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The Commission shall deny a license to any applicant, unless it finds:\n\n1\n\nThat such applicant is a corporation organized under Title 13.1 or comparable law of another state, and qualified to do business in Virginia;2\n\nThat, if the corporation is a stock corporation, all principal stockholders have submitted to the jurisdiction of the Virginia courts and all nonresident principal stockholders have designated the Executive Secretary of the Commission as their agent for process, and further, that an application shall also contain information as required by § 59.1-377;3\n\nThat the applicant’s articles of incorporation provide that the corporation may, on vote of a majority of the stockholders or members, purchase at fair market value the entire membership interest of any stockholder, or require the resignation of any member, who is or becomes unqualified for such position under § 59.1-379;4\n\nThat the applicant would be qualified for a license to own such horse racetrack or satellite facility under the provisions of §§ 59.1-378 and 59.1-379;5\n\nThat the applicant has made provisions satisfactory to the Commission for the detection and prosecution of any illegal, corrupt or fraudulent act, practice or conduct in connection with any race meeting or pari-mutuel wagering, that the applicant has made provision for membership in the Thoroughbred Racing Association or other equivalent applicable association, and that the applicant shall utilize the services of the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau or any other protective agency acceptable to the Virginia Racing Commission;6\n\nThat the applicant has met the criteria established by the Commission for the granting of an operator’s license.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":236232,"text":"The Commission shall promptly consider any application for an operator’s license and grant a valid operator’s license to applicants who meet the criteria set forth in this chapter and established by the Commission. 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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 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 1991, chapter 591; in 1992, chapter 820.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85867,"section_number":"59.1-383","catch_line":"Duration, form of operator's license; bond","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-383\/"},{"id":74148,"section_number":"59.1-385","catch_line":"Suspension or revocation of license","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-385\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":67268,"section_number":"59.1-377","catch_line":"Application for owner's license","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-377\/"},{"id":65992,"section_number":"59.1-378","catch_line":"Issuance of owner's license","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-378\/"},{"id":66271,"section_number":"59.1-379","catch_line":"Refusal of owner's license","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-379\/"}],"permalink":{"id":261137,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64933,"identifier":"59.1-382","token":"59.1\/29\/2\/59.1-382","url":"\/59.1-382\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-382\/","token":"59.1\/29\/2\/59.1-382","dublin_core":{"Title":"Issuance of operator’s license","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-382","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission<\/span> shall promptly consider any application for an operator’s license and grant a valid operator’s license to applicants who meet the criteria set forth in this chapter and established by the Commission<\/span>. The Commission<\/span> shall deny a license to any applicant, unless it finds:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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