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This provision supersedes any contrary provisions of the Code of Virginia.B\n\nThe person accepting an advertisement for a radio outlet shall require, and for one year shall retain a copy of, proof of identity of the person who submits the advertisement for broadcast. Proof of identity shall be submitted either (i) in person and include a valid Virginia driver’s license, or any other identification card issued by a government agency of the Commonwealth, one of its political subdivisions, or the United States, or (ii) other than in person, in which case, the person submitting the advertisement shall provide a telephone number and the person accepting the advertisement may phone the person to verify the validity of the person’s identifying information before broadcasting the advertisement.C\n\nAny disclosure statement required by this section shall be communicated in a conspicuous manner.D\n\nAn advertisement that is in audio format and is placed or promoted for a fee on an online platform shall be subject to the same disclosure requirements to which radio advertisements are subject pursuant to this article.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":265452,"text":"Radio outlets and online platforms shall not be liable under this article for carriage of political advertisements that fail to include the disclosure requirements provided for in this article. 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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 551<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68500,"section_number":"24.2-955.3","catch_line":"Penalties for violations of this chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-955.3\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":189461,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73830,"identifier":"24.2-958","token":"24.2\/9.5\/4\/24.2-958","url":"\/24.2-958\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-958\/","token":"24.2\/9.5\/4\/24.2-958","dublin_core":{"Title":"General provisions; applicability to advertisements in audio format","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-958","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Radio<\/span> outlets and online platforms<\/span> shall not be liable under this article for carriage of political advertisements<\/span> that fail to include the disclosure requirements provided for in this article. This provision supersedes any contrary provisions of the Code of Virginia. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The person accepting an advertisement<\/span> for a radio<\/span> outlet shall require, and for one year shall retain a copy of, proof of identity of the person who submits the advertisement<\/span> for broadcast. Proof of identity shall be submitted either (i) in person and include a valid Virginia driver’s license, or any other identification card issued by a government agency of the Commonwealth, one of its political subdivisions, or the United States, or (ii) other than in person, in which case, the person submitting the advertisement<\/span> shall provide a telephone number and the person accepting the advertisement<\/span> may phone the person to verify the validity of the person’s identifying information before broadcasting the advertisement<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any disclosure statement<\/span> required by this section shall be communicated in a conspicuous<\/span> manner. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> An advertisement<\/span> that is in audio format and is placed or promoted for a fee on an online platform<\/span> shall be subject to the same disclosure requirements to which radio<\/span> advertisements<\/span> are subject pursuant to this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGENERAL PROVISIONS; APPLICABILITY TO ADVERTISEMENTS IN AUDIO FORMAT (\u00a7\n24.2-958)\n\nA. Radio outlets and online platforms shall not be liable under this article for\ncarriage of political advertisements that fail to include the disclosure\nrequirements provided for in this article. This provision supersedes any\ncontrary provisions of the Code of Virginia.\n\nB. The person accepting an advertisement for a radio outlet shall require, and\nfor one year shall retain a copy of, proof of identity of the person who submits\nthe advertisement for broadcast. Proof of identity shall be submitted either (i)\nin person and include a valid Virginia driver’s license, or any other\nidentification card issued by a government agency of the Commonwealth, one of\nits political subdivisions, or the United States, or (ii) other than in person,\nin which case, the person submitting the advertisement shall provide a telephone\nnumber and the person accepting the advertisement may phone the person to verify\nthe validity of the person’s identifying information before broadcasting\nthe advertisement.\n\nC. Any disclosure statement required by this section shall be communicated in a\nconspicuous manner.\n\nD. An advertisement that is in audio format and is placed or promoted for a fee\non an online platform shall be subject to the same disclosure requirements to\nwhich radio advertisements are subject pursuant to this article.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 487, \u00a7 24.2-944; 2004, cc. 55, 457; 2005, c. 369; 2006, cc.\n787, 892; 2020, c. 551.","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}}