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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":67268,"section_number":"59.1-377","catch_line":"Application for owner's license","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-377\/"}],"permalink":{"id":261133,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81986,"identifier":"59.1-381","token":"59.1\/29\/2\/59.1-381","url":"\/59.1-381\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-381\/","token":"59.1\/29\/2\/59.1-381","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application for operator’s license","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-381","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person<\/span> desiring to hold a race meeting<\/span> or operate a satellite facility<\/span> shall file with the Commission<\/span> an application for an operator’s license. Such application may be made in conjunction with an application for an owner’s license, if appropriate. It shall be filed at the time and place prescribed by the Commission<\/span> and contain such information as prescribed by the Commission<\/span>, including all information prescribed for an owner’s license under § 59.1-377<\/a> and, in addition, the date the applicant wishes to conduct a race meeting<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any application filed hereunder shall be verified by the oath<\/span> or affirmation of an officer of the applicant and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee as determined by the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION FOR OPERATOR’S LICENSE (\u00a7 59.1-381)\n\nA. Any person desiring to hold a race meeting or operate a satellite facility\nshall file with the Commission an application for an operator’s license.\nSuch application may be made in conjunction with an application for an\nowner’s license, if appropriate. It shall be filed at the time and place\nprescribed by the Commission and contain such information as prescribed by the\nCommission, including all information prescribed for an owner’s license\nunder § 59.1-377 and, in addition, the date the applicant wishes to conduct\na race meeting.\n\nB. Any application filed hereunder shall be verified by the oath or affirmation\nof an officer of the applicant and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable\napplication fee as determined by the Commission.\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}}