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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 2003, chapter 237<\/a>; in 2004, chapters 55<\/a> and 457<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 369<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 787<\/a> and 892<\/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":189451,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82061,"identifier":"24.2-957.2","token":"24.2\/9.5\/3\/24.2-957.2","url":"\/24.2-957.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-957.2\/","token":"24.2\/9.5\/3\/24.2-957.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Requirements for television advertisements sponsored by a political committee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-957.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be unlawful for a political 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 political committee<\/span>].” <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A television<\/span> advertisement<\/span> supporting or opposing the nomination or election<\/span> of one or more clearly identified candidates<\/span> (i) shall include a disclosure statement<\/span>, spoken by the chief executive officer or treasurer of the political committee<\/span>, containing at least the following words: “The [Name of political committee<\/span>] sponsored this ad.” <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> If an advertisement<\/span> is jointly sponsored, the disclosure statement<\/span> shall include the names of all the sponsors<\/span> and the disclosing individual shall be one of those sponsors<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The disclosure shall be made by visual legend, which shall constitute 20 scan lines<\/span> in size. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> 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

6.<\/span> The political 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

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

8.<\/span> A political committee<\/span> 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

9.<\/span> In its oral disclosure statement<\/span>, a political committee<\/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

10.<\/span> If the advertisement<\/span> is jointly sponsored, the disclosure statement<\/span> shall name all of the sponsors<\/span> and the disclosing individual shall be one of those sponsors<\/span>. This provision supersedes any contrary provisions of the Code of Virginia. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUIREMENTS FOR TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENTS SPONSORED BY A POLITICAL COMMITTEE\n(\u00a7 24.2-957.2)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for a political committee to sponsor a television\nadvertisement that constitutes an expenditure or contribution required to be\ndisclosed under Chapter 9.3 (\u00a7 24.2-945 et seq.) unless the following\nrequirements are met:\n\n1. It bears the legend or includes the statement: “Paid for by\n_______________ [Name of political committee].”\n\n2. A television advertisement supporting or opposing the nomination or election\nof one or more clearly identified candidates (i) shall include a disclosure\nstatement, spoken by the chief executive officer or treasurer of the political\ncommittee, containing at least the following words: “The [Name of\npolitical committee] sponsored this ad.”\n\n3. If an advertisement is jointly sponsored, the disclosure statement shall\ninclude the names of all the sponsors and the disclosing individual shall be one\nof those sponsors.\n\n4. The disclosure shall be made by visual legend, which shall constitute 20 scan\nlines in size.\n\n5. The content of these visual legends is specified by the Communications Act of\n1934, 47 U.S.C. §§ 315 and 317 and this section.\n\n6. The political committee may provide the oral disclosure statement required by\nthis section at the same time as the visual disclosure required under the\nCommunications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. §§ 315 and 317, is shown.\n\n7. The advertisement shall include throughout the disclosure statement an\nunobscured, full-screen picture containing the disclosing individual, either in\nphotographic form or through the actual appearance of the disclosing individual\non camera.\n\n8. A political committee may place the disclosure statement required by this\nsection at any point during the advertisement, except if the duration of the\nadvertisement is more than five minutes, the disclosure statement shall be made\nboth at the beginning and end of the advertisement.\n\n9. In its oral disclosure statement, a political committee may choose to\nidentify an advertisement as either supporting or opposing the nomination or\nelection of one or more clearly identified candidates.\n\n10. If the advertisement is jointly sponsored, the disclosure statement shall\nname all of the sponsors and the disclosing individual shall be one of those\nsponsors. This provision supersedes any contrary provisions of the Code of\nVirginia.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 487, \u00a7\u00a7 24.2-943, 24.2-944; 2003, c. 237; 2004, cc. 55, 457;\n2005, c. 369; 2006, cc. 787, 892.","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}}