{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-json\/18.2-340.36_1.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-text\/18.2-340.36_1.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-xml\/18.2-340.36_1.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-html\/18.2-340.36_1.html"}],"law_id":350817,"edition_id":2,"section_id":350817,"structure_id":50179,"section_number":"18.2-340.36:1","catch_line":"Civil penalty","history":"2022, cc. 555, 608, 722, 767.","full_text":"A\n\nAny person or organization, whether permitted or qualified pursuant to this article or not, that (i) conducts charitable gaming without first obtaining a permit to do so, (ii) continues to conduct such games after revocation or suspension of such permit, or (iii) otherwise violates any provision of this article shall, in addition to any other penalties provided, be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $25,000 and not more than $50,000 per incident. Any civil penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be payable to the State Treasurer for remittance to the Department.\n\nB\n\nAny electronic gaming manufacturer, whether permitted pursuant to this article or not, shall, in addition to any other penalties provided, be subject to the penalty identified in subsection A for any violation of any provision of this article.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1306917,"text":"Any person or organization, whether permitted or qualified pursuant to this article or not, that (i) conducts charitable gaming without first obtaining a permit to do so, (ii) continues to conduct such games after revocation or suspension of such permit, or (iii) otherwise violates any provision of this article shall, in addition to any other penalties provided, be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $25,000 and not more than $50,000 per incident. Any civil penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be payable to the State Treasurer for remittance to the Department.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1306918,"text":"Any electronic gaming manufacturer, whether permitted pursuant to this article or not, shall, in addition to any other penalties provided, be subject to the penalty identified in subsection A for any violation of any provision of this article.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":50179,"edition_id":2,"name":"Charitable Gaming","identifier":"1.1:1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":2,"parent_id":50176,"metadata":{"child_laws":38,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:24:07","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:30:23","permalink":{"id":1394501,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":50179,"identifier":"1.1:1","token":"18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1","url":"\/18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":50176,"edition_id":2,"name":"Crimes Involving Morals and Decency","identifier":"8","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":8,"parent_id":50131,"metadata":{"child_laws":145,"child_structures":10},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:24:01","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:30:23","permalink":{"id":1394395,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":50176,"identifier":"8","token":"18.2\/8","url":"\/18.2\/8\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":50131,"edition_id":2,"name":"Crimes and Offenses Generally","identifier":"18.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":52,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":960,"child_structures":94},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:22:59","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:30:15","permalink":{"id":1391141,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":50131,"identifier":"18.2","token":"18.2","url":"\/18.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":350782,"structure_id":50179,"section_number":"18.2-340.15","catch_line":"State control of charitable gaming","url":"\/18.2-340.15\/","token":"18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1\/18.2-340.15","metadata":false},{"id":350783,"structure_id":50179,"section_number":"18.2-340.16","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/18.2-340.16\/","token":"18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1\/18.2-340.16","metadata":false},{"id":350784,"structure_id":50179,"section_number":"18.2-340.17","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/18.2-340.17\/","token":"18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1\/18.2-340.17","metadata":{"court_decisions":""}},{"id":350785,"structure_id":50179,"section_number":"18.2-340.18","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Department","url":"\/18.2-340.18\/","token":"18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1\/18.2-340.18","metadata":false},{"id":350786,"structure_id":50179,"section_number":"18.2-340.19","catch_line":"Regulations of the Department","url":"\/18.2-340.19\/","token":"18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1\/18.2-340.19","metadata":false},{"id":350787,"structure_id":50179,"section_number":"18.2-340.20","catch_line":"Denial, suspension, or revocation of permit; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0555\">555<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0608\">608<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0722\">722<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0767\">767<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1394643,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350817,"identifier":"18.2-340.36:1","token":"18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1\/18.2-340.36_1","url":"\/18.2-340.36_1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-340.36_1\/","token":"18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1\/18.2-340.36_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Civil penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-340.36:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Any person or <span class=\"dictionary\">organization<\/span>, whether permitted or qualified pursuant to this article or not, that (i) <span class=\"dictionary\">conducts<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">charitable gaming<\/span> without first obtaining a <span class=\"dictionary\">permit<\/span> to do so, (ii) continues to <span class=\"dictionary\">conduct<\/span> such games after <span class=\"dictionary\">revocation<\/span> or suspension of such <span class=\"dictionary\">permit<\/span>, or (iii) otherwise violates any provision of this article shall, in addition to any other penalties provided, be subject to a civil <span class=\"dictionary\">penalty<\/span> of not less than $25,000 and not more than $50,000 per incident. Any civil penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be payable to the State Treasurer for remittance to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1306917\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-340.36_1\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">electronic gaming manufacturer<\/span>, whether permitted pursuant to this article or not, shall, in addition to any other penalties provided, be subject to the <span class=\"dictionary\">penalty<\/span> identified in subsection A for any violation of any provision of this article. <a id=\"paragraph-1306918\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-340.36_1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCIVIL PENALTY (\u00a7 18.2-340.36:1)\n\nA. Any person or organization, whether permitted or qualified pursuant to this\narticle or not, that (i) conducts charitable gaming without first obtaining a\npermit to do so, (ii) continues to conduct such games after revocation or\nsuspension of such permit, or (iii) otherwise violates any provision of this\narticle shall, in addition to any other penalties provided, be subject to a\ncivil penalty of not less than $25,000 and not more than $50,000 per incident.\nAny civil penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be payable to the\nState Treasurer for remittance to the Department.\n\nB. Any electronic gaming manufacturer, whether permitted pursuant to this\narticle or not, shall, in addition to any other penalties provided, be subject\nto the penalty identified in subsection A for any violation of any provision of\nthis article.\n\nHISTORY: 2022, cc. 555, 608, 722, 767.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}