                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REQUIREMENTS FOR TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENTS SPONSORED BY A PERSON THAT IS NOT A
CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE OR POLITICAL COMMITTEE (§ 24.2-957.3)

A. It shall be unlawful for a person to sponsor a television advertisement that
constitutes an expenditure or contribution required to be disclosed under
Chapter 9.3 (§ 24.2-945 et seq.) unless the following requirements are met:

   1. If the sponsor is an individual, a disclosure statement spoken by the
   individual containing at least the following words: &#8220;I am [individual's
   name], and I sponsored this ad.&#8221;

   2. If the sponsor is a corporation, partnership, business, labor organization,
   membership organization, association, cooperative, or other like entity, a
   disclosure statement spoken by the chief executive officer containing at least
   the following words: &#8220;[Name of sponsor] paid for (or
   &#8216;sponsored&#8217; or &#8216;furnished&#8217;) this ad.&#8221;

B. In its oral disclosure statement, a person may choose to identify an
advertisement as either supporting or opposing the nomination or election of one
or more clearly identified candidates.

C. If an advertisement is jointly sponsored, the disclosure statement shall
include the names of all the sponsors.

HISTORY: 2002, c. 487, § 24.2-944; 2004, cc. 55, 457; 2005, c. 369; 2006, cc.
787, 892.