Virginia § 59.1-293.14 Tobacco Retail Enforcement Fund

Virginia Statutes

§ 59.1-293.14 — Tobacco Retail Enforcement Fund

Virginia § 59.1-293.14

Title 59.1Trade and Commerce

Ch. 23.2Retail Tobacco Products and Nicotine Vapor Products Containing Liquid Nicotine

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Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-293.14 (2026).

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There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Tobacco Retail Enforcement Fund, referred to in this section as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All revenues accruing to the Fund pursuant to this article, all funds appropriated for such purpose, and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of funding the De

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There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Tobacco Retail Enforcement Fund, referred to in this section as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All revenues accruing to the Fund pursuant to this article, all funds appropriated for such purpose, and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of funding the Department of Taxation's direct and indirect costs of the license administration and enforcement program administered pursuant to Article 2.1 (§ 58.1-1021.01 et seq.) of Chapter 10 of Title 58.1 and the administrative costs of education and training, retail inspections, and unannounced compliance checks in accordance with the provisions of §§ 59.1-293.12 and 59.1-293.13. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Tax Commissioner.