                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

(EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026) TRANSMISSION OF SOLICITOR IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
REQUIRED (§ 59.1-513)

A. A telephone solicitor who makes a telephone solicitation shall transmit the
telephone number, and, when available by the telephone solicitor&#8217;s
carrier, the name of the telephone solicitor. The number so provided must
permit, during regular business hours, any individual to make a request not to
receive telephone solicitations. In the case of a telephone solicitation via
text message, this requirement is satisfied if the number so provided accepts a
request by reply text message not to receive future text messages as provided in
subsection A of &#xA7; 59.1-514.

B. No telephone solicitor shall take any intentional action to prevent the
transmission of the telephone solicitor&#8217;s name or telephone number to any
person receiving a telephone solicitation or engage in any conduct that results
in the display of false or misleading identification information on the
contacted person&#8217;s telephone.

C. It shall not be a violation of this section to substitute for the name and
telephone number used in, or billed for, making the solicitation the name of the
person on whose behalf the telephone solicitation is being made and that
person&#8217;s customer service telephone number.

HISTORY: 2001, cc. 528, 553; 2004, cc. 202, 224; 2020, cc. 263, 607; 2025, c.
626.