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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 221<\/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 2002, chapter 897<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":66519,"section_number":"6.2-1800","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-1800\/"}],"permalink":{"id":266863,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67506,"identifier":"6.2-2107","token":"6.2\/III\/21\/6.2-2107","url":"\/6.2-2107\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-2107\/","token":"6.2\/III\/21\/6.2-2107","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibited practices","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-2107","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No person<\/span> required to be registered under this chapter shall:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Engage in the business of making loans of credit, goods, or things; or discounting notes, bills of exchange, items<\/span>, or other evidences<\/span> of debt; or accepting deposits or bailments of money or items<\/span> without meeting the requirements of the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Cash post-dated items<\/span>, other than government or payroll checks; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Use, or cause to be published or disseminated, any advertisement or communication that (i) contains any false, misleading, or deceptive statement or representation or (ii) identifies the person<\/span> by any name other than the name or trade name set forth on the registration<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Engage in unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent practices; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Make loans unless such person<\/span> is licensed under, and the loans are made in accordance with, Chapter 18 (§ 6.2-1800<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITED PRACTICES (\u00a7 6.2-2107)\n\nNo person required to be registered under this chapter shall:\n\n1. Engage in the business of making loans of credit, goods, or things; or\ndiscounting notes, bills of exchange, items, or other evidences of debt; or\naccepting deposits or bailments of money or items without meeting the\nrequirements of the laws of the Commonwealth;\n\n2. Cash post-dated items, other than government or payroll checks;\n\n3. Use, or cause to be published or disseminated, any advertisement or\ncommunication that (i) contains any false, misleading, or deceptive statement or\nrepresentation or (ii) identifies the person by any name other than the name or\ntrade name set forth on the registration;\n\n4. Engage in unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent practices; or\n\n5. Make loans unless such person is licensed under, and the loans are made in\naccordance with, Chapter 18 (§ 6.2-1800 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 221, \u00a7 6.1-439; 2002, c. 897; 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}}