Virginia § 24.2-953.1 - Failure to file the required reports
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 24.2-953.1 — Failure to file the required reports, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 24.2-953.1. Failure to file the required reports
A. In the case of a failure to file the statement of organization for a candidate campaign committee or political committee required by this chapter, there shall be a civil penalty not to exceed $500.
B. In the case of the failure to file a required report, the candidate campaign committee or political committee shall be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed $500. In the case of the failure to file a report required pursuant to subsection D or E of § 24.2-949.6, the political action committee shall be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed $500. In the case of a second or any subsequent such violation pertaining to one election cycle, the candidate campaign committee or political committee shall be assessed a civil penalty of $1,000 for each such failure to file.
C. In the case of a failure to file the report of any large pre-election contribution required by § 24.2-947.9 or 24.2-949.7:1 or a report required pursuant to subsection D or E of § 24.2-949.6, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the violation was willful.
2006, cc. 787, 892; 2008, c. 547; 2010, c. 696; 2023, c. 764.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 24.2-953.1 ("Failure to file the required reports") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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