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1996 SESSION

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SB 156 Charitable Gaming Commission; conduct of charitable gaming.

Introduced by: Charles J. Colgan | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Virginia Charitable Gaming Commission; conduct of charitable gaming. Authorizes the payment of remuneration to off-duty law-enforcement officers under certain circumstances. The bill also authorizes the Commission to refuse to register any supplier of bingo supplies for failure to file any tax return or pay any taxes due the Commonwealth, as well as being delinquent in excess of one year in the filing of any tax return or payment of any taxes due the Commonwealth. The bill also (i) authorizes the Commission to adopt regulations to define the electronic or mechanical means that can be used to dispense pull tab and instant bingo cards; (ii) provides that filing a false application, report or other document with the Commission is a Class 1 misdemeanor; (iii) extends to 24 months the time period for the Commission to adopt regulations not required to be adopted pursuant to the Administrative Process Act; (iv) authorizes the Tax Commissioner to release certain tax information to the Commission relating to permit applications. Finally, the bill authorizes a building owned by any county, city or town to be used for charitable gaming no more than four days per week. The bill also contains a technical amendment.


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