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If the call is made from an automatic dialing-announcing device and caller identification information includes a name associated with the telephone number, then the caller identification information shall include either the name of the person, corporation, or political committee that has authorized and is paying for the calls or the vendor conducting the calls on behalf of the person, corporation, or political committee. “Automatic dialing-announcing device” means the same as that term is defined in \u00a7 59.1-518.1.\n\t\tIt shall also be unlawful (i) for any person who contracts for campaign telephone calls to fail to provide to the persons making the telephone calls the identifying information required by this section or (ii) for any person to provide a false or fictitious name or address when providing the identifying information required.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":271409,"text":"It shall be unlawful for any person or political committee to make campaign telephone calls without disclosing, before the conclusion of each telephone call, information to identify the person or political committee who has authorized and is paying for the calls unless such call is terminated prematurely by means beyond the maker’s control.\n\t\tThe person making the telephone call shall disclose the following identifying information: the name of the political committee if the calls are authorized by that committee or an agent of that committee; and in the case of a committee that has filed a statement of organization under Chapter 9.3 (\u00a7 24.2-945 et seq.), the full name of the committee and a registration number provided by the State Board; or in any other case, the full name and residence address of the individual responsible for the campaign telephone calls.\n\t\tIt shall be unlawful for any person, corporation, or political committee making campaign telephone calls to intentionally modify the caller identification information for the purpose of misleading the recipient as to the identity of the caller. If the call is made from an automatic dialing-announcing device and caller identification information includes a name associated with the telephone number, then the caller identification information shall include either the name of the person, corporation, or political committee that has authorized and is paying for the calls or the vendor conducting the calls on behalf of the person, corporation, or political committee. “Automatic dialing-announcing device” means the same as that term is defined in \u00a7 59.1-518.1.\n\t\tIt shall also be unlawful (i) for any person who contracts for campaign telephone calls to fail to provide to the persons making the telephone calls the identifying information required by this section or (ii) for any person to provide a false or fictitious name or address when providing the identifying information required.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15311,"edition_id":1,"name":"Campaign Telephone Call Requirements","identifier":"5","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14238,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:53:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:53:51","permalink":{"id":189477,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15311,"identifier":"5","token":"24.2\/9.5\/5","url":"\/24.2\/9.5\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14238,"edition_id":1,"name":"Political Campaign Advertisements","identifier":"9.5","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12937,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:25","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:25","permalink":{"id":189411,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14238,"identifier":"9.5","token":"24.2\/9.5","url":"\/24.2\/9.5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12937,"edition_id":1,"name":"Elections","identifier":"24.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","permalink":{"id":187149,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12937,"identifier":"24.2","token":"24.2","url":"\/24.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":58291,"structure_id":15311,"section_number":"24.2-959","catch_line":"Requirements for campaign telephone calls sponsored by a candidate or candidate campaign committee","url":"\/24.2-959\/","token":"24.2\/9.5\/5\/24.2-959","metadata":false},{"id":75550,"structure_id":15311,"section_number":"24.2-959.1","catch_line":"Requirements for campaign telephone calls sponsored by a political committee or person other than a candidate or candidate campaign committee","url":"\/24.2-959.1\/","token":"24.2\/9.5\/5\/24.2-959.1","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":58291,"structure_id":15311,"section_number":"24.2-959","catch_line":"Requirements for campaign telephone calls sponsored by a candidate or candidate campaign committee","url":"\/24.2-959\/","token":"24.2\/9.5\/5\/24.2-959","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/24.2-959.1\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 874<\/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 2 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 2006, chapters 787<\/a> and 892<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 323<\/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\/"},{"id":59122,"section_number":"59.1-518.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-518.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":189483,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75550,"identifier":"24.2-959.1","token":"24.2\/9.5\/5\/24.2-959.1","url":"\/24.2-959.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-959.1\/","token":"24.2\/9.5\/5\/24.2-959.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Requirements for campaign telephone calls sponsored by a political committee or person other than a candidate or candidate campaign committee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-959.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be unlawful for any person or political committee<\/span> to make campaign telephone calls<\/span> without disclosing, before the conclusion of each telephone call<\/span>, information to identify the person or political committee<\/span> who has authorized and is paying for the calls unless such call is terminated prematurely by means beyond the maker’s control.\n\t\tThe person making the telephone call<\/span> shall disclose the following identifying information: the name of the political committee<\/span> if the calls are authorized by that committee or an agent of that committee; and in the case of a committee that has filed a statement of organization under Chapter 9.3 (\u00a7 24.2-945<\/a> et seq.), the full name of the committee and a registration number provided by the State Board<\/span>; or in any other case, the full name and residence<\/span> address of the individual responsible for the campaign telephone calls<\/span>.\n\t\tIt shall be unlawful for any person, corporation, or political committee<\/span> making campaign telephone calls<\/span> to intentionally modify the caller identification information for the purpose of misleading the recipient as to the identity of the caller. If the call is made from an automatic dialing-announcing device<\/span> and caller identification information includes a name associated with the telephone number, then the caller identification information shall include either the name of the person, corporation, or political committee<\/span> that has authorized and is paying for the calls or the vendor conducting the calls on behalf of the person, corporation, or political committee<\/span>. “Automatic dialing-announcing device<\/span>” means the same as that term is defined in \u00a7 59.1-518.1<\/a>.\n\t\tIt shall also be unlawful (i) for any person who contracts<\/span> for campaign telephone calls<\/span> to fail to provide to the persons making the telephone calls the identifying information required by this section or (ii) for any person to provide a false or fictitious name or address when providing the identifying information required.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUIREMENTS FOR CAMPAIGN TELEPHONE CALLS SPONSORED BY A POLITICAL COMMITTEE OR\nPERSON OTHER THAN A CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (\u00a7 24.2-959.1)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any person or political committee to make campaign\ntelephone calls without disclosing, before the conclusion of each telephone\ncall, information to identify the person or political committee who has\nauthorized and is paying for the calls unless such call is terminated\nprematurely by means beyond the maker’s control.\n\t\tThe person making the telephone call shall disclose the following identifying\ninformation: the name of the political committee if the calls are authorized by\nthat committee or an agent of that committee; and in the case of a committee\nthat has filed a statement of organization under Chapter 9.3 (\u00a7 24.2-945 et\nseq.), the full name of the committee and a registration number provided by the\nState Board; or in any other case, the full name and residence address of the\nindividual responsible for the campaign telephone calls.\n\t\tIt shall be unlawful for any person, corporation, or political committee\nmaking campaign telephone calls to intentionally modify the caller\nidentification information for the purpose of misleading the recipient as to the\nidentity of the caller. If the call is made from an automatic dialing-announcing\ndevice and caller identification information includes a name associated with the\ntelephone number, then the caller identification information shall include\neither the name of the person, corporation, or political committee that has\nauthorized and is paying for the calls or the vendor conducting the calls on\nbehalf of the person, corporation, or political committee. “Automatic\ndialing-announcing device” means the same as that term is defined in \u00a7\n59.1-518.1.\n\t\tIt shall also be unlawful (i) for any person who contracts for campaign\ntelephone calls to fail to provide to the persons making the telephone calls the\nidentifying information required by this section or (ii) for any person to\nprovide a false or fictitious name or address when providing the identifying\ninformation required.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, c. 874, \u00a7 24.2-1014.1; 2006, cc. 787, 892; 2010, c. 323.","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}}