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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1968, chapter 656; in 1979, chapter 438; in 1996, chapter 265<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":273133,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57541,"identifier":"64.2-402","token":"64.2\/II\/4\/1\/64.2-402","url":"\/64.2-402\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-402\/","token":"64.2\/II\/4\/1\/64.2-402","dublin_core":{"Title":"Advertisements to draw wills prohibited; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-402","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person that advertises any direct or indirect offer to draw any will<\/span> or have any will<\/span> drawn is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor<\/span>, provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to a duly licensed attorney-at-law<\/span>, partnership composed of duly licensed attorneys-at-law<\/span>, or a professional corporation or professional limited liability company incorporated or organized for the practice of law<\/span> so long as such attorney, partnership, or professional corporation conducts such advertisement in accordance with the Rules of Court<\/span> promulgated by the Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADVERTISEMENTS TO DRAW WILLS PROHIBITED; PENALTY (\u00a7 64.2-402)\n\nAny person that advertises any direct or indirect offer to draw any will or have\nany will drawn is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, provided that the provisions\nof this section shall not apply to a duly licensed attorney-at-law, partnership\ncomposed of duly licensed attorneys-at-law, or a professional corporation or\nprofessional limited liability company incorporated or organized for the\npractice of law so long as such attorney, partnership, or professional\ncorporation conducts such advertisement in accordance with the Rules of Court\npromulgated by the Supreme Court of Virginia.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 64-50; 1968, c. 656, \u00a7 64.1-48; 1979, c. 438; 1996, c.\n265; 2012, c. 614.","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}}