Section 50. Advertising  


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  • A. A licensee shall disclose the following information in its advertisements:

    1. The name of the licensee as set forth in the license issued by the commission.

    2. A statement that the licensee is "licensed by the Virginia State Corporation Commission."

    3. The license number assigned by the commission to the licensee (i.e., DC-XXX).

    B. A licensee shall not deliver or cause to be delivered to a consumer any envelope or other written material that gives the false impression that the mailing or written material is an official communication from a governmental entity, unless required by the United States Postal Service.

    C. A licensee shall retain for at least three years after it is last published, delivered, transmitted, or made available, an example of every advertisement used, including but not limited to solicitation letters, commercial scripts, and recordings of all radio and television broadcasts, but excluding copies of Internet web pages.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 32, Issue 05, eff. December 1, 2015.

Statutory Authority

§§ 6.2-2013 and 12.1-13 of the Code of Virginia.