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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-210 — Stamping, etc., on newspapers, any word, etc., to cause belief it was done by publisher; circulating such newspapers

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 7: Miscellaneous False and Fraudulent Acts, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-210

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-210Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
No person, without first obtaining the consent of the publisher so to do, shall affix to, or place or insert in, or print, stamp or impress upon any newspaper or any part thereof, after the same shall have been issued for circulation by the publisher thereof, any word, figure, design, picture, emblem or advertisement with intent to cause, or which when so affixed, placed, inserted, printed, stamped or impressed may cause, the public to believe that such word, figure, design, picture, emblem or advertisement was affixed, placed, printed, inserted, stamped or impressed in and upon such newspaper by the publisher of the same as a part thereof. No person shall knowingly circulate, distribute or sell, or cause to be circulated, distributed or sold, any newspaper upon which has been so affixed, placed, inserted, printed, stamped or impressed any word, figure, design, picture, emblem or advertisement in violation of the terms hereof. Any person violating the provisions hereof shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. Each violation shall constitute a separate offense.

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Is stamping, etc., on newspapers, any word, etc., to cause belief it was done by publisher a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Stamping, etc., on newspapers, any word, etc., to cause belief it was done by publisher is a class 4 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-210.

Which Virginia statute covers stamping, etc., on newspapers, any word, etc., to cause belief it was done by publisher?

Stamping, etc., on newspapers, any word, etc., to cause belief it was done by publisher is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-210 (Stamping, etc., on newspapers, any word, etc., to cause belief it was done by publisher; circulating such newspapers).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.