Virginia § 2.2-416 Registration of mottoes or slogans of state departments; exemptions

Virginia Statutes

§ 2.2-416 — Registration of mottoes or slogans of state departments; exemptions

Virginia § 2.2-416

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 2.2ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT

Subtitle IORGANIZATION OF STATE GOVERNMENT

Ch. 4SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH

Art. 2REGISTRATION OF NAMES OR INSIGNIA OF CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS

Part AOFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

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Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-416 (2026).

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Any state department, division, board, commission, agency or facility owned and operated by the Commonwealth, which develops or creates, or commissions the development or creation of a motto or slogan for its use pursuant to or in furtherance of the programs or business of the department, division, agency or facility, shall without delay register the motto or slogan with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, who shall maintain a record of such registration to be open to public inspection during normal office hours.

However, public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth and units of the Virginia National Guard shall be exempt from the requirements of this section.

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Any state department, division, board, commission, agency or facility owned and operated by the Commonwealth, which develops or creates, or commissions the development or creation of a motto or slogan for its use pursuant to or in furtherance of the programs or business of the department, division, agency or facility, shall without delay register the motto or slogan with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, who shall maintain a record of such registration to be open to public inspection during normal office hours.

However, public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth and units of the Virginia National Guard shall be exempt from the requirements of this section.