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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 403 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":59037,"section_number":"2.2-416","catch_line":"Registration of mottoes or slogans of state departments; exemptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-416\/"}],"permalink":{"id":172123,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61592,"identifier":"2.2-417","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/4\/2\/2.2-417","url":"\/2.2-417\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-417\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/4\/2\/2.2-417","dublin_core":{"Title":"Use of registered motto or slogan or recognizable variation thereof; penalty for violation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-417","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Upon registration of a motto or slogan as provided in § 2.2-416<\/a>, no individual, partnership, association or corporation shall employ such motto or slogan or a recognizable variation thereof on any article offered for sale to the public at a price above the actual cost of production of the article without the express consent of the registrant, which, if it approved of such use, may require payment of a reasonable fee or royalty for the use of its motto or slogan and, in addition, may impose restrictions upon such use. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No individual, partnership, association or corporation shall otherwise publicly use a recognizable variation of a registered motto or slogan for any purpose without the express consent of the registrant. Such consent may in any event be revoked by the registrant upon thirty days’ written notice to the licensee. All fees or royalties collected pursuant to this section shall be paid into the general fund of the state treasury.\n\t\t\tPublic use of a registered motto or slogan or a recognizable variation of a registered motto or slogan for any purpose without the express consent of the registrant or the continued use of a registered motto or slogan or recognizable variation thereof following withdrawal of consent to such use by the registrant shall be punishable by a fine of no more than $1,000. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUSE OF REGISTERED MOTTO OR SLOGAN OR RECOGNIZABLE VARIATION THEREOF; PENALTY FOR\nVIOLATION (\u00a7 2.2-417)\n\nA. Upon registration of a motto or slogan as provided in § 2.2-416, no\nindividual, partnership, association or corporation shall employ such motto or\nslogan or a recognizable variation thereof on any article offered for sale to\nthe public at a price above the actual cost of production of the article without\nthe express consent of the registrant, which, if it approved of such use, may\nrequire payment of a reasonable fee or royalty for the use of its motto or\nslogan and, in addition, may impose restrictions upon such use.\n\nB. No individual, partnership, association or corporation shall otherwise\npublicly use a recognizable variation of a registered motto or slogan for any\npurpose without the express consent of the registrant. Such consent may in any\nevent be revoked by the registrant upon thirty days’ written notice to the\nlicensee. All fees or royalties collected pursuant to this section shall be paid\ninto the general fund of the state treasury.\n\t\t\tPublic use of a registered motto or slogan or a recognizable variation of a\nregistered motto or slogan for any purpose without the express consent of the\nregistrant or the continued use of a registered motto or slogan or recognizable\nvariation thereof following withdrawal of consent to such use by the registrant\nshall be punishable by a fine of no more than $1,000. Each day of violation\nshall constitute a separate offense.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 403, \u00a7\u00a7 2.1-81.2, 2.1-81.3; 2001, c. 844.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}