                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

FAILURE TO FILE THE REQUIRED REPORTS (§ 24.2-953.1)

A. In the case of a failure to file the statement of organization for a
candidate campaign committee or political committee required by this chapter,
there shall be a civil penalty not to exceed $500.

B. In the case of the failure to file a required report, the candidate campaign
committee or political committee shall be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed
$500. In the case of the failure to file a report required pursuant to
subsection D or E of &#xA7; 24.2-949.6, the political action committee shall be
assessed a civil penalty not to exceed $500. In the case of a second or any
subsequent such violation pertaining to one election cycle, the candidate
campaign committee or political committee shall be assessed a civil penalty of
$1,000 for each such failure to file.

C. In the case of a failure to file the report of any large pre-election
contribution required by &#xA7; 24.2-947.9 or 24.2-949.7:1 or a report required
pursuant to subsection D or E of &#xA7; 24.2-949.6, there shall be a rebuttable
presumption that the violation was willful.

HISTORY: 2006, cc. 787, 892; 2008, c. 547; 2010, c. 696; 2023, c. 764.