Virginia § 24.2-960 - Identification and certification by online political advertisers
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 24.2-960 — Identification and certification by online political advertisers, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 24.2-960. Identification and certification by online political advertisers
A. Prior to purchasing an online political advertisement from or promoting an online political advertisement on an online platform, a person shall identify himself to the online platform as an online political advertiser and certify to the online platform that he is permitted under state and local laws to lawfully purchase or promote for a fee online political advertisements.
B. An online platform shall establish reasonable procedures to enable online political advertisers to comply with the identification and certification requirements of subsection A.
C. An online platform may rely in good faith on the information provided by online political advertisers under this section when selling online political advertisements to online political advertisers.
2020, c. 551.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 24.2-960 ("Identification and certification by online political advertisers") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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