Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-329 — Owners, etc., of gambling place permitting its continuance; penalty
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 1: Gambling, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-329
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
If the owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or other person in control of any place or conveyance, knows, or reasonably should know, that it is being used for illegal gambling, and permits such gambling to continue without having notified a law-enforcement officer of the presence of such illegal gambling activity, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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Is owners, etc., of gambling place permitting its continuance a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Owners, etc., of gambling place permitting its continuance is a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-329.
Which Virginia statute covers owners, etc., of gambling place permitting its continuance?
Owners, etc., of gambling place permitting its continuance is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-329 (Owners, etc., of gambling place permitting its continuance; penalty).
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