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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 1197<\/a> and 1248<\/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":[{"id":372261,"section_number":"58.1-4048","catch_line":"Gaming Regulatory Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4048\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":372274,"section_number":"58.1-4105","catch_line":"Hearing and appeal","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4105\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1486493,"object_type":"law","relational_id":372293,"identifier":"58.1-4121","token":"58.1\/IV\/41\/6\/58.1-4121","url":"\/58.1-4121\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-4121\/","token":"58.1\/IV\/41\/6\/58.1-4121","dublin_core":{"Title":"Suspension or revocation of service permit; civil penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-4121","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Director<\/span> may suspend, revoke, refuse to renew, or assess a civil penalty<\/span> against the holder of a service permit in a sum not to exceed $10,000, after notice and a hearing<\/span>. Such service permit may, however, be temporarily suspended by the Director<\/span> without prior notice, pending any prosecution<\/span>, hearing<\/span>, or investigation, whether by a third party<\/span> or by the Director<\/span>. A service permit may be suspended, revoked, or refused renewal by the Director<\/span> for one or more of the following reasons: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Failure to comply with, or violation of, any provision of this chapter or any regulation or condition of the Department<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Failure to disclose facts<\/span> during the application process that indicate that such service permit should not have been issued; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Conviction<\/span> of a felony<\/span> under the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth or any other state or of the United States subsequent to issuance of a service permit; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Failure to file any return or report, keep any record, or pay any fees or other charges required by this chapter; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Any act of fraud<\/span>, deceit, misrepresentation, or conduct prejudicial to public confidence in the integrity of gaming operations<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> A material<\/span> change, since issuance of the service permit, with respect to any matters required to be considered by the Director<\/span> under this chapter; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Other factors established by Department<\/span> regulation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Actions taken by the Director<\/span> pursuant to this section shall be final unless appealed in accordance with § 58.1-4105<\/a>. Suspension or revocation<\/span> of a service permit for any violation shall not preclude criminal liability for such violation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF SERVICE PERMIT; CIVIL PENALTY (\u00a7 58.1-4121)\n\nA. The Director may suspend, revoke, refuse to renew, or assess a civil penalty\nagainst the holder of a service permit in a sum not to exceed $10,000, after\nnotice and a hearing. Such service permit may, however, be temporarily suspended\nby the Director without prior notice, pending any prosecution, hearing, or\ninvestigation, whether by a third party or by the Director. A service permit may\nbe suspended, revoked, or refused renewal by the Director for one or more of the\nfollowing reasons:\n\n 1. Failure to comply with, or violation of, any provision of this chapter or\n any regulation or condition of the Department;\n\n 2. Failure to disclose facts during the application process that indicate that\n such service permit should not have been issued;\n\n 3. Conviction of a felony under the laws of the Commonwealth or any other\n state or of the United States subsequent to issuance of a service permit;\n\n 4. Failure to file any return or report, keep any record, or pay any fees or\n other charges required by this chapter;\n\n 5. Any act of fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or conduct prejudicial to\n public confidence in the integrity of gaming operations;\n\n 6. A material change, since issuance of the service permit, with respect to\n any matters required to be considered by the Director under this chapter; or\n\n 7. Other factors established by Department regulation.\n\nB. Actions taken by the Director pursuant to this section shall be final unless\nappealed in accordance with § 58.1-4105. Suspension or revocation of a\nservice permit for any violation shall not preclude criminal liability for such\nviolation.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 1197, 1248.","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"}}