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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 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 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":265321,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57525,"identifier":"6.2-941","token":"6.2\/II\/8\/15\/6.2-941","url":"\/6.2-941\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-941\/","token":"6.2\/II\/8\/15\/6.2-941","dublin_core":{"Title":"Use of bank name, logo, or symbol for marketing purposes; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-941","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this section, “name, logo, or symbol, or any combination thereof, of a bank<\/span>” includes any name, logo, or symbol, or any combination thereof, that is deceptively similar to the name, logo, or symbol, or any combination thereof of a bank. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Except as provided in subsection C, no person<\/span> shall use the name, logo, or symbol, or any combination thereof, of a bank<\/span> in marketing material<\/span> provided to or solicitation of another person<\/span> in a manner such that a reasonable person<\/span> may believe that the marketing material<\/span> or solicitation originated from or is endorsed by the bank or that the bank is responsible for the marketing material<\/span> or solicitation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> This section shall not apply to (i) an affiliate or agent of the bank or (ii) a person<\/span> who uses the name, logo, or symbol of a bank with the consent of the bank. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Any person<\/span> violating the provisions of this section, either individually or as an interested party<\/span>, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. This section shall not affect the availability of any remedies otherwise available to a bank. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUSE OF BANK NAME, LOGO, OR SYMBOL FOR MARKETING PURPOSES; PENALTY (\u00a7 6.2-941)\n\nA. As used in this section, “name, logo, or symbol, or any combination\nthereof, of a bank” includes any name, logo, or symbol, or any combination\nthereof, that is deceptively similar to the name, logo, or symbol, or any\ncombination thereof of a bank.\n\nB. Except as provided in subsection C, no person shall use the name, logo, or\nsymbol, or any combination thereof, of a bank in marketing material provided to\nor solicitation of another person in a manner such that a reasonable person may\nbelieve that the marketing material or solicitation originated from or is\nendorsed by the bank or that the bank is responsible for the marketing material\nor solicitation.\n\nC. This section shall not apply to (i) an affiliate or agent of the bank or (ii)\na person who uses the name, logo, or symbol of a bank with the consent of the\nbank.\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 bank.\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}}