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HOUSE BILL NO. 1751 Offered January 14, 2009 Prefiled January 7, 2009 A BILL to amend and reenact § 58.1-3818 of the Code of Virginia, relating to admissions tax; Carroll County. ---------- Patron-- Carrico ---------- Referred to Committee on Finance ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 58.1-3818 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 58.1-3818. Admissions tax in certain counties.

A. Fairfax, Arlington, Dinwiddie, Prince George and, Brunswick, and Carroll Counties are hereby authorized to levy a tax on admissions charged for attendance at any event. The tax shall not exceed 10 percent of the amount of charge for admission to any such event. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the governing bodies of such counties shall prescribe by ordinance the terms, conditions and amount of such tax and may classify between events conducted for charitable and those conducted for noncharitable purposes.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, Culpeper County and New Kent County are hereby authorized to levy a tax on admissions charged for attendance at any event as set forth in subsection A.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, Charlotte County, Clarke County, Madison County, Nelson County, and Sussex County are hereby authorized to levy a tax on admissions charged for attendance at any spectator event; however, a tax shall not be levied on admissions charged to participants in order to participate in any event. The tax shall not exceed 10 percent of the amount of charge for admission to any event. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the governing body of such county shall prescribe by ordinance the terms, conditions and amount of such tax and may classify between the events as set forth in § 58.1-3817.

D. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections A, B and C, localities may, by ordinance, elect not to levy an admissions tax on admission to an event, provided that the purpose of the event is solely to raise money for charitable purposes and that the net proceeds derived from the event will be transferred to an entity or entities that are exempt from sales and use tax pursuant to § 58.1-609.11.