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(iii) The placement of the oral disclosure statement shall also comply with the requirements of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. §§ 315 and 317.2\n\nIn its oral disclosure statement, a political committee may choose to identify an advertisement as either supporting or opposing the nomination or election of one or more clearly identified candidates.3\n\nIf the advertisement is jointly sponsored, the disclosure statement shall name all of the sponsors and the disclosing individual shall be one of those sponsors.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":230798,"text":"It shall be unlawful for a political committee to sponsor an 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 satisfied:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":230799,"text":"A radio advertisement supporting or opposing the nomination or election of one or more clearly identified candidates (i) shall include a disclosure statement, spoken by the chief executive officer or treasurer of the committee, containing at least the following words: “This ad was paid for (or ‘sponsored by’ or ‘furnished by’) [Name of political action committee].” (ii) The disclosure statement shall last at least two seconds and the statement shall be spoken so that its contents may be easily understood. 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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 3 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>.<\/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":189469,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63336,"identifier":"24.2-958.2","token":"24.2\/9.5\/4\/24.2-958.2","url":"\/24.2-958.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-958.2\/","token":"24.2\/9.5\/4\/24.2-958.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Requirements for radio advertisements sponsored by a political committee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-958.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be unlawful for a political committee<\/span> to sponsor<\/span> an 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 satisfied:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A radio<\/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 committee, containing at least the following words: “This ad was paid for (or ‘sponsored by’ or ‘furnished by’) [Name of political action committee<\/span>].” (ii) The disclosure statement<\/span> shall last at least two seconds and the statement shall be spoken so that its contents may be easily understood. (iii) The placement of the oral disclosure statement<\/span> shall also comply with the requirements of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. §§ 315 and 317. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/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

3.<\/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>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUIREMENTS FOR RADIO ADVERTISEMENTS SPONSORED BY A POLITICAL COMMITTEE (\u00a7\n24.2-958.2)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for a political committee to sponsor an advertisement that\nconstitutes an expenditure or contribution required to be disclosed under\nChapter 9.3 (\u00a7 24.2-945 et seq.) unless the following requirements are\nsatisfied:\n\n1. A radio advertisement supporting or opposing the nomination or election of\none or more clearly identified candidates (i) shall include a disclosure\nstatement, spoken by the chief executive officer or treasurer of the committee,\ncontaining at least the following words: “This ad was paid for (or\n‘sponsored by’ or ‘furnished by’) [Name of political\naction committee].” (ii) The disclosure statement shall last at least two\nseconds and the statement shall be spoken so that its contents may be easily\nunderstood. (iii) The placement of the oral disclosure statement shall also\ncomply with the requirements of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C.\n§§ 315 and 317.\n\n2. 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\n3. 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.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 487, \u00a7 24.2-944; 2004, cc. 55, 457; 2005, c. 369; 2006, cc.\n787, 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}}