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The content of these visual legends is specified by the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. §§ 315 and 317 and this section.2\n\nIf the advertisement sponsored by the candidate or the candidate campaign committee makes reference to another clearly identified candidate, it must include a disclosure statement spoken by the sponsoring candidate containing at least the following words: “I am ____________ (or ‘This is ___________’) [Name of candidate], candidate for [Name of] office, and I (or ‘my campaign’) sponsored this ad.”\n\t\t\tThe candidate or the candidate campaign committee may provide the oral disclosure statement required by this section at the same time as the visual disclosure required under the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. §§ 315 and 317, is shown.3\n\nThe advertisement shall include throughout the disclosure statement an unobscured, full-screen picture containing the candidate, either in photographic form or through the actual appearance of the candidate on camera.4\n\nThe candidate or the campaign committee may place the disclosure statement required by this section at any point during the advertisement, except if the duration of the advertisement is more than five minutes, the disclosure statement shall be made both at the beginning and end of the advertisement.5\n\nIn its oral disclosure statement, the sponsor may choose to identify an advertisement as either supporting or opposing the nomination or election of one or more clearly identified candidates.6\n\nIf an advertisement is jointly sponsored, the disclosure statement shall include the names of all the sponsors and the candidate shall be the disclosing individual. If more than one candidate is the sponsor, at least one of the candidates shall be the disclosing individual.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":253790,"text":"It shall be unlawful for any candidate or a candidate campaign committee to sponsor a television advertisement that constitutes an expenditure or contribution required to be disclosed under Chapter 9.3 (\u00a7 24.2-945 et seq.) unless the following requirements are met:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":253791,"text":"It bears the legend or includes the statement: “Paid for by ____________ [Name of candidate or campaign committee as it appears on the statement of organization].” Alternatively, if the advertisement is supporting that candidate and the advertisement makes no reference to any other clearly identified candidate, then the statement “Paid for by ____________ [Name of sponsor]” may be replaced by the statement “Authorized by ____________ [Name of sponsor].”\n\t\t\tThe disclosure shall be made by visual legend, which shall constitute 20 scan lines in size. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 487<\/a> 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. It has been modified 4 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 2004, chapters 55<\/a> and 457<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 369<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 787<\/a> and 892<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 615<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":82970,"section_number":"24.2-945","catch_line":"Elections to which chapter applicable; chapter exclusive","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-945\/"}],"permalink":{"id":189447,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70291,"identifier":"24.2-957.1","token":"24.2\/9.5\/3\/24.2-957.1","url":"\/24.2-957.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-957.1\/","token":"24.2\/9.5\/3\/24.2-957.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Requirements for television advertisements sponsored by a candidate or candidate campaign committee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-957.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be unlawful for any candidate or a candidate campaign committee<\/span> to sponsor<\/span> a television<\/span> advertisement<\/span> that constitutes an expenditure or contribution required to be disclosed under Chapter 9.3 (\u00a7 24.2-945<\/a> et seq.) unless the following requirements are met:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> It bears the legend or includes the statement: “Paid for by ____________ [Name of candidate<\/span> or campaign committee as it appears on the statement of organization].” Alternatively, if the advertisement<\/span> is supporting that candidate and the advertisement<\/span> makes no reference to any other clearly identified candidate, then the statement “Paid for by ____________ [Name of sponsor<\/span>]” may be replaced by the statement “Authorized by ____________ [Name of sponsor<\/span>].”\n\t\t\tThe disclosure shall be made by visual legend, which shall constitute 20 scan lines<\/span> in size. The content of these visual legends is specified by the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. §§ 315 and 317 and this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> If the advertisement<\/span> sponsored by the candidate or the candidate campaign committee<\/span> makes reference to another clearly identified candidate, it must include a disclosure statement<\/span> spoken by the sponsoring candidate containing at least the following words: “I am ____________ (or ‘This is ___________’) [Name of candidate<\/span>], candidate for [Name of] office, and I (or ‘my campaign’) sponsored this ad.”\n\t\t\tThe candidate or the candidate campaign committee<\/span> may provide the oral disclosure statement<\/span> required by this section at the same time as the visual disclosure required under the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. §§ 315 and 317, is shown. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The advertisement<\/span> shall include throughout the disclosure statement<\/span> an unobscured<\/span>, full-screen<\/span> picture containing the candidate, either in photographic form or through the actual appearance<\/span> of the candidate on camera. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The candidate or the campaign committee may place the disclosure statement<\/span> required by this section at any point during the advertisement<\/span>, except if the duration of the advertisement<\/span> is more than five minutes, the disclosure statement<\/span> shall be made both at the beginning and end of the advertisement<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> In its oral disclosure statement<\/span>, the sponsor<\/span> may choose to identify an advertisement<\/span> as either supporting or opposing the nomination or election<\/span> of one or more clearly identified candidates<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> If an advertisement<\/span> is jointly sponsored, the disclosure statement<\/span> shall include the names of all the sponsors<\/span> and the candidate shall be the disclosing individual. If more than one candidate is the sponsor<\/span>, at least one of the candidates<\/span> shall be the disclosing individual. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUIREMENTS FOR TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENTS SPONSORED BY A CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE\nCAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (\u00a7 24.2-957.1)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any candidate or a candidate campaign committee to\nsponsor a television advertisement that constitutes an expenditure or\ncontribution required to be disclosed under Chapter 9.3 (\u00a7 24.2-945 et seq.)\nunless the following requirements are met:\n\n1. It bears the legend or includes the statement: “Paid for by\n____________ [Name of candidate or campaign committee as it appears on the\nstatement of organization].” Alternatively, if the advertisement is\nsupporting that candidate and the advertisement makes no reference to any other\nclearly identified candidate, then the statement “Paid for by ____________\n[Name of sponsor]” may be replaced by the statement “Authorized by\n____________ [Name of sponsor].”\n\t\t\tThe disclosure shall be made by visual legend, which shall constitute 20 scan\nlines in size. The content of these visual legends is specified by the\nCommunications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. §§ 315 and 317 and this section.\n\n2. If the advertisement sponsored by the candidate or the candidate campaign\ncommittee makes reference to another clearly identified candidate, it must\ninclude a disclosure statement spoken by the sponsoring candidate containing at\nleast the following words: “I am ____________ (or ‘This is\n___________’) [Name of candidate], candidate for [Name of] office, and I\n(or ‘my campaign’) sponsored this ad.”\n\t\t\tThe candidate or the candidate campaign committee may provide the oral\ndisclosure statement required by this section at the same time as the visual\ndisclosure required under the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. §§\n315 and 317, is shown.\n\n3. The advertisement shall include throughout the disclosure statement an\nunobscured, full-screen picture containing the candidate, either in photographic\nform or through the actual appearance of the candidate on camera.\n\n4. The candidate or the campaign committee may place the disclosure statement\nrequired by this section at any point during the advertisement, except if the\nduration of the advertisement is more than five minutes, the disclosure\nstatement shall be made both at the beginning and end of the advertisement.\n\n5. In its oral disclosure statement, the sponsor may choose to identify an\nadvertisement as either supporting or opposing the nomination or election of one\nor more clearly identified candidates.\n\n6. If an advertisement is jointly sponsored, the disclosure statement shall\ninclude the names of all the sponsors and the candidate shall be the disclosing\nindividual. If more than one candidate is the sponsor, at least one of the\ncandidates shall be the disclosing individual.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 487, \u00a7 24.2-944; 2004, cc. 55, 457; 2005, c. 369; 2006, cc.\n787, 892; 2020, c. 615.","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}}