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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>85209</law_id><section_number>18.2-340.24:1</section_number><catch_line>Registration requirements; certain organizations</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="8">Crimes Involving Morals and Decency</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1.1:1">Charitable Gaming</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">organization</span> seeking to <span class="dictionary">conduct</span> <span class="dictionary">charitable gaming</span> in accordance with subsection B of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Organizations exempt from certain fees and reports" href="/18.2-340.23/">18.2-340.23</a> shall first register with the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> on a form prescribed by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>. The <span class="dictionary">Department</span> shall only require the <span class="dictionary">organization</span> to provide (i) proof of the <span class="dictionary">organization</span>&#x2019;s nonprofit status; (ii) contact information for the chief executive officer of the <span class="dictionary">organization</span> or his designee; (iii) the location, dates, and times of any expected <span class="dictionary">charitable gaming</span> activity; (iv) a description of the general nature of the anticipated <span class="dictionary">charitable gaming</span> activity; and (v) a signed attestation that the <span class="dictionary">organization</span> (a) does not reasonably expect to realize more than $40,000 in <span class="dictionary">gross receipts</span> on a total of no more than seven days per calendar year for the <span class="dictionary">charitable gaming</span> activities listed on the registration form, (b) understands that should the <span class="dictionary">organization</span> exceed the $40,000 threshold, it will be required to file the report in accordance with &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Reports of gross receipts, electronic gaming adjusted gross receipts, and disbursements required; form of reports; failure to file" href="/18.2-340.30/">18.2-340.30</a>, and (c) understands it shall be required to comply with the provisions of this article and <span class="dictionary">Department</span> regulations. <a id="paragraph-305372" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-340.24_1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">organization</span> that registers with the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> pursuant to this section is subject to random audits of its <span class="dictionary">charitable gaming</span> activities by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> and is subject to the penalties specified in &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Suspension of permit and registration" href="/18.2-340.36/">18.2-340.36</a> and <a class="law" title="Criminal penalties" href="/18.2-340.37/">18.2-340.37</a> for gross violations of this article. <a id="paragraph-305373" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-340.24_1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Department</span> may deny, suspend, or revoke the registration of any <span class="dictionary">organization</span> found not to be in compliance with the provisions of this article and <span class="dictionary">Department</span> regulations. The action of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> in denying, suspending, or revoking any registration shall be subject to the Administrative Process Act (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Short title; purpose" href="/2.2-4000/">2.2-4000</a> et seq.). <a id="paragraph-305374" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-340.24_1/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> Any person aggrieved by the denial, suspension, or <span class="dictionary">revocation</span> of a registration or any other action of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> may seek review of such action in accordance with Article 5 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Exemptions operation of this article; limitations" href="/2.2-4025/">2.2-4025</a> et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act. <a id="paragraph-305375" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-340.24_1/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2023, cc. 592, 593.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
