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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 855 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 1988 \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 820.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":58103,"section_number":"59.1-375","catch_line":"Owner's and operator's license required","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-375\/"}],"permalink":{"id":261067,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55437,"identifier":"59.1-368","token":"59.1\/29\/1\/59.1-368","url":"\/59.1-368\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-368\/","token":"59.1\/29\/1\/59.1-368","dublin_core":{"Title":"Financial interests of Commission members, employees and family members prohibited","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-368","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No member<\/span> or employee of the Commission<\/span>, and no spouse or immediate family<\/span> member<\/span> of any such member<\/span> or employee shall have any financial interest, direct or indirect, in any horse racetrack<\/span>, satellite facility<\/span> or operation incident thereto subject to the provisions of this chapter, or in any entity which has submitted an application for a license under Article 2 (\u00a7 59.1-375<\/a> et seq.) of this chapter, or in the operation of any such track or satellite facility<\/span> within the Commonwealth, or in the operation of any wagering authorized under this chapter, or participate as owner of a horse or otherwise as a contestant in any race subject to the jurisdiction<\/span> of the Commission<\/span>, or have any pecuniary interest in the purse or prize contested for in any such race. No member<\/span> of the Commission<\/span> and no spouse or immediate family<\/span> member<\/span> of a Commission<\/span> member<\/span> shall make any contribution to a candidate for office or office holders on the local or state level, or cause a contribution to be made on their behalf.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFINANCIAL INTERESTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES AND FAMILY MEMBERS\nPROHIBITED (\u00a7 59.1-368)\n\nNo member or employee of the Commission, and no spouse or immediate family\nmember of any such member or employee shall have any financial interest, direct\nor indirect, in any horse racetrack, satellite facility or operation incident\nthereto subject to the provisions of this chapter, or in any entity which has\nsubmitted an application for a license under Article 2 (\u00a7 59.1-375 et seq.) of\nthis chapter, or in the operation of any such track or satellite facility within\nthe Commonwealth, or in the operation of any wagering authorized under this\nchapter, or participate as owner of a horse or otherwise as a contestant in any\nrace subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, or have any pecuniary\ninterest in the purse or prize contested for in any such race. No member of the\nCommission and no spouse or immediate family member of a Commission member shall\nmake any contribution to a candidate for office or office holders on the local\nor state level, or cause a contribution to be made on their behalf.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 855; 1992, c. 820.","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}}