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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>58435</law_id><section_number>18.2-340.26</section_number><catch_line>Sale of raffle tickets; drawings</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> Except as provided in subsection B, a <span class="dictionary">qualified organization</span> may sell <span class="dictionary">raffle</span> tickets both in and out of the <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> designated in its <span class="dictionary">permit</span> and shall <span class="dictionary">conduct</span> the drawing within the Commonwealth. <a id="paragraph-214168" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-340.26/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> A <span class="dictionary">qualified organization</span> may sell <span class="dictionary">raffle</span> tickets for a <span class="dictionary">raffle</span> drawing which will be held outside the Commonwealth, provided the <span class="dictionary">raffle</span> is conducted in accordance with (i) <span class="dictionary">Department</span> regulations and (ii) the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> and regulations of the <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> in which the <span class="dictionary">raffle</span> drawing will be held. <a id="paragraph-214169" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-340.26/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Before a prize drawing, each stub or other detachable section of each ticket sold or won through some other authorized charitable game conducted by the same organization holding the <span class="dictionary">raffle</span>, shall be placed into a receptacle from which the winning tickets are drawn. The receptacle shall be designed so that each ticket placed in it has an equal chance of being drawn. <a id="paragraph-214170" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-340.26/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1995, c. 837; 1997, cc. 777, 838; 2001, c. 833; 2003, c. 884; 2006, c. 644; 2008, c. 573; 2022, cc. 554, 609.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
