CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFAMATION OF SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS AND CERTAIN FEDERAL AGENCIES PROHIBITED;
PENALTY (§ 6.2-1107)

No person shall willfully and knowingly make, issue, circulate, or transmit, or
cause or knowingly permit to be made, issued, circulated, or transmitted, any
statement or rumor, written, printed, reproduced in any manner, or by word of
mouth, that is untrue in fact and is (i) malicious, in that it is calculated to
injure reputation or business, and (ii) derogatory to the financial condition or
standing of any savings institution or Federal Home Loan Bank. Any person who
violates this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 6-201.52; 1960, c. 402; 1966, c. 584, § 6.1-182; 1972,
c. 796, § 6.1-195.62; 1985, c. 425, § 6.1-194.94; 1990, c. 3; 2010, c. 794.