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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>68927</law_id><section_number>2.2-415</section_number><catch_line>Names or insignia not to be imitative</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="2.2">Administration of Government</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Organization of State Government</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="A">Office of the Governor</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="4">Secretary of the Commonwealth</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="1" identifier="2">Registration of Names or Insignia of Certain Organizations</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>No registration shall be granted or alteration permitted to any association, lodge, <span class="dictionary">order</span>, fraternal society, beneficial association, or fraternal and beneficial society or association, historical, military, or veterans&#x2019; organization, labor union, foundation, federation, or other society, organization, or association, degree, branch, subordinate lodge, or auxiliary thereof, having a name, badge, motto, button, decoration, charm, emblem, rosette, or other insignia, similar to, imitating, or so nearly resembling as to be calculated to deceive, any other name, badge, button, decoration, charm, emblem, rosette, or other insignia whatsoever, already registered pursuant to the provisions of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Registration of names or insignia of certain societies, organizations or associations; alteration or cancellation of name" href="/2.2-411/">2.2-411</a>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 38-312; 1952, c. 225, &#xA7; 2-64.5; 1966, c. 677, &#xA7; 2.1-78; 2001, c. 844.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
