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This section shall not affect the availability of any remedies otherwise available to a trust company.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":310339,"text":"As used in this section, &#8220;name, logo, or symbol, or any combination thereof, of a trust company&#8221; includes any name, logo, or symbol, or any combination thereof, that is deceptively similar to the name, logo, or symbol of a trust company.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":310340,"text":"Except as provided in subsection C, no person shall use the name, logo, or symbol, or any combination thereof, of a trust company in marketing material provided to or solicitation of another person in a manner such that a reasonable person may believe that the marketing material or solicitation originated from or is endorsed by the trust company or that the trust company is responsible for the marketing material or solicitation.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":310341,"text":"This section shall not apply to (i) an affiliate or agent of the trust company or (ii) a person who uses the name, logo, or symbol of a trust company with the consent of the trust company.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":310342,"text":"Any person violating the provisions of this section, either individually or as an interested party, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0240\">240<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2010, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0794\">794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60768,"section_number":"59.1-92.22","catch_line":"Use of name, logo, or symbol of a bank, trust company, savings institution, or credit union","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-92.22\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":263865,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86658,"identifier":"6.2-1043","token":"6.2\/II\/10\/2\/6.2-1043","url":"\/6.2-1043\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-1043\/","token":"6.2\/II\/10\/2\/6.2-1043","dublin_core":{"Title":"Use of trust company name, logo, or symbol for marketing purposes; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-1043","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> As used in this section, &#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">name, logo, or symbol, or any combination thereof, of a trust company<\/span>&#8221; includes any name, logo, or symbol, or any combination thereof, that is deceptively similar to the name, logo, or symbol of a trust company. <a id=\"paragraph-310339\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1043\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Except as provided in subsection C, no <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> shall use the <span class=\"dictionary\">name, logo, or symbol, or any combination thereof, of a trust company<\/span> in marketing <span class=\"dictionary\">material<\/span> provided to or solicitation of another <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> in a manner such that a reasonable <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> may believe that the marketing <span class=\"dictionary\">material<\/span> or solicitation originated from or is endorsed by the trust company or that the trust company is responsible for the marketing <span class=\"dictionary\">material<\/span> or solicitation. <a id=\"paragraph-310340\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1043\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> This section shall not apply to (i) an affiliate or agent of the trust company or (ii) a <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> who uses the name, logo, or symbol of a trust company with the consent of the trust company. <a id=\"paragraph-310341\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1043\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> violating the provisions of this section, either individually or as an interested <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span>, is guilty of a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. This section shall not affect the availability of any remedies otherwise available to a trust company. <a id=\"paragraph-310342\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-1043\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUSE OF TRUST COMPANY NAME, LOGO, OR SYMBOL FOR MARKETING PURPOSES; PENALTY (\u00a7\n6.2-1043)\n\nA. As used in this section, &#8220;name, logo, or symbol, or any combination\nthereof, of a trust company&#8221; includes any name, logo, or symbol, or any\ncombination thereof, that is deceptively similar to the name, logo, or symbol of\na trust company.\n\nB. Except as provided in subsection C, no person shall use the name, logo, or\nsymbol, or any combination thereof, of a trust company in marketing material\nprovided to or solicitation of another person in a manner such that a reasonable\nperson may believe that the marketing material or solicitation originated from\nor is endorsed by the trust company or that the trust company is responsible for\nthe marketing material or solicitation.\n\nC. This section shall not apply to (i) an affiliate or agent of the trust\ncompany or (ii) a person who uses the name, logo, or symbol of a trust company\nwith the consent of the trust company.\n\nD. Any person violating the provisions of this section, either individually or\nas an interested party, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This section shall\nnot affect the availability of any remedies otherwise available to a trust\ncompany.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, c. 240, \u00a7 6.1-119.1; 2010, c. 794.","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}}