Virginia § 59.1-398 Touting

Virginia Statutes

§ 59.1-398 — Touting

Virginia § 59.1-398

Title 59.1TRADE AND COMMERCE

Ch. 29HORSE RACING AND PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING

Art. 6CRIMINAL PENALTIES

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Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-398 (2026).

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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.

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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.