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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 10. Finance And Financial Institutions
Agency 5. State Corporation Commission
Chapter 230. Debt Settlement Services Providers
11/23/2024

10VAC5-230-60. Advertising.

A. A licensee shall disclose the following information in its advertisements:

1. The name of the licensee as set forth in the license issued by the commission.

2. A statement that the licensee is "licensed by the Virginia State Corporation Commission."

3. The license number assigned by the commission to the licensee (i.e., DSP-XXX).

B. A licensee shall not deliver or cause to be delivered to a consumer any envelope or other written material that gives the false impression that the mailing or written material is an official communication from a governmental entity.

C. Every licensee shall retain for at least three years after it is last published, delivered, transmitted, or made available, an example of every advertisement used, including solicitation letters, print media proofs, commercial scripts, recordings of all radio and television broadcasts, and Internet web pages. A licensee may retain copies of its advertisements in electronic form.

Statutory Authority

§§ 6.2-2039 and 12.1-13 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 38, Issue 8, eff. December 15, 2021.

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