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Any person violating the provisions of subdivisions 2 and 3 shall be guilty of a Class 4 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1333698\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/30-15.1_1\/#4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUSE OF SENATE ARMORIAL BEARINGS; PENALTY (\u00a7 30-15.1:1)\n\nThe armorial bearings adopted by the Senate of Virginia as their official\narmorial bearings shall carry the following protections on their use:\n\n1. Only current and former members of the Senate of Virginia and the Clerk of\nthe Senate shall have the authority to utilize such armorial bearings or any\nfacsimile or representations of the armorial bearings.\n\n2. Representations of such armorial bearings used by former members of the\nSenate shall be colored blue.\n\n3. Such use shall not be for any commercial purpose.\n\n4. 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