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This law was first created in 1970. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 462 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 1970 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1972, chapter 620; in 1973, chapter 30; in 1974, chapters 369 and 428; in 1975, chapter 515; in 1976, chapter 616; in 1978, chapter 778; in 1983, chapter 348; in 1993, chapter 641; in 2010, chapter 812<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86258,"section_number":"24.2-1016","catch_line":"False statements; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-1016\/"},{"id":85757,"section_number":"24.2-405","catch_line":"Lists of registered voters","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-405\/"},{"id":61828,"section_number":"24.2-406","catch_line":"Lists of persons voting at elections","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-406\/"},{"id":60228,"section_number":"24.2-706","catch_line":"Duty of general registrar on receipt of application; statement of voter","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-706\/"},{"id":63927,"section_number":"24.2-710","catch_line":"Absentee voter applicant lists","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-710\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187859,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84970,"identifier":"24.2-407","token":"24.2\/4\/2\/24.2-407","url":"\/24.2-407\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-407\/","token":"24.2\/4\/2\/24.2-407","dublin_core":{"Title":"Statement for persons receiving lists of persons registered or voting; penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-407","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person receiving lists pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-405<\/a>, 24.2-406<\/a>, 24.2-706<\/a>, or 24.2-710<\/a> shall sign the following statement:\n\t\t“I understand that the lists requested are the property of the State Board<\/span> of Elections<\/span> of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and I hereby state or agree, subject to felony<\/span> penalties for making false statements pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-1016<\/a>, that (i) I am a person authorized by \u00a7 24.2-405<\/a>, 24.2-406<\/a>, 24.2-706<\/a>, or 24.2-710<\/a> of the Code of Virginia to receive a copy of the lists described; (ii) the lists will be used only for the purposes prescribed and for no other use; and (iii) I will not permit the use or copying of the lists by persons not authorized by the Code of Virginia to obtain them.\n\t\tSignature of Purchaser ______________________________.”<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATEMENT FOR PERSONS RECEIVING LISTS OF PERSONS REGISTERED OR VOTING; PENALTIES\n(\u00a7 24.2-407)\n\nAny person receiving lists pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-405, 24.2-406, 24.2-706, or\n24.2-710 shall sign the following statement:\n\t\t“I understand that the lists requested are the property of the State\nBoard of Elections of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and I hereby state or agree,\nsubject to felony penalties for making false statements pursuant to \u00a7\n24.2-1016, that (i) I am a person authorized by \u00a7 24.2-405, 24.2-406, 24.2-706,\nor 24.2-710 of the Code of Virginia to receive a copy of the lists described;\n(ii) the lists will be used only for the purposes prescribed and for no other\nuse; and (iii) I will not permit the use or copying of the lists by persons not\nauthorized by the Code of Virginia to obtain them.\n\t\tSignature of Purchaser ______________________________.”\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-23; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 119; 1972, c. 620; 1973,\nc. 30; 1974, cc. 369, 428; 1975, c. 515; 1976, c. 616; 1978, c. 778; 1983, c.\n348; 1993, c. 641; 2010, c. 812.","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}}