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This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 531 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 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 1992, chapter 449.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86133,"section_number":"58.1-4009","catch_line":"Licensing of lottery sales agents; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4009\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86133,"section_number":"58.1-4009","catch_line":"Licensing of lottery sales agents; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4009\/"}],"permalink":{"id":259143,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83782,"identifier":"58.1-4012","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/1\/58.1-4012","url":"\/58.1-4012\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-4012\/","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/1\/58.1-4012","dublin_core":{"Title":"Suspension and revocation of licenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-4012","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Director<\/span> may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew, after notice and a hearing<\/span>, any license issued pursuant to this chapter. Such license may, however, be temporarily suspended by the Director<\/span> without prior notice, pending any prosecution<\/span>, hearing<\/span> or investigation, whether by a third party<\/span> or by the Director<\/span>. A license may be suspended, revoked or refused renewal by the Director<\/span> for one or more of the following reasons:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Failure to properly account for lottery<\/span> tickets received or the proceeds of the sale of lottery<\/span> tickets; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Failure to file a bond<\/span> if required by the Director<\/span> or to comply with instructions and rules and regulations of the Department<\/span> concerning the licensed activity, especially with regard to the prompt payment of claims; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Conviction<\/span> of any offense<\/span> referenced in subsection C of § 58.1-4009<\/a> subsequent to licensure; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Failure to file any return or report, to keep records or to pay any fees or other charges required by this chapter; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Any act of fraud<\/span>, deceit, misrepresentation or conduct prejudicial to public confidence in the Commonwealth lottery<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> If the number of lottery<\/span> tickets sold by the lottery<\/span> sales agent is insufficient to meet administrative costs and public convenience is adequately served by other licensees; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> A material<\/span> change, since issuance of the license, with respect to any matters required to be considered by the Director<\/span> under this chapter; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Other factors established by Department<\/span> regulation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES (\u00a7 58.1-4012)\n\nThe Director may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew, after notice and a\nhearing, any license issued pursuant to this chapter. Such license may, however,\nbe temporarily suspended by the Director without prior notice, pending any\nprosecution, hearing or investigation, whether by a third party or by the\nDirector. A license may be suspended, revoked or refused renewal by the Director\nfor one or more of the following reasons:\n\n1. Failure to properly account for lottery tickets received or the proceeds of\nthe sale of lottery tickets;\n\n2. Failure to file a bond if required by the Director or to comply with\ninstructions and rules and regulations of the Department concerning the licensed\nactivity, especially with regard to the prompt payment of claims;\n\n3. Conviction of any offense referenced in subsection C of § 58.1-4009\nsubsequent to licensure;\n\n4. Failure to file any return or report, to keep records or to pay any fees or\nother charges required by this chapter;\n\n5. Any act of fraud, deceit, misrepresentation or conduct prejudicial to public\nconfidence in the Commonwealth lottery;\n\n6. If the number of lottery tickets sold by the lottery sales agent is\ninsufficient to meet administrative costs and public convenience is adequately\nserved by other licensees;\n\n7. A material change, since issuance of the license, with respect to any matters\nrequired to be considered by the Director under this chapter; or\n\n8. Other factors established by Department regulation.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 531; 1992, c. 449.","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}}