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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 240 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. 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Every solicitor for an organization which is for-profit which solicits\ncontributions from a prospective contributor in the Commonwealth shall disclose\nthat the organization is not exempt from taxation under &#xA7; 501(c) of the\nInternal Revenue Code.\n\nB. For every contribution received for five dollars or more, a for-profit\norganization shall, within thirty days following receipt, send a written\nstatement to such contributor disclosing that the organization is not exempt\nfrom taxation under &#xA7; 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 240.","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}}