Va. Code § 6.2-940

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845

Section 6.2-940 - Making derogatory statements affecting banks; penalty

Any person who willfully and maliciously makes, circulates, or transmits to another any statement, rumor, or suggestion that is directly or by reference derogatory to the financial condition, or affects the solvency or financial standing of, any bank doing business in the Commonwealth, or who counsels, aids, procures, or induces another to start, transmit, or circulate any such statement or rumor, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Va. Code § 6.2-940

Code 1950, § 6-132; 1966, c. 584, § 6.1-119; 1991, c. 710; 2010, c. 794.

Amended by Acts 2010, § c. 794.

Amended by Acts 1991, § c. 710.

Amended by Acts 1966, § c. 584, § 6.1-119.