                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

BINGO MANAGERS AND CALLERS; REMUNERATION; REGISTRATION; QUALIFICATION;
SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR REFUSAL TO RENEW CERTIFICATE; EXCEPTIONS (§
18.2-340.34:1)

A. No person shall receive remuneration as a bingo manager or caller from any
qualified organization unless and until such person has made application for and
has been issued a registration certificate by the Department. Application for
registration shall be made on forms prescribed by the Department and shall be
accompanied by a fee in the amount of $75. Each registration certificate shall
remain valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance. Application for
renewal of a registration certificate shall be accompanied by a fee in the
amount of $75 and shall be made on forms prescribed by the Department.

B. As a condition of registration as a bingo manager, the applicant shall (i)
have been a bona fide member of the qualified organization for at least 12
consecutive months prior to making application for registration and (ii) be
required to complete a reasonable training course developed and conducted by the
Department.
			As a condition of registration as a bingo caller, the applicant shall be
required to complete a reasonable training course developed and conducted by the
Department.
			The Department may refuse to register any bingo manager or caller who has (a)
been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to a felony in any state or federal
court or has been convicted of any offense which, if committed in the
Commonwealth, would be a felony; (b) been convicted of or pleaded nolo
contendere to a crime involving gambling; (c) had any license, permit,
certificate, or other authority related to activities defined as charitable
gaming in the Commonwealth suspended or revoked in the Commonwealth or in any
other jurisdiction; or (d) failed to file or has been delinquent in excess of
one year in the filing of any tax returns or the payment of any taxes due the
Commonwealth.

C. The Department may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the registration
certificate of any bingo manager or caller for any conduct described in
subsection B or for any violation of this article or Department regulations.
Before taking any such action, the Department shall give the bingo manager or
caller a written statement of the grounds upon which it proposes to take such
action and an opportunity to be heard. Every hearing in a contested case shall
be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (&#xA7; 2.2-4000
et seq.).

D. The provisions of subsection A requiring registration for bingo callers with
the Department shall not apply to a bingo caller for a volunteer fire department
or volunteer emergency medical services agency or auxiliary unit thereof that
has been recognized in accordance with &#xA7; 15.2-955 by an ordinance or
resolution of the political subdivision where the volunteer fire department or
volunteer emergency medical services agency is located as being a part of the
safety program of such political subdivision.

E. By October 1, 2029, and annually thereafter, the Department shall adjust the
dollar amount of $200 specified in subdivision 5 e of &#xA7; 18.2-340.33 to
reflect the rate of inflation from the previous date that the dollar amount was
established, as measured by the Consumer Price Index or other method of
measuring the rate of inflation that the Department determines is reliable and
generally accepted. The amount of each annual adjustment shall not be less than
zero and shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

HISTORY: 2005, cc. 776, 826; 2007, cc. 226, 347; 2015, cc. 502, 503; 2022, cc.
554, 609; 2025, c. 49.