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The petition shall state the grounds upon which the appeal is being made in addition to any additional information required by the State Board.B\n\nThe appeal shall be adjudicated by the State Board in a public hearing. The State Board shall develop procedures for the conduct of such hearing. At least 10 days prior to such hearing, the State Board shall send notice by certified mail to any person whose petitions of appeal will be reviewed at such hearing. Notice shall include the time, date, and place of the hearing.\n\t\t\tConsideration on appeal shall be limited to whether the petition and any supporting documents submitted by the petitioner establish (i) facts of circumstances present within a reasonable amount of time of the filing deadline that made filing or requesting an extension impracticable or (ii) an administrative error in the assessment of the penalty.C\n\nThe State Board shall be authorized to provide relief for good cause shown by the petitioner and found by the Board sufficient to justify the relief requested. Such relief may include forgiveness of all or a portion of an assessed civil penalty, the retroactive extension of a deadline, or other appropriate remedy. Such relief shall not include an exemption from filing a report that is otherwise required to be filed pursuant to this chapter.D\n\nFor each appeal that it hears, the State Board shall issue a written opinion, which shall include the facts put before the State Board, the State Board’s decision, and the State Board’s rationale for reaching such decision. The State Board’s opinion shall be published on the Department of Elections website and a copy of the opinion shall be mailed to the petitioner as notice of the State Board’s decision not later than 21 days after the conclusion of the appeal hearing. The decision on appeal shall be final and not subject to further appeal.E\n\nThe time for notifying an attorney for the Commonwealth of a violation of this chapter pursuant to subsection F of § 24.2-946.3 shall be tolled from the time the State Board receives a petition of appeal until notification to the petitioner by the State Board of its decision on such petition.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":269815,"text":"Any person or committee shall have the right to appeal a civil penalty assessed to it pursuant to this chapter by filing a petition of appeal with the State Board, on a form prescribed by the State Board, within the 60 days following its actual receipt of written notice of such penalty. 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Such relief shall not include an exemption from filing a report that is otherwise required to be filed pursuant to this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":269818,"text":"For each appeal that it hears, the State Board shall issue a written opinion, which shall include the facts put before the State Board, the State Board’s decision, and the State Board’s rationale for reaching such decision. The State Board’s opinion shall be published on the Department of Elections website and a copy of the opinion shall be mailed to the petitioner as notice of the State Board’s decision not later than 21 days after the conclusion of the appeal hearing. 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This law was first created in 2025. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 360<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60680,"section_number":"24.2-946.3","catch_line":"Reporting of certain violations; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-946.3\/"}],"permalink":{"id":189401,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75122,"identifier":"24.2-953.6","token":"24.2\/9.3\/8\/24.2-953.6","url":"\/24.2-953.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-953.6\/","token":"24.2\/9.3\/8\/24.2-953.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appeal of penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-953.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person or committee shall have the right to appeal<\/span> a civil penalty<\/span> assessed to it pursuant to this chapter by filing a petition<\/span> of appeal<\/span> with the State Board<\/span>, on a form prescribed by the State Board<\/span>, within the 60 days following its actual receipt of written notice of such penalty<\/span>. The petition<\/span> shall state the grounds upon which the appeal<\/span> is being made in addition to any additional information required by the State Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The appeal<\/span> shall be adjudicated by the State Board<\/span> in a public hearing<\/span>. The State Board<\/span> shall develop procedures for the conduct of such hearing<\/span>. At least 10 days prior to such hearing<\/span>, the State Board<\/span> shall send notice by certified mail to any person whose petitions<\/span> of appeal<\/span> will be reviewed at such hearing<\/span>. Notice shall include the time, date, and place of the hearing<\/span>.\n\t\t\tConsideration on appeal<\/span> shall be limited to whether the petition<\/span> and any supporting documents submitted by the petitioner establish (i) facts<\/span> of circumstances present within a reasonable amount of time of the filing deadline that made filing or requesting an extension impracticable or (ii) an administrative error in the assessment of the penalty<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The State Board<\/span> shall be authorized to provide relief for good cause shown by the petitioner and found by the Board sufficient to justify the relief requested. Such relief may include forgiveness of all or a portion of an assessed civil penalty<\/span>, the retroactive extension of a deadline, or other appropriate remedy. Such relief shall not include an exemption from filing a report that is otherwise required to be filed pursuant to this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> For each appeal<\/span> that it hears, the State Board<\/span> shall issue<\/span> a written opinion<\/span>, which shall include the facts<\/span> put before the State Board<\/span>, the State Board<\/span>’s decision, and the State Board<\/span>’s rationale for reaching such decision. The State Board<\/span>’s opinion<\/span> shall be published on the Department of Elections<\/span> website and a copy of the opinion<\/span> shall be mailed to the petitioner as notice of the State Board<\/span>’s decision not later than 21 days after the conclusion of the appeal<\/span> hearing<\/span>. The decision on appeal<\/span> shall be final and not subject to further appeal<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The time for notifying an attorney for the Commonwealth of a violation of this chapter pursuant to subsection F of § 24.2-946.3<\/a> shall be tolled from the time the State Board<\/span> receives a petition<\/span> of appeal<\/span> until notification to the petitioner by the State Board<\/span> of its decision on such petition<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPEAL OF PENALTIES (\u00a7 24.2-953.6)\n\nA. Any person or committee shall have the right to appeal a civil penalty\nassessed to it pursuant to this chapter by filing a petition of appeal with the\nState Board, on a form prescribed by the State Board, within the 60 days\nfollowing its actual receipt of written notice of such penalty. The petition\nshall state the grounds upon which the appeal is being made in addition to any\nadditional information required by the State Board.\n\nB. The appeal shall be adjudicated by the State Board in a public hearing. The\nState Board shall develop procedures for the conduct of such hearing. At least\n10 days prior to such hearing, the State Board shall send notice by certified\nmail to any person whose petitions of appeal will be reviewed at such hearing.\nNotice shall include the time, date, and place of the hearing.\n\t\t\tConsideration on appeal shall be limited to whether the petition and any\nsupporting documents submitted by the petitioner establish (i) facts of\ncircumstances present within a reasonable amount of time of the filing deadline\nthat made filing or requesting an extension impracticable or (ii) an\nadministrative error in the assessment of the penalty.\n\nC. The State Board shall be authorized to provide relief for good cause shown by\nthe petitioner and found by the Board sufficient to justify the relief\nrequested. Such relief may include forgiveness of all or a portion of an\nassessed civil penalty, the retroactive extension of a deadline, or other\nappropriate remedy. Such relief shall not include an exemption from filing a\nreport that is otherwise required to be filed pursuant to this chapter.\n\nD. For each appeal that it hears, the State Board shall issue a written opinion,\nwhich shall include the facts put before the State Board, the State\nBoard’s decision, and the State Board’s rationale for reaching such\ndecision. The State Board’s opinion shall be published on the Department\nof Elections website and a copy of the opinion shall be mailed to the petitioner\nas notice of the State Board’s decision not later than 21 days after the\nconclusion of the appeal hearing. The decision on appeal shall be final and not\nsubject to further appeal.\n\nE. The time for notifying an attorney for the Commonwealth of a violation of\nthis chapter pursuant to subsection F of § 24.2-946.3 shall be tolled from\nthe time the State Board receives a petition of appeal until notification to the\npetitioner by the State Board of its decision on such petition.\n\nHISTORY: 2025, c. 360.","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}}