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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>68639</law_id><section_number>20-122</section_number><catch_line>Advertising offer to obtain divorces</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="20">Domestic Relations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="6">Divorce, Affirmation and Annulment</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Whosoever prints, publishes, distributes, or circulates, or causes to be printed, published, distributed, or circulated, any circular, pamphlet, card, handbill, advertisement, printed paper, book, newspaper, or notice of any kind, offering to procure, or aid in procuring, any divorce, or the severance, dissolution, or <span class="dictionary">annulment</span> of any marriage, either in this Commonwealth or elsewhere, shall be deemed guilty of a <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>, and on <span class="dictionary">conviction</span> thereof shall be fined not less than $190 nor more than $300, provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to a duly licensed attorney-at-<span class="dictionary">law</span>, partnership composed of duly licensed attorneys-at-<span class="dictionary">law</span> or a professional corporation incorporated for the practice of <span class="dictionary">law</span> so long as such attorney, partnership or professional corporation conducts such advertisement in accordance with the Rules of <span class="dictionary">Court</span> promulgated by the Supreme <span class="dictionary">Court</span> of Virginia. This section shall not apply to the printing or publishing of any notice or advertisement required or authorized by any <span class="dictionary">law</span> of this Commonwealth or <span class="dictionary">orders</span> of any <span class="dictionary">court</span>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1919, &#xA7; 5116; 1975, c. 644; 1979, c. 438.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
