{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-24.2-953.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 24.2-953.1","heading":"Failure to file the required reports","body":"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.","path":["Title 24.2. Elections","Chapter 9.3. Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006","Article 8. Penalties"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/24.2-953.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:04Z","sha256":"c353c75d11d281461bbc543eabaff33bbe921771dd6cd802e09c02d20706f520","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-24.2-953","next":"us-va/va.-code-24.2-953.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}