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The attorney for the Commonwealth shall initiate civil proceedings to enforce the civil penalty provided herein. Any civil penalties collected shall be payable to the State Treasurer for deposit to the general fund.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":240476,"text":"No member of the General Assembly or statewide official and no campaign committee of a member of the General Assembly or statewide official shall solicit or accept a contribution for the campaign committee of any member of the General Assembly or statewide official, or for any political committee, from any person or political committee on and after the first day of a regular session of the General Assembly through adjournment sine die of that session.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":240477,"text":"No person or political committee shall make or promise to make a contribution to a member of the General Assembly or statewide official or his campaign committee on and after the first day of a regular session of the General Assembly through adjournment sine die of that session.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":240478,"text":"The restrictions of this section shall not apply to a contribution (i) made by a member of the General Assembly or statewide official from his personal funds or (ii) made to the campaign committee of a candidate in a special election.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":240479,"text":"As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Adjournment sine die” means adjournment on the last legislative day of the regular session, and such session does not include the ensuing reconvened session;\n\t\t\t“Campaign committee,” “contribution,” “person,” and “political committee” shall be defined as provided in § 24.2-945.1 except that “contribution” shall not include money, services, or things of value in any way provided by a candidate to his own campaign and the payment by the candidate of any primary filing fee;\n\t\t\t“Solicit” means request a contribution, orally or in writing, but shall not include a request for support of a candidate or his position on an issue; and\n\t\t\t“Statewide official” means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":240480,"text":"Any person who violates, or aids, abets, or participates in the violation of, this section shall be subject to a civil penalty equal to the amount of the prohibited contribution or promised contribution or $500, whichever amount is greater. 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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 876<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2006, chapters 787<\/a> and 892<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":77421,"section_number":"24.2-945.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-945.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":189407,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66205,"identifier":"24.2-954","token":"24.2\/9.4\/24.2-954","url":"\/24.2-954\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-954\/","token":"24.2\/9.4\/24.2-954","dublin_core":{"Title":"Campaign fundraising; legislative sessions; penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-954","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No member of the General Assembly or statewide official<\/span> and no campaign committee of a member of the General Assembly or statewide official<\/span> shall solicit<\/span> or accept a contribution for the campaign committee of any member of the General Assembly or statewide official<\/span>, or for any political committee, from any person or political committee on and after the first day of a regular session of the General Assembly through adjournment sine die<\/span> of that session. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No person or political committee shall make or promise to make a contribution to a member of the General Assembly or statewide official<\/span> or his campaign committee on and after the first day of a regular session of the General Assembly through adjournment sine die<\/span> of that session. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The restrictions of this section shall not apply to a contribution (i) made by a member of the General Assembly or statewide official<\/span> from his personal funds or (ii) made to the campaign committee of a candidate<\/span> in a special election<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Adjournment sine die<\/span>” means adjournment on the last legislative day of the regular session, and such session does not include the ensuing reconvened session;\n\t\t\t“Campaign committee,” “contribution,” “person,” and “political committee” shall be defined as provided in § 24.2-945.1<\/a> except that “contribution” shall not include money, services, or things of value in any way provided by a candidate<\/span> to his own campaign and the payment by the candidate<\/span> of any primary<\/span> filing fee;\n\t\t\t“Solicit<\/span>” means request a contribution, orally or in writing, but shall not include a request for support of a candidate<\/span> or his position on an issue<\/span>; and\n\t\t\t“Statewide official<\/span>” means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Any person who violates, or aids, abets, or participates in the violation of, this section shall be subject to a civil penalty<\/span> equal to the amount of the prohibited contribution or promised contribution or $500, whichever amount is greater. The attorney for the Commonwealth shall initiate civil proceedings to enforce the civil penalty<\/span> provided herein. Any civil penalties collected shall be payable to the State Treasurer for deposit to the general fund. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCAMPAIGN FUNDRAISING; LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS; PENALTIES (\u00a7 24.2-954)\n\nA. No member of the General Assembly or statewide official and no campaign\ncommittee of a member of the General Assembly or statewide official shall\nsolicit or accept a contribution for the campaign committee of any member of the\nGeneral Assembly or statewide official, or for any political committee, from any\nperson or political committee on and after the first day of a regular session of\nthe General Assembly through adjournment sine die of that session.\n\nB. No person or political committee shall make or promise to make a contribution\nto a member of the General Assembly or statewide official or his campaign\ncommittee on and after the first day of a regular session of the General\nAssembly through adjournment sine die of that session.\n\nC. The restrictions of this section shall not apply to a contribution (i) made\nby a member of the General Assembly or statewide official from his personal\nfunds or (ii) made to the campaign committee of a candidate in a special\nelection.\n\nD. As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Adjournment sine die” means adjournment on the last legislative\nday of the regular session, and such session does not include the ensuing\nreconvened session;\n\t\t\t“Campaign committee,” “contribution,”\n“person,” and “political committee” shall be defined as\nprovided in § 24.2-945.1 except that “contribution” shall not\ninclude money, services, or things of value in any way provided by a candidate\nto his own campaign and the payment by the candidate of any primary filing fee;\n\t\t\t“Solicit” means request a contribution, orally or in writing, but\nshall not include a request for support of a candidate or his position on an\nissue; and\n\t\t\t“Statewide official” means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and\nAttorney General.\n\nE. Any person who violates, or aids, abets, or participates in the violation of,\nthis section shall be subject to a civil penalty equal to the amount of the\nprohibited contribution or promised contribution or $500, whichever amount is\ngreater. The attorney for the Commonwealth shall initiate civil proceedings to\nenforce the civil penalty provided herein. Any civil penalties collected shall\nbe payable to the State Treasurer for deposit to the general fund.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 876, \u00a7 24.2-940; 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}}