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The following links will help you search Virginia laws affecting newspapers. Please remember that VPA provides these links for information purposes only. If you have specific questions, please consult your publication's attorney.
The Code of Virginia
The Virginia Administrative Code
Regulations for Alcohol Advertising in Newspapers, Magazines and Other Media NOTE: On June 19, 2008, a federal judge declared these regulations unconstitutional. The state attorney general's office is appealing that ruling. Unless a higher court reverses the decision, the regulations remain unconstitutional. Newspapers and other media should be free to use the terms previously prohibited.
Federal Overtime Pay (includes links to various Web sites
Prohibited activities at polls
Advertising former price of goods or services, comparison prices, terms
Motor Vehicle Advertising Regulations
State Police Unclaimed Property Sales
Sale of Abandoned Property by State Treasurer
Nonjudicial sale of tax-deliquent real property
Certain tax exemptions for non-profit entities
Sanitary Districts
Sex Offender Registry
Deeds of trust
Newspapers which may be used for legal notices
Download a Word Document of the Legal Notice Requirements under the Code of Virginia
Political Ads
Stamping
Advertising Lotteries Seals & Logos
Games of Chance & Advertising
Inadvertent Advertising Error
Regulated Advertising Practices
Sales Tax Exemptions
False Information & Advertising
False Publications
Telephone Regulations
Telephone Privacy Protection Act
Defendant's Introduction of Evidence in Libel Suits
Tobacco Advertising
Advertising of Pay-per-call Telephone Numbers
Weights & Measures (use of word "cord")