§ 24.2-958 General provisions; applicability to advertisements in audio format.
§ 24.2-958.1 Requirements for radio advertisements sponsored by a candidate or candidate campaign committee.
§ 24.2-958.2 Requirements for radio advertisements sponsored by a political committee.
§ 24.2-958.3 Requirements for radio advertisements sponsored by a person that is not a candidate or political committee.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 24.2 > Chapter 9.5 > Article 4 - Radio Advertisement Requirements.

  • Advertisement: means any message appearing in the print media, on television, on radio, or on an online platform, that constitutes a contribution or expenditure under Chapter 9. See Virginia Code 24.2-955.1
  • campaign committee: means "campaign committee" as defined in § Virginia Code 24.2-955.1
  • Candidate: means "candidate" as defined in § Virginia Code 24.2-955.1
  • Conspicuous: means so written, displayed, or communicated that a reasonable person ought to have noticed it. See Virginia Code 24.2-955.1
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Election: means a general, primary, or special election. See Virginia Code 24.2-101
  • Online platform: means any public-facing website, web application, or digital application, including a social network, ad network, or search engine, that sells advertisements. See Virginia Code 24.2-955.1
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Political committee: means "political committee" as defined in § Virginia Code 24.2-955.1
  • Radio: means any radio broadcast station that is subject to the provisions of 47 U. See Virginia Code 24.2-955.1
  • Sponsor: means a candidate, candidate campaign committee, political committee, or person that purchases an advertisement. See Virginia Code 24.2-955.1
  • United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255