                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PERMIT REQUIRED; APPLICATION FEE; FORM OF APPLICATION (§ 18.2-340.25)

A. Except as provided for in &#xA7; 18.2-340.23, prior to the commencement of
any charitable game, an organization shall obtain a permit from the Department.

B. All complete applications for a permit shall be acted upon by the Department
within 45 days from the filing thereof. Upon compliance by the applicant with
the provisions of this article, and at the discretion of the Department, a
permit may be issued. All permits when issued shall be valid for the period
specified in the permit unless it is sooner suspended or revoked. No permit
shall be valid for longer than two years. The application shall be a matter of
public record.
			All permits shall be subject to regulation by the Department to ensure the
public safety and welfare in the operation of charitable games. The permit shall
only be granted after a reasonable investigation has been conducted by the
Department. The Department may require any prospective employee, permit holder,
or applicant to submit to fingerprinting and to provide personal descriptive
information to be forwarded along with employee&#8217;s, licensee&#8217;s, or
applicant&#8217;s fingerprints through the Central Criminal Records Exchange to
the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purposes of obtaining criminal
history record information regarding such prospective employee, permit holder,
or applicant. The Central Criminal Records Exchange upon receipt of a
prospective employee, licensee, or applicant record or notification that no
record exists, shall forward the report to the Commissioner of the Department or
his designee, who shall belong to a governmental entity. However, nothing in
this subsection shall be construed to require the routine fingerprinting of
volunteer bingo workers.

C. In no case shall an organization receive more than one permit allowing it to
conduct charitable gaming; except that an organization may also apply for and
receive a temporary permit pursuant to &#xA7; 18.2-340.25:2.

D. Application for a charitable gaming permit shall be made on forms prescribed
by the Department and shall be accompanied by payment of the fee for processing
the application.

E. Applications for renewal of permits shall be made in accordance with
Department regulations. If a complete renewal application is received 45 days or
more prior to the expiration of the permit, the permit shall continue to be
effective until such time as the Department has taken final action. Otherwise,
the permit shall expire at the end of its term.

F. The failure to meet any of the requirements of &#xA7; 18.2-340.24 shall cause
the automatic denial of the permit, and no organization shall conduct any
charitable gaming until the requirements are met and a permit is obtained.

HISTORY: 1995, c. 837; 1997, cc. 777, 838; 1999, c. 361; 2003, c. 884; 2006, cc.
211, 644; 2008, cc. 387, 689; 2017, c. 739; 2020, c. 568; 2022, cc. 554, 609;
2023, cc. 755, 787.