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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 528<\/a> and 553<\/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 202<\/a> and 224<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 263<\/a> and 607<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 626<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86959,"section_number":"59.1-514.1","catch_line":"(Effective January 1, 2026) Joint liability of seller and telephone solicitor for prohibited acts; rebuttable presumption","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-514.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":262403,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68026,"identifier":"59.1-513","token":"59.1\/44\/59.1-513","url":"\/59.1-513\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-513\/","token":"59.1\/44\/59.1-513","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Effective January 1, 2026) Transmission of solicitor identification information required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-513","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A telephone solicitor<\/span> who makes a telephone solicitation<\/span> shall transmit the telephone number, and, when available by the telephone solicitor<\/span>’s carrier, the name of the telephone solicitor<\/span>. The number so provided must permit, during regular business hours, any individual to make a request not to receive telephone solicitations<\/span>. In the case of a telephone solicitation<\/span> via text message, this requirement is satisfied if the number so provided accepts a request by reply text message not to receive future text messages as provided in subsection A of § 59.1-514<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No telephone solicitor<\/span> shall take any intentional action to prevent the transmission of the telephone solicitor<\/span>’s name or telephone number to any person receiving a telephone solicitation<\/span> or engage in any conduct that results in the display of false or misleading identification information on the contacted person’s telephone. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> It shall not be a violation of this section to substitute for the name and telephone number used in, or billed for, making the solicitation the name of the person on whose behalf the telephone solicitation<\/span> is being made and that person’s customer service telephone number. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026) TRANSMISSION OF SOLICITOR IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION\nREQUIRED (\u00a7 59.1-513)\n\nA. A telephone solicitor who makes a telephone solicitation shall transmit the\ntelephone number, and, when available by the telephone solicitor’s\ncarrier, the name of the telephone solicitor. The number so provided must\npermit, during regular business hours, any individual to make a request not to\nreceive telephone solicitations. In the case of a telephone solicitation via\ntext message, this requirement is satisfied if the number so provided accepts a\nrequest by reply text message not to receive future text messages as provided in\nsubsection A of § 59.1-514.\n\nB. No telephone solicitor shall take any intentional action to prevent the\ntransmission of the telephone solicitor’s name or telephone number to any\nperson receiving a telephone solicitation or engage in any conduct that results\nin the display of false or misleading identification information on the\ncontacted person’s telephone.\n\nC. It shall not be a violation of this section to substitute for the name and\ntelephone number used in, or billed for, making the solicitation the name of the\nperson on whose behalf the telephone solicitation is being made and that\nperson’s customer service telephone number.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, cc. 528, 553; 2004, cc. 202, 224; 2020, cc. 263, 607; 2025, c.\n626.","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}}