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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>77549</law_id><section_number>57-61.2</section_number><catch_line>Commercial co-ventures</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> No <span class="dictionary">commercial co-venturer</span> shall conduct any <span class="dictionary">charitable sales promotion</span> in the Commonwealth on behalf of a charitable or <span class="dictionary">civic organization</span> unless the charitable or <span class="dictionary">civic organization</span> is duly registered or granted the appropriate exempt status as provided by this chapter. <a id="paragraph-278195" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/57-61.2/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Prior to any <span class="dictionary">charitable sales promotion</span> in the Commonwealth, the <span class="dictionary">commercial co-venturer</span> shall have a written agreement with the charitable or <span class="dictionary">civic organization</span> on whose behalf the <span class="dictionary">charitable sales promotion</span> is to be conducted. Such agreement shall be signed by an authorized representative of the <span class="dictionary">commercial co-venturer</span> and two officers of the charitable or <span class="dictionary">civic organization</span>. <a id="paragraph-278196" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/57-61.2/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The <span class="dictionary">commercial co-venturer</span> shall maintain all records in connection with the <span class="dictionary">charitable sales promotion</span> for a period of three years after the end date of the <span class="dictionary">charitable sales promotion</span>. All such records shall be made available to the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> upon request. <a id="paragraph-278197" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/57-61.2/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2003, c. 576.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
