{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-398","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 59.1-398","heading":"Touting","body":"Any person, who knowingly and designedly by false representation attempts to, or does persuade, procure or cause another person to wager on a horse in a race to be run in this Commonwealth or elsewhere, and upon which money is wagered in this Commonwealth, and who asks or demands compensation as a reward for information or purported information given in such case, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.1988, c. 855.","path":["Title 59.1. TRADE AND COMMERCE","Chapter 29. HORSE RACING AND PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING","Article 6. CRIMINAL PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/59.1-398/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:49Z","sha256":"24edb276939fff95b66f96fdb9e97a4b1b70b9a30adb64ebbfb2aa1990db65d4","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-397","next":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-399"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}