County ordinances prohibiting illegal gambling (§ 18.2-340)—Virginia Decoded

County ordinances prohibiting illegal gambling

The governing body of any county may adopt ordinances prohibiting illegal gambling, including a provision for forfeiture proceedings in accordance with Chapter 22.1 (§ 19.2-386.1 et seq.) of Title 19.2. Such ordinances shall not conflict with the provisions of this article or with other state laws and any penalties provided for violation of such ordinances shall not exceed a fine of $ 2,500 or confinement in jail for 12 months, either or both.

History

Code 1950, § 18.1-344; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1991, c. 710; 2012, cc. 283, 756.

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Court Decisions

City of Richmond v. Confrere Club (SCV, 01/12/90)
. . . .2, Article 1.1 (Code §§ 18.2-340.1 to -340.14).[1] In former Code § 18.2-340.2, the General . . .

Kennedy v. Annandale Boys Club, Inc. (SCV, 11/26/80)
. . . Code § 18.2-335 and enacted §§ 18.2-334.2 and 18.2-340.1, et seq., relating to the conduct of . . .

Greene v. Commonwealth (SCV, 02/27/09)
. . . was indicted based on Code §§ 18.2-340.18 and 18.2-340.37.Code § 18.2-340.18(4) gives the . . .

Greenburg v. Collier (District Court, E.D. Virginia, 12/13/79)
. . . the constitutional validity of Va.Code Ann. § 18.2-340.9(D) (Cum.Supp.1979). That section provides . . .

Hughes v. Cole (SCV, 01/12/96)
. . . s decision by enacting [what is now] Va.Code § 18.2-340.9(H) [and] which provides in pertinent . . .

In Re Gordon Properties, LLC (United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia, 05/23/11)
. . . appears to be an illegal raffle under Virginia Code 18.2-340 et seq. In addition, the collection of . . .

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