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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 487<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2006, chapters 787<\/a> and 892<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 825<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 551<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":355643,"section_number":"24.2-101","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-101\/"},{"id":355944,"section_number":"24.2-622","catch_line":"Unofficial sample ballots","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-622\/"},{"id":356138,"section_number":"24.2-951","catch_line":"Referendum committee election cycle; political advertisement requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-951\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":356073,"section_number":"24.2-945","catch_line":"Elections to which chapter applicable; chapter exclusive","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-945\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1416417,"object_type":"law","relational_id":356158,"identifier":"24.2-955","token":"24.2\/9.5\/1\/24.2-955","url":"\/24.2-955\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-955\/","token":"24.2\/9.5\/1\/24.2-955","dublin_core":{"Title":"Scope of disclosure requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-955","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The disclosure requirements of this chapter apply to any sponsor<\/span> of an advertisement<\/span> in the print media<\/span>, on radio<\/span> or television<\/span>, or placed or promoted for a fee on an online platform<\/span>, the cost or value of which constitutes an expenditure or contribution required to be disclosed under Chapter 9.3 (\u00a7 24.2-945<\/a> et seq.) except that the disclosure requirements of this chapter do not apply to (i) an individual who makes independent expenditures<\/span> aggregating less than $1,000 in an election<\/span> cycle for or against a candidate<\/span> for statewide office or less than $200 in an election<\/span> cycle for or against a candidate<\/span> for any other office or (ii) an individual who incurs expenses only with respect to a referendum<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSCOPE OF DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 24.2-955)\n\nThe disclosure requirements of this chapter apply to any sponsor of an\nadvertisement in the print media, on radio or television, or placed or promoted\nfor a fee on an online platform, the cost or value of which constitutes an\nexpenditure or contribution required to be disclosed under Chapter 9.3 (\u00a7\n24.2-945 et seq.) except that the disclosure requirements of this chapter do not\napply to (i) an individual who makes independent expenditures aggregating less\nthan $1,000 in an election cycle for or against a candidate for statewide office\nor less than $200 in an election cycle for or against a candidate for any other\noffice or (ii) an individual who incurs expenses only with respect to a\nreferendum.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 487, \u00a7 24.2-941; 2006, cc. 787, 892; 2008, c. 825; 2020, c.\n551.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}