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All revenue accruing to the Fund pursuant to subsection A of &#xA7; 58.1-4038 and moneys required to be deposited into the Fund pursuant to Chapter 41 (&#xA7; 58.1-4100 et seq.) of Title 58.1 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of (i) providing counseling and other support services for compulsive and problem gamblers, (ii) developing and implementing compulsive and problem gambling treatment and prevention programs, and (iii) providing grants to support organizations that provide assistance to compulsive and problem gamblers. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Commissioner.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":243669,"text":"As used in this section:\n\t\t\t&#8220;Compulsive gambling&#8221; means persistent and recurrent problem gambling behavior leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as indicated by an individual exhibiting four or more of the criteria as defined by the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in a 12-month period and where the behavior is not better explained by a manic episode.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Problem gambling&#8221; means a gambling behavior that causes disruptions in any major area of life, including the psychological, social, or vocational areas of life, but does not fulfill the criteria for diagnosis as a gambling disorder.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":243670,"text":"There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund, referred to in this section as &#8220;the Fund.&#8221; The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All revenue accruing to the Fund pursuant to subsection A of &#xA7; 58.1-4038 and moneys required to be deposited into the Fund pursuant to Chapter 41 (&#xA7; 58.1-4100 et seq.) of Title 58.1 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of (i) providing counseling and other support services for compulsive and problem gamblers, (ii) developing and implementing compulsive and problem gambling treatment and prevention programs, and (iii) providing grants to support organizations that provide assistance to compulsive and problem gamblers. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Commissioner.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":12846,"edition_id":1,"name":"The Department and the Commissioner","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12845,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","permalink":{"id":209715,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12846,"identifier":"1","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1","url":"\/37.2\/I\/3\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12845,"edition_id":1,"name":"Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services","identifier":"3","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12844,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","permalink":{"id":209713,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12845,"identifier":"3","token":"37.2\/I\/3","url":"\/37.2\/I\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12844,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12843,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","permalink":{"id":209675,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12844,"identifier":"I","token":"37.2\/I","url":"\/37.2\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12843,"edition_id":1,"name":"Behavioral Health and Developmental Services","identifier":"37.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","permalink":{"id":209673,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12843,"identifier":"37.2","token":"37.2","url":"\/37.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":53989,"structure_id":12846,"section_number":"37.2-300","catch_line":"Creation and supervision of Department","url":"\/37.2-300\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-300","metadata":false},{"id":87072,"structure_id":12846,"section_number":"37.2-301","catch_line":"Appointment of Commissioner","url":"\/37.2-301\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-301","metadata":false},{"id":61895,"structure_id":12846,"section_number":"37.2-302","catch_line":"Term of office and vacancy therein","url":"\/37.2-302\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-302","metadata":false},{"id":68733,"structure_id":12846,"section_number":"37.2-303","catch_line":"Qualifications of Commissioner","url":"\/37.2-303\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-303","metadata":false},{"id":58889,"structure_id":12846,"section_number":"37.2-304","catch_line":"Duties of Commissioner","url":"\/37.2-304\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-304","metadata":false},{"id":55805,"structure_id":12846,"section_number":"37.2-305","catch_line":"Receiving gifts and endowments","url":"\/37.2-305\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-305","metadata":false},{"id":76091,"structure_id":12846,"section_number":"37.2-306","catch_line":"Research into causes of mental illness, developmental disabilities, substance abuse, and related subjects","url":"\/37.2-306\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-306","metadata":false},{"id":79296,"structure_id":12846,"section_number":"37.2-307","catch_line":"Employment of special counsel to defend Board member, officer, or employee of Department in criminal cases","url":"\/37.2-307\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-307","metadata":false},{"id":69476,"structure_id":12846,"section_number":"37.2-308","catch_line":"Data reporting on children and adolescents","url":"\/37.2-308\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-308","metadata":false},{"id":85097,"structure_id":12846,"section_number":"37.2-308.01","catch_line":"Commitment hearings for involuntary admissions; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1197\">1197<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1218\">1218<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1248\">1248<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1256\">1256<\/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":[{"id":59836,"section_number":"59.1-392","catch_line":"Percentage retained; tax","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-392\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82569,"section_number":"58.1-4038","catch_line":"Distribution of tax revenue","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4038\/"},{"id":65703,"section_number":"58.1-4100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":209825,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67219,"identifier":"37.2-314.2","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-314.2","url":"\/37.2-314.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-314.2\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-314.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-314.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> As used in this section:\n\t\t\t&#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Compulsive gambling<\/span>&#8221; means persistent and recurrent <span class=\"dictionary\">problem gambling<\/span> behavior leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as indicated by an <span class=\"dictionary\">individual<\/span> exhibiting four or more of the criteria as defined by the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in a 12-month period and where the behavior is not better explained by a manic episode.\n\t\t\t&#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Problem gambling<\/span>&#8221; means a gambling behavior that causes disruptions in any major area of life, including the psychological, social, or vocational areas of life, but does not fulfill the criteria for diagnosis as a gambling disorder. <a id=\"paragraph-243669\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/37.2-314.2\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> There is hereby created in the <span class=\"dictionary\">state<\/span> treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the <span class=\"dictionary\">Problem Gambling<\/span> Treatment and Support Fund, referred to in this section as &#8220;the Fund.&#8221; The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All revenue accruing to the Fund pursuant to subsection A of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Distribution of tax revenue\" href=\"\/58.1-4038\/\">58.1-4038<\/a> and moneys required to be deposited into the Fund pursuant to Chapter 41 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/58.1-4100\/\">58.1-4100<\/a> et seq.) of Title 58.1 shall be paid into the <span class=\"dictionary\">state<\/span> treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of (i) providing counseling and other support services for compulsive and problem gamblers, (ii) developing and implementing compulsive and <span class=\"dictionary\">problem gambling<\/span> treatment and prevention programs, and (iii) providing grants to support organizations that provide assistance to compulsive and problem gamblers. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the <span class=\"dictionary\">State<\/span> Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-243670\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/37.2-314.2\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROBLEM GAMBLING TREATMENT AND SUPPORT FUND (\u00a7 37.2-314.2)\n\nA. As used in this section:\n\t\t\t&#8220;Compulsive gambling&#8221; means persistent and recurrent problem\ngambling behavior leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as\nindicated by an individual exhibiting four or more of the criteria as defined by\nthe Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in a 12-month period and\nwhere the behavior is not better explained by a manic episode.\n\t\t\t&#8220;Problem gambling&#8221; means a gambling behavior that causes\ndisruptions in any major area of life, including the psychological, social, or\nvocational areas of life, but does not fulfill the criteria for diagnosis as a\ngambling disorder.\n\nB. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to\nbe known as the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund, referred to in this\nsection as &#8220;the Fund.&#8221; The Fund shall be established on the books of\nthe Comptroller. All revenue accruing to the Fund pursuant to subsection A of\n&#xA7; 58.1-4038 and moneys required to be deposited into the Fund pursuant to\nChapter 41 (&#xA7; 58.1-4100 et seq.) of Title 58.1 shall be paid into the state\ntreasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall\nremain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund,\nincluding interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to\nthe general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used\nsolely for the purposes of (i) providing counseling and other support services\nfor compulsive and problem gamblers, (ii) developing and implementing compulsive\nand problem gambling treatment and prevention programs, and (iii) providing\ngrants to support organizations that provide assistance to compulsive and\nproblem gamblers. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by\nthe State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request\nsigned by the Commissioner.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 1197, 1218, 1248, 1256, \u00a7 37.2-314.1.","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}}