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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>82886</law_id><section_number>57-61.1</section_number><catch_line>Time and effect of registration</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="57">Religious and Charitable Matters; Cemeteries</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="5">Solicitation of Contributions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Registrations by <span class="dictionary">charitable organizations</span>, <span class="dictionary">professional solicitors</span>, and <span class="dictionary">professional fund-raising counsel</span> are effective, if complete, upon receipt by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span>. Incomplete registration forms and registration forms lacking required accompanying documents are not effective until completed or until the required accompanying documents are received by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span>. No <span class="dictionary">person</span> shall be considered registered under this chapter for any purpose until his registration is complete. <a id="paragraph-297093" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/57-61.1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> If the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> at any time determines that (i) the requirements of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Registration of charitable organizations; prohibition against support of terrorists" href="/57-49/">57-49</a> or &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Registration of professional fund-raising counsels and solicitors" href="/57-61/">57-61</a> have not been met or (ii) the registrant is violating any requirement of &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Contracts between charitable or civic organizations and professional fund-raising counsel or professional solicitors" href="/57-54/">57-54</a>, <a class="law" title="Charitable solicitation disclosure" href="/57-55.2/">57-55.2</a> or &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Prohibited acts" href="/57-57/">57-57</a> or any regulations adopted pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Rules and regulations; model ordinance" href="/57-66/">57-66</a>, then the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> may suspend the registration until the registrant meets the requirements or complies and provides <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> thereof satisfactory to the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span>. The suspension may be based upon an informal conference pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Informal fact finding proceedings" href="/2.2-4019/">2.2-4019</a> of 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-297094" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/57-61.1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> If the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> finds that the public health, safety or welfare requires urgent action, and if he also finds reasonable cause to believe that the registrant has failed to comply with &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Registration of charitable organizations; prohibition against support of terrorists" href="/57-49/">57-49</a> or &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Registration of professional fund-raising counsels and solicitors" href="/57-61/">57-61</a> or is violating &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Contracts between charitable or civic organizations and professional fund-raising counsel or professional solicitors" href="/57-54/">57-54</a>, <a class="law" title="Charitable solicitation disclosure" href="/57-55.2/">57-55.2</a> or &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Prohibited acts" href="/57-57/">57-57</a> or any regulations adopted pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Rules and regulations; model ordinance" href="/57-66/">57-66</a>, then the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> may provide advance notice of as little as twenty-four hours for the conduct of the informal conference under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Informal fact finding proceedings" href="/2.2-4019/">2.2-4019</a> of the Administrative Process Act. <a id="paragraph-297095" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/57-61.1/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1987, c. 561; 1988, c. 322; 1990, c. 711.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
