CHAPTER 408

AN ACT to amend the Code of 1950 by adding a section num-
bered 18-282.1, providing for seizure, confiscation and for-
feiture of moneys and property used in connection with
betting on certain races.

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Approved April 5, 1950

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of 1950 be amended by adding a section num-
bered 18-282.1 as follows:

§ 18-282.1. Moneys and property used in connection with
racing; forfeiture thereof.—In addition to the penalties provided
in §§ 18-281 and 18-282, all money and gambling paraphernalia
found in connection with the promotion, operation or con-
duct of any race or attempted race and all moneys found in any
place in which bets on races are received, shall be forfeited to
the Commonwealth and may be seized by an officer and held to
await proceedings for condemnation. The money or other per-
sonal property so forfeited shall be disposed of as provided by
aw.