Virginia Code 58.1-4043: Reporting and investigating prohibited conduct.
A. The Department shall establish a hotline or other method of communication that allows any person to confidentially report information about prohibited conduct to the Board.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 58.1-4043
- Allegation: something that someone says happened.
- Board: means the Virginia Lottery Board established by this chapter. See Virginia Code 58.1-4002
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Department: means the independent agency responsible for the administration of the Virginia Lottery pursuant to this article and sports betting pursuant to Article 2 (§ Virginia Code 58.1-4002
- Permit holder: means a person to which the Director issues a permit pursuant to §§ Virginia Code 58.1-4030
- Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
- Prohibited conduct: includes statements, actions, and communications made to a covered person by a third party. See Virginia Code 58.1-4030
- Sports governing body: includes a designee of the sports governing body. See Virginia Code 58.1-4030
B. The Department shall investigate all reasonable allegations of prohibited conduct by a permit holder. The Department shall refer credible allegations of prohibited conduct by any person to the appropriate law-enforcement entity.
C. The Department shall maintain the confidentiality of the identity of any reporting person unless such person authorizes disclosure of his identity or until such time as the allegation of prohibited conduct is referred to law enforcement. If an allegation of prohibited conduct is referred to law enforcement, the Department shall disclose a reporting person’s identity only to the applicable law-enforcement agency. The identity of a reporting person shall be excluded from the provisions of § 2.2-3705.7.
D. If the Department receives a complaint of prohibited conduct by an athlete, the Department shall notify the appropriate sports governing body of the athlete to review the complaint.
E. The Department and permit holders shall cooperate with investigations conducted by sports governing bodies or law-enforcement agencies. Such cooperation shall include providing or facilitating the provision of account-level betting information and audio or video files relating to persons placing wagers.