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The provisions of clause (i) shall not apply to persons operating theaters, concert halls, art centers, museums, or similar establishments that are devoted primarily to the arts or theatrical performances, when the performances that are presented are expressing matters of serious literary, artistic, scientific, or political value.3\n\nA licensee has defrauded or attempted to defraud the Board, or any federal, state, or local government or governmental agency or authority, by making or filing any report, document, or tax return required by statute or regulation that is fraudulent or contains a willful or knowing false representation of a material fact or has willfully deceived or attempted to deceive the Board, or any federal, state, or local government or governmental agency or authority, by making or maintaining business records required by statute or regulation that are false or fraudulent.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":253410,"text":"The Board shall suspend or revoke any license, other than a brewery license, in which case the Board may impose penalties as provided in \u00a7 4.1-227, if it finds that:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":253411,"text":"A licensee has violated or permitted the violation of &#xA7; 18.2-331, relating to the illegal possession of a gambling device, upon the premises for which the Board has granted a license for the sale of alcoholic beverages to the public.","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":253412,"text":"In the licensed establishment of a mixed beverage licensee there (i) is entertainment of an obscene nature, entertainment commonly called stripteasing, topless entertaining, or entertainment that has employees who are not clad both above and below the waist or (ii) are employees who solicit the sale of alcoholic beverages. The provisions of clause (i) shall not apply to persons operating theaters, concert halls, art centers, museums, or similar establishments that are devoted primarily to the arts or theatrical performances, when the performances that are presented are expressing matters of serious literary, artistic, scientific, or political value.","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"3"},"3":{"id":253413,"text":"A licensee has defrauded or attempted to defraud the Board, or any federal, state, or local government or governmental agency or authority, by making or filing any report, document, or tax return required by statute or regulation that is fraudulent or contains a willful or knowing false representation of a material fact or has willfully deceived or attempted to deceive the Board, or any federal, state, or local government or governmental agency or authority, by making or maintaining business records required by statute or regulation that are false or fraudulent.","type":"section","prefixes":["3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"3","prefix_anchor":"3","level":1,"prior_prefix":"2"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14859,"edition_id":1,"name":"Licenses Granted by Board; 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It has been modified 7 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 1960, chapter 358; in 1968, chapter 7; in 1974, chapter 548; in 1975, chapter 224; in 1993, chapter 866; in 2008, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0794\">794<\/a>; in 2013, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0661\">661<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":67229,"section_number":"18.2-331","catch_line":"Illegal possession, etc., of gambling device; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-331\/"},{"id":79871,"section_number":"4.1-227","catch_line":"Suspension or revocation of licenses; notice and hearings; imposition of penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-227\/"}],"permalink":{"id":218953,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70174,"identifier":"4.1-226","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/2\/4.1-226","url":"\/4.1-226\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/4.1-226\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/2\/4.1-226","dublin_core":{"Title":"Grounds for which Board shall suspend or revoke licenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 4.1-226","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall suspend or revoke any license, other than a brewery license, in which case the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may impose penalties as provided in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Suspension or revocation of licenses; notice and hearings; imposition of penalties\" href=\"\/4.1-227\/\">4.1-227<\/a>, if it finds that:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> A <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> has violated or permitted the violation of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Illegal possession, etc., of gambling device; penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-331\/\">18.2-331<\/a>, relating to the illegal <span class=\"dictionary\">possession<\/span> of a gambling device, upon the premises for which the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> has granted a license for the <span class=\"dictionary\">sale<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">alcoholic beverages<\/span> to the public. <a id=\"paragraph-253411\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/4.1-226\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> In the <span class=\"dictionary\">licensed<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">establishment<\/span> of a <span class=\"dictionary\">mixed beverage<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> there (i) is entertainment of an obscene nature, entertainment commonly called stripteasing, topless entertaining, or entertainment that has employees who are not clad both above and below the waist or (ii) are employees who solicit the <span class=\"dictionary\">sale<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">alcoholic beverages<\/span>. The provisions of clause (i) shall not apply to persons operating theaters, concert halls, art centers, museums, or similar <span class=\"dictionary\">establishments<\/span> that are devoted primarily to the arts or theatrical performances, when the performances that are presented are expressing matters of serious literary, artistic, scientific, or political value. <a id=\"paragraph-253412\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/4.1-226\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> A <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> has defrauded or attempted to defraud the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>, or any federal, state, or local government or governmental agency or <span class=\"dictionary\">authority<\/span>, by making or filing any report, document, or tax return required by <span class=\"dictionary\">statute<\/span> or regulation that is fraudulent or contains a willful or knowing false representation of a <span class=\"dictionary\">material<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">fact<\/span> or has willfully deceived or attempted to deceive the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>, or any federal, state, or local government or governmental agency or <span class=\"dictionary\">authority<\/span>, by making or maintaining business records required by <span class=\"dictionary\">statute<\/span> or regulation that are false or fraudulent. <a id=\"paragraph-253413\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/4.1-226\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGROUNDS FOR WHICH BOARD SHALL SUSPEND OR REVOKE LICENSES (\u00a7 4.1-226)\n\nThe Board shall suspend or revoke any license, other than a brewery license, in\nwhich case the Board may impose penalties as provided in \u00a7 4.1-227, if it finds\nthat:\n\n1. A licensee has violated or permitted the violation of &#xA7; 18.2-331,\nrelating to the illegal possession of a gambling device, upon the premises for\nwhich the Board has granted a license for the sale of alcoholic beverages to the\npublic.\n\n2. In the licensed establishment of a mixed beverage licensee there (i) is\nentertainment of an obscene nature, entertainment commonly called stripteasing,\ntopless entertaining, or entertainment that has employees who are not clad both\nabove and below the waist or (ii) are employees who solicit the sale of\nalcoholic beverages. The provisions of clause (i) shall not apply to persons\noperating theaters, concert halls, art centers, museums, or similar\nestablishments that are devoted primarily to the arts or theatrical\nperformances, when the performances that are presented are expressing matters of\nserious literary, artistic, scientific, or political value.\n\n3. A licensee has defrauded or attempted to defraud the Board, or any federal,\nstate, or local government or governmental agency or authority, by making or\nfiling any report, document, or tax return required by statute or regulation\nthat is fraudulent or contains a willful or knowing false representation of a\nmaterial fact or has willfully deceived or attempted to deceive the Board, or\nany federal, state, or local government or governmental agency or authority, by\nmaking or maintaining business records required by statute or regulation that\nare false or fraudulent.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-335; 1960, c. 358, \u00a7 4-37.1; 1968, c. 7, \u00a7 4-98.9;\n1974, c. 548; 1975, c. 224; 1993, c. 866; 2008, c. 794; 2013, c. 661.","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}}