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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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":64933,"section_number":"59.1-382","catch_line":"Issuance of operator's license","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-382\/"}],"permalink":{"id":261141,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85867,"identifier":"59.1-383","token":"59.1\/29\/2\/59.1-383","url":"\/59.1-383\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-383\/","token":"59.1\/29\/2\/59.1-383","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duration, form of operator’s license; bond","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-383","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A license issued under \u00a7 59.1-382<\/a> shall be for a period of twenty years from the date of issuance, but shall be reviewed annually. The Commission<\/span> may, as it deems appropriate, change at the beginning of any year the dates on which the licensee<\/span> is authorized to conduct a race meeting<\/span> or pari-mutuel wagering<\/span>. An applicant for renewal of a license may omit any information which in the opinion<\/span> of the Commission<\/span> is already available to it. The Commission<\/span> shall establish criteria and procedures for license renewal.\n\t\tAny license issued under \u00a7 59.1-382<\/a> shall designate on its face the type or types of horse racing<\/span> or pari-mutuel wagering<\/span> for which it is issued, the location of the track or satellite facility<\/span> where such meeting or wagering is to be conducted, the period during which such license is in effect and such other information as the Commission<\/span> deems proper.\n\t\tThe Commission<\/span> shall require a bond<\/span> with surety<\/span> acceptable to it, and in an amount determined by it to be sufficient to cover any indebtedness incurred by such licensee<\/span> during the days allotted for racing.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDURATION, FORM OF OPERATOR’S LICENSE; BOND (\u00a7 59.1-383)\n\nA license issued under \u00a7 59.1-382 shall be for a period of twenty years from\nthe date of issuance, but shall be reviewed annually. The Commission may, as it\ndeems appropriate, change at the beginning of any year the dates on which the\nlicensee is authorized to conduct a race meeting or pari-mutuel wagering. An\napplicant for renewal of a license may omit any information which in the opinion\nof the Commission is already available to it. The Commission shall establish\ncriteria and procedures for license renewal.\n\t\tAny license issued under \u00a7 59.1-382 shall designate on its face the type or\ntypes of horse racing or pari-mutuel wagering for which it is issued, the\nlocation of the track or satellite facility where such meeting or wagering is to\nbe conducted, the period during which such license is in effect and such other\ninformation as the Commission deems proper.\n\t\tThe Commission shall require a bond with surety acceptable to it, and in an\namount determined by it to be sufficient to cover any indebtedness incurred by\nsuch licensee during the days allotted for racing.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 855; 1991, c. 591; 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}}