the omissions from the report. No penalty shall be assessed if the information required to complete the report is filed within 10 days of the date of mailing the written notice.C\n\nIf the information required to complete the report is not filed within the 10-day period, the Commissioner of Elections or the general registrar shall then assess against the candidate and treasurer, who shall be jointly and severally liable, or person or political committee required to file a report, a civil penalty not to exceed $500. The Commissioner of Elections or the general registrar shall consider the following factors in determining the civil penalty assessed: the number of omissions, the amount of money involved, and the proportion of contributions or expenditures containing omissions.D\n\nThe Commissioner of Elections or the general registrar may grant an additional period for compliance, not to exceed two weeks, to permit the completion of a filed report for good cause shown and in response to a request filed within the 10-day period. However, no additional period shall be granted thereafter for compliance.E\n\nThe civil penalty assessed for filing an incomplete report shall be increased by $500 every 60 days following the date for compliance established pursuant to this section and until compliance is complete. If the failure to comply continues for more than 120 days following the date for compliances established pursuant to this section, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the violation was willful, and the matter shall be forwarded to the appropriate attorney for the Commonwealth.F\n\nThe civil penalty assessed for filing any subsequent incomplete report (i) that is filed more than 20 days after notice has been given of a violation or (ii) that is filed during the 60 days prior to the elections for which the person is a candidate shall be $1,000.G\n\nThe State Board shall notify the public through its official Internet website of a failure to file a complete report by a candidate for statewide office or the General Assembly and the identity of the violator following the date for compliance established pursuant to this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":302211,"text":"In the case of a violation of this chapter that relates to the filing of an incomplete report, the violator shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 unless a greater penalty is imposed pursuant to this section. 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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 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 2013, chapter 542<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 644<\/a> and 645<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78290,"section_number":"24.2-948.2","catch_line":"Reports as condition to qualification for office","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-948.2\/"},{"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":false,"permalink":{"id":189389,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84309,"identifier":"24.2-953.3","token":"24.2\/9.3\/8\/24.2-953.3","url":"\/24.2-953.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-953.3\/","token":"24.2\/9.3\/8\/24.2-953.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Incomplete reports","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-953.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In the case of a violation of this chapter that relates to the filing of an incomplete report, the violator shall be subject to a civil penalty<\/span> not to exceed $500 unless a greater penalty<\/span> is imposed pursuant to this section. However the civil penalty<\/span> shall in no case exceed $500 unless the total of the filer’s reportable contributions or the total of the filer’s reportable expenditures is $10,000 or more. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Prior to assessing a penalty<\/span> pursuant to this section for the filing of an incomplete report, the Commissioner of Elections<\/span> or the general registrar<\/span> shall notify, by certified mail, the candidate<\/span> and treasurer, or person or political committee required to file a report with that board<\/span>, that a filed report has not been completed, citing the omissions from the report. No penalty<\/span> shall be assessed if the information required to complete the report is filed within 10 days of the date of mailing the written notice. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If the information required to complete the report is not filed within the 10-day period, the Commissioner of Elections<\/span> or the general registrar<\/span> shall then assess against the candidate<\/span> and treasurer, who shall be jointly and severally liable, or person or political committee required to file a report, a civil penalty<\/span> not to exceed $500. The Commissioner of Elections<\/span> or the general registrar<\/span> shall consider the following factors in determining the civil penalty<\/span> assessed: the number of omissions, the amount of money involved, and the proportion of contributions or expenditures containing omissions. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Commissioner of Elections<\/span> or the general registrar<\/span> may grant an additional period for compliance, not to exceed two weeks, to permit the completion of a filed report for good cause shown and in response to a request filed within the 10-day period. However, no additional period shall be granted thereafter for compliance. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The civil penalty<\/span> assessed for filing an incomplete report shall be increased by $500 every 60 days following the date for compliance established pursuant to this section and until compliance is complete. If the failure to comply continues for more than 120 days following the date for compliances established pursuant to this section, there shall be a rebuttable presumption<\/span> that the violation was willful, and the matter shall be forwarded to the appropriate attorney for the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The civil penalty<\/span> assessed for filing any subsequent incomplete report (i) that is filed more than 20 days after notice has been given of a violation or (ii) that is filed during the 60 days prior to the elections<\/span> for which the person is a candidate<\/span> shall be $1,000. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> The State Board<\/span> shall notify the public through its official Internet website of a failure to file a complete report by a candidate<\/span> for statewide office or the General Assembly and the identity of the violator following the date for compliance established pursuant to this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINCOMPLETE REPORTS (\u00a7 24.2-953.3)\n\nA. In the case of a violation of this chapter that relates to the filing of an\nincomplete report, the violator shall be subject to a civil penalty not to\nexceed $500 unless a greater penalty is imposed pursuant to this section.\nHowever the civil penalty shall in no case exceed $500 unless the total of the\nfiler’s reportable contributions or the total of the filer’s\nreportable expenditures is $10,000 or more.\n\nB. Prior to assessing a penalty pursuant to this section for the filing of an\nincomplete report, the Commissioner of Elections or the general registrar shall\nnotify, by certified mail, the candidate and treasurer, or person or political\ncommittee required to file a report with that board, that a filed report has not\nbeen completed, citing the omissions from the report. No penalty shall be\nassessed if the information required to complete the report is filed within 10\ndays of the date of mailing the written notice.\n\nC. If the information required to complete the report is not filed within the\n10-day period, the Commissioner of Elections or the general registrar shall then\nassess against the candidate and treasurer, who shall be jointly and severally\nliable, or person or political committee required to file a report, a civil\npenalty not to exceed $500. The Commissioner of Elections or the general\nregistrar shall consider the following factors in determining the civil penalty\nassessed: the number of omissions, the amount of money involved, and the\nproportion of contributions or expenditures containing omissions.\n\nD. The Commissioner of Elections or the general registrar may grant an\nadditional period for compliance, not to exceed two weeks, to permit the\ncompletion of a filed report for good cause shown and in response to a request\nfiled within the 10-day period. However, no additional period shall be granted\nthereafter for compliance.\n\nE. The civil penalty assessed for filing an incomplete report shall be increased\nby $500 every 60 days following the date for compliance established pursuant to\nthis section and until compliance is complete. If the failure to comply\ncontinues for more than 120 days following the date for compliances established\npursuant to this section, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the\nviolation was willful, and the matter shall be forwarded to the appropriate\nattorney for the Commonwealth.\n\nF. The civil penalty assessed for filing any subsequent incomplete report (i)\nthat is filed more than 20 days after notice has been given of a violation or\n(ii) that is filed during the 60 days prior to the elections for which the\nperson is a candidate shall be $1,000.\n\nG. The State Board shall notify the public through its official Internet website\nof a failure to file a complete report by a candidate for statewide office or\nthe General Assembly and the identity of the violator following the date for\ncompliance established pursuant to this section.\n\nHISTORY: 2006, cc. 787, 892; 2013, c. 542; 2015, cc. 644, 645.","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}}