Virginia Code 18.2-340.24:1: Registration requirements; certain organizations
A. Any organization seeking to conduct charitable gaming in accordance with subsection B of § 18.2-340.23 shall first register with the Department on a form prescribed by the Department. The Department shall only require the organization to provide (i) proof of the organization’s nonprofit status; (ii) contact information for the chief executive officer of the organization or his designee; (iii) the location, dates, and times of any expected charitable gaming activity; (iv) a description of the general nature of the anticipated charitable gaming activity; and (v) a signed attestation that the organization (a) does not reasonably expect to realize more than $40,000 in gross receipts on a total of no more than seven days per calendar year for the charitable gaming activities listed on the registration form, (b) understands that should the organization exceed the $40,000 threshold, it will be required to file the report in accordance with § 18.2-340.30, and (c) understands it shall be required to comply with the provisions of this article and Department regulations.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 18.2-340.24:1
- charitable gaming: includes electronic gaming authorized by this article. See Virginia Code 18.2-340.16
- Conduct: means the actions associated with the provision of a gaming operation during and immediately before or after the permitted activity, which may include (i) selling bingo cards or packs, electronic devices, instant bingo or pull-tab cards, or raffle tickets, (ii) calling bingo games, (iii) distributing prizes, and (iv) any other services provided by volunteer workers. See Virginia Code 18.2-340.16
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See Virginia Code 18.2-340.16
- Gross receipts: means the total amount of money generated by an organization from charitable gaming before the deduction of expenses, including prizes. See Virginia Code 18.2-340.16
- Organization: means any one of the following:
1. See Virginia Code 18.2-340.16
- Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
- Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
B. Any organization that registers with the Department pursuant to this section is subject to random audits of its charitable gaming activities by the Department and is subject to the penalties specified in §§ 18.2-340.36 and 18.2-340.37 for gross violations of this article.
C. The Department may deny, suspend, or revoke the registration of any organization found not to be in compliance with the provisions of this article and Department regulations. The action of the Department in denying, suspending, or revoking any registration shall be subject to the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).
D. Any person aggrieved by the denial, suspension, or revocation of a registration or any other action of the Department may seek review of such action in accordance with Article 5 (§ 2.2-4025 et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act.