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No person shall be considered registered under this chapter for any purpose until his registration is complete.B\n\nIf the Commissioner at any time determines that (i) the requirements of § 57-49 or § 57-61 have not been met or (ii) the registrant is violating any requirement of §§ 57-54, 57-55.2 or § 57-57 or any regulations adopted pursuant to § 57-66, then the Commissioner may suspend the registration until the registrant meets the requirements or complies and provides evidence thereof satisfactory to the Commissioner. The suspension may be based upon an informal conference pursuant to § 2.2-4019 of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).C\n\nIf the Commissioner finds that the public health, safety or welfare requires urgent action, and if he also finds reasonable cause to believe that the registrant has failed to comply with § 57-49 or § 57-61 or is violating §§ 57-54, 57-55.2 or § 57-57 or any regulations adopted pursuant to § 57-66, then the Commissioner may provide advance notice of as little as twenty-four hours for the conduct of the informal conference under § 2.2-4019 of the Administrative Process Act.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":297093,"text":"Registrations by charitable organizations, professional solicitors, and professional fund-raising counsel are effective, if complete, upon receipt by the Commissioner. Incomplete registration forms and registration forms lacking required accompanying documents are not effective until completed or until the required accompanying documents are received by the Commissioner. No person shall be considered registered under this chapter for any purpose until his registration is complete.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":297094,"text":"If the Commissioner at any time determines that (i) the requirements of § 57-49 or § 57-61 have not been met or (ii) the registrant is violating any requirement of §§ 57-54, 57-55.2 or § 57-57 or any regulations adopted pursuant to § 57-66, then the Commissioner may suspend the registration until the registrant meets the requirements or complies and provides evidence thereof satisfactory to the Commissioner. 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This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 561 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. Unfortunately, the 1987 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1988, chapter 322; in 1990, chapter 711.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"},{"id":85983,"section_number":"2.2-4019","catch_line":"Informal fact finding proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4019\/"},{"id":86486,"section_number":"57-49","catch_line":"Registration of charitable organizations; prohibition against support of terrorists","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-49\/"},{"id":71322,"section_number":"57-54","catch_line":"Contracts between charitable or civic organizations and professional fund-raising counsel or professional solicitors","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-54\/"},{"id":62382,"section_number":"57-55.2","catch_line":"Charitable solicitation disclosure","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-55.2\/"},{"id":61492,"section_number":"57-57","catch_line":"Prohibited acts","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-57\/"},{"id":87040,"section_number":"57-61","catch_line":"Registration of professional fund-raising counsels and solicitors","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-61\/"},{"id":68709,"section_number":"57-66","catch_line":"Rules and regulations; model ordinance","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-66\/"}],"permalink":{"id":251919,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82886,"identifier":"57-61.1","token":"57\/5\/57-61.1","url":"\/57-61.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/57-61.1\/","token":"57\/5\/57-61.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Time and effect of registration","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 57-61.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Registrations by charitable organizations<\/span>, professional solicitors<\/span>, and professional fund-raising counsel<\/span> are effective, if complete, upon receipt by the Commissioner<\/span>. Incomplete registration forms and registration forms lacking required accompanying documents are not effective until completed or until the required accompanying documents are received by the Commissioner<\/span>. No person<\/span> shall be considered registered under this chapter for any purpose until his registration is complete. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the Commissioner<\/span> at any time determines that (i) the requirements of § 57-49<\/a> or § 57-61<\/a> have not been met or (ii) the registrant is violating any requirement of §§ 57-54<\/a>, 57-55.2<\/a> or § 57-57<\/a> or any regulations adopted pursuant to § 57-66<\/a>, then the Commissioner<\/span> may suspend the registration until the registrant meets the requirements or complies and provides evidence<\/span> thereof satisfactory to the Commissioner<\/span>. The suspension may be based upon an informal conference pursuant to § 2.2-4019<\/a> of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If the Commissioner<\/span> finds that the public health, safety or welfare requires urgent action, and if he also finds reasonable cause to believe that the registrant has failed to comply with § 57-49<\/a> or § 57-61<\/a> or is violating §§ 57-54<\/a>, 57-55.2<\/a> or § 57-57<\/a> or any regulations adopted pursuant to § 57-66<\/a>, then the Commissioner<\/span> may provide advance notice of as little as twenty-four hours for the conduct of the informal conference under § 2.2-4019<\/a> of the Administrative Process Act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTIME AND EFFECT OF REGISTRATION (\u00a7 57-61.1)\n\nA. Registrations by charitable organizations, professional solicitors, and\nprofessional fund-raising counsel are effective, if complete, upon receipt by\nthe Commissioner. Incomplete registration forms and registration forms lacking\nrequired accompanying documents are not effective until completed or until the\nrequired accompanying documents are received by the Commissioner. No person\nshall be considered registered under this chapter for any purpose until his\nregistration is complete.\n\nB. If the Commissioner at any time determines that (i) the requirements of\n§ 57-49 or § 57-61 have not been met or (ii) the registrant is\nviolating any requirement of §§ 57-54, 57-55.2 or § 57-57 or any\nregulations adopted pursuant to § 57-66, then the Commissioner may suspend\nthe registration until the registrant meets the requirements or complies and\nprovides evidence thereof satisfactory to the Commissioner. The suspension may\nbe based upon an informal conference pursuant to § 2.2-4019 of the\nAdministrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).\n\nC. If the Commissioner finds that the public health, safety or welfare requires\nurgent action, and if he also finds reasonable cause to believe that the\nregistrant has failed to comply with § 57-49 or § 57-61 or is\nviolating §§ 57-54, 57-55.2 or § 57-57 or any regulations adopted\npursuant to § 57-66, then the Commissioner may provide advance notice of as\nlittle as twenty-four hours for the conduct of the informal conference under\n§ 2.2-4019 of the Administrative Process Act.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 561; 1988, c. 322; 1990, c. 711.","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}}