{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/58.1-4043.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/58.1-4043.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/58.1-4043.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/58.1-4043.html"}],"law_id":87015,"edition_id":1,"section_id":87015,"structure_id":14842,"section_number":"58.1-4043","catch_line":"Reporting and investigating prohibited conduct","history":"2020, cc. 1218, 1256.","full_text":"A\n\nThe Department shall establish a hotline or other method of communication that allows any person to confidentially report information about prohibited conduct to the Board.B\n\nThe Department shall investigate all reasonable allegations of prohibited conduct by a permit holder. The Department shall refer credible allegations of prohibited conduct by any person to the appropriate law-enforcement entity.C\n\nThe Department shall maintain the confidentiality of the identity of any reporting person unless such person authorizes disclosure of his identity or until such time as the allegation of prohibited conduct is referred to law enforcement. If an allegation of prohibited conduct is referred to law enforcement, the Department shall disclose a reporting person&#8217;s identity only to the applicable law-enforcement agency. The identity of a reporting person shall be excluded from the provisions of &#xA7; 2.2-3705.7.D\n\nIf the Department receives a complaint of prohibited conduct by an athlete, the Department shall notify the appropriate sports governing body of the athlete to review the complaint.E\n\nThe Department and permit holders shall cooperate with investigations conducted by sports governing bodies or law-enforcement agencies. Such cooperation shall include providing or facilitating the provision of account-level betting information and audio or video files relating to persons placing wagers.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":311556,"text":"The Department shall establish a hotline or other method of communication that allows any person to confidentially report information about prohibited conduct to the Board.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":311557,"text":"The Department shall investigate all reasonable allegations of prohibited conduct by a permit holder. 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The identity of a reporting person shall be excluded from the provisions of &#xA7; 2.2-3705.7.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":311559,"text":"If the Department receives a complaint of prohibited conduct by an athlete, the Department shall notify the appropriate sports governing body of the athlete to review the complaint.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":311560,"text":"The Department and permit holders shall cooperate with investigations conducted by sports governing bodies or law-enforcement agencies. 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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+CHAP1218\">1218<\/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":79544,"section_number":"2.2-3705.7","catch_line":"Exclusions to application of chapter; records of specific public bodies and certain other limited exclusions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3705.7\/"},{"id":56740,"section_number":"58.1-4048","catch_line":"Gaming Regulatory Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4048\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":259297,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87015,"identifier":"58.1-4043","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/2\/58.1-4043","url":"\/58.1-4043\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-4043\/","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/2\/58.1-4043","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reporting and investigating prohibited conduct","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-4043","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall establish a hotline or other method of communication that allows any person to confidentially report information about <span class=\"dictionary\">prohibited conduct<\/span> to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-311556\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/58.1-4043\/#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> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall investigate all reasonable <span class=\"dictionary\">allegations<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">prohibited conduct<\/span> by a <span class=\"dictionary\">permit holder<\/span>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall refer credible <span class=\"dictionary\">allegations<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">prohibited conduct<\/span> by any person to the appropriate <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement entity. <a id=\"paragraph-311557\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/58.1-4043\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall maintain the confidentiality of the identity of any reporting person unless such person authorizes disclosure of his identity or until such time as the <span class=\"dictionary\">allegation<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">prohibited conduct<\/span> is referred to <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> enforcement. If an <span class=\"dictionary\">allegation<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">prohibited conduct<\/span> is referred to <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> enforcement, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall disclose a reporting person&#8217;s identity only to the applicable <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement agency. The identity of a reporting person shall be excluded from the provisions of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Exclusions to application of chapter; records of specific public bodies and certain other limited exclusions\" href=\"\/2.2-3705.7\/\">2.2-3705.7<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-311558\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/58.1-4043\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> If the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> receives a complaint of <span class=\"dictionary\">prohibited conduct<\/span> by an athlete, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall notify the appropriate <span class=\"dictionary\">sports governing body<\/span> of the athlete to review the complaint. <a id=\"paragraph-311559\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/58.1-4043\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">E.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">permit holders<\/span> shall cooperate with investigations conducted by sports governing bodies or <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement agencies. Such cooperation shall include providing or facilitating the provision of account-level betting information and audio or video files relating to persons placing wagers. <a id=\"paragraph-311560\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/58.1-4043\/#E\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORTING AND INVESTIGATING PROHIBITED CONDUCT (\u00a7 58.1-4043)\n\nA. The Department shall establish a hotline or other method of communication\nthat allows any person to confidentially report information about prohibited\nconduct to the Board.\n\nB. The Department shall investigate all reasonable allegations of prohibited\nconduct by a permit holder. The Department shall refer credible allegations of\nprohibited conduct by any person to the appropriate law-enforcement entity.\n\nC. The Department shall maintain the confidentiality of the identity of any\nreporting person unless such person authorizes disclosure of his identity or\nuntil such time as the allegation of prohibited conduct is referred to law\nenforcement. If an allegation of prohibited conduct is referred to law\nenforcement, the Department shall disclose a reporting person&#8217;s identity\nonly to the applicable law-enforcement agency. The identity of a reporting\nperson shall be excluded from the provisions of &#xA7; 2.2-3705.7.\n\nD. If the Department receives a complaint of prohibited conduct by an athlete,\nthe Department shall notify the appropriate sports governing body of the athlete\nto review the complaint.\n\nE. The Department and permit holders shall cooperate with investigations\nconducted by sports governing bodies or law-enforcement agencies. Such\ncooperation shall include providing or facilitating the provision of\naccount-level betting information and audio or video files relating to persons\nplacing wagers.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 1218, 1256.","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}}