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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>83031</law_id><section_number>6.2-1119</section_number><catch_line>Commissions and other fees for sale of stock not permitted</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="6.2">Financial Institutions and Services</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Depository Institutions and Trust Organizations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="11">Savings Institutions</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2">Incorporation; Certificate of Authority; Corporate Administration</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> shall not <span class="dictionary">issue</span> a certificate of authority to any <span class="dictionary">state savings institution</span> to commence business if <span class="dictionary">commissions</span>, fees, brokerage, or other compensation, however designated, have been paid or contracted to be paid by the savings institution or by anyone in its behalf, either directly or indirectly, to any <span class="dictionary">person</span> for the sale of stock in such savings institution. This section shall not be construed to prohibit a savings institution that has been issued a certificate of authority and has commenced operations from paying or contracting to pay such <span class="dictionary">commissions</span> or fees in connection with the <span class="dictionary">issue</span> or reissue of shares of stock of the savings institution.</p></section></text><history>1985, c. 425, &#xA7; 6.1-194.13; 1991, c. 230, &#xA7; 6.1-194.115; 2010, c. 794.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
