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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 809 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. Unfortunately, the 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 2001, chapters 486<\/a> and 506<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":209969,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80959,"identifier":"37.2-421","token":"37.2\/I\/4\/2\/37.2-421","url":"\/37.2-421\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-421\/","token":"37.2\/I\/4\/2\/37.2-421","dublin_core":{"Title":"Advertising by licensed providers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-421","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall adopt regulations governing advertising practices of any provider<\/span> licensed pursuant to this article. The regulations shall require that any provider<\/span>’s advertisement not contain false or misleading information or false or misleading representations as to fees charged for services.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADVERTISING BY LICENSED PROVIDERS (\u00a7 37.2-421)\n\nThe Board shall adopt regulations governing advertising practices of any\nprovider licensed pursuant to this article. The regulations shall require that\nany provider’s advertisement not contain false or misleading information\nor false or misleading representations as to fees charged for services.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 809, \u00a7 37.1-188.1; 2001, cc. 486, 506; 2005, c. 716.","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}}