{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-6.2-1819","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 6.2-1819","heading":"Advertising","body":"A. No person licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter shall use or cause to be published any advertisement that (i) contains any false, misleading or deceptive statement or representation; or (ii) identifies the person by any name other than the name set forth on the license issued by the Commission.B. Any advertising materials used to promote short-term loans that includes the amount of any payment, expressed either as a percentage or dollar amount, or the amount of any finance charge, shall also include a statement of the interest, fees and charges, expressed as an annual percentage rate, payable using examples of a $300 loan repaid in three months, a $500 loan repaid in five months, and a $1,000 loan repaid in 10 months.C. In any print media advertisement, including any website, used to promote short-term loans, the disclosure statements described in subsection B shall be conspicuous. \"Conspicuous\" shall have the meaning set forth in subdivision (a) (14) of § 59.1-501.2. If a single advertisement consists of multiple pages, folds, or faces, the disclosure requirement applies only to one page, fold, or face. In a television advertisement used to promote short-term loans, the visual disclosure legend shall include 20 scan lines in size. In a radio advertisement or advertisement communicated by telephone used to promote short-term loans, the disclosure statement shall last at least two seconds and the statement shall be spoken so that its contents may be easily understood.2002, c. 897, § 6.1-462; 2010, c. 794; 2020, cc. 1215, 1258.","path":["Title 6.2. Financial Institutions and Services","Subtitle III. Other Regulated Providers of Financial Services","Chapter 18. Short-term Loans"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/6.2-1819/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:34Z","sha256":"38c82537ed1b26a3eeafd07e07930caceaeabc755affa4a36c7579f37080088a","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-6.2-1818.4","next":"us-va/va.-code-6.2-1820"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}