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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1966, chapter 584; in 1979, chapter 59; in 1987, chapter 556; in 1992, chapter 136; in 1994, chapter 7<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 794<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 130<\/a> and 266<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":265493,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63819,"identifier":"6.2-834","token":"6.2\/II\/8\/5\/6.2-834","url":"\/6.2-834\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-834\/","token":"6.2\/II\/8\/5\/6.2-834","dublin_core":{"Title":"Operation of branch office under different name; civil penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-834","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No branch office shall be operated or advertised under any other name than that of the identical name of the bank<\/span>, unless (i) permission is first obtained from the Commission<\/span> and (ii) the different name shall contain or have added thereto language clearly indicating that it is a branch office of the bank<\/span> or a division of the bank<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> may impose a civil penalty<\/span> not exceeding $2,000 upon any bank<\/span> that it determines, in proceedings commenced in accordance with the Commission<\/span>’s Rules, has violated the provisions of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOPERATION OF BRANCH OFFICE UNDER DIFFERENT NAME; CIVIL PENALTY (\u00a7 6.2-834)\n\nA. No branch office shall be operated or advertised under any other name than\nthat of the identical name of the bank, unless (i) permission is first obtained\nfrom the Commission and (ii) the different name shall contain or have added\nthereto language clearly indicating that it is a branch office of the bank or a\ndivision of the bank.\n\nB. The Commission may impose a civil penalty not exceeding $2,000 upon any bank\nthat it determines, in proceedings commenced in accordance with the\nCommission’s Rules, has violated the provisions of this section.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 6-28, 6-29; 1966, c. 584, \u00a7\u00a7 6.1-41, 6.1-113; 1979,\nc. 59; 1987, c. 556; 1992, c. 136; 1994, c. 7; 2010, c. 794; 2018, cc. 130, 266.","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}}