Code of Virginia - Title 64.1 Wills And Decedents' Estates - Section 64.1-48 Advertisements to draw wills prohibited

§ 64.1-48. Advertisements to draw wills prohibited

No person, firm or corporation shall advertise in any newspaper any offer, direct or indirect, to draw any will or have any will drawn, provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to a duly licensed attorney-at-law, partnership composed of duly licensed attorneys-at-law or a professional corporation or professional limited liability company incorporated or organized for the practice of law so long as such attorney, partnership or professional corporation conducts such advertisement in accordance with the Rules of Court promulgated by the Supreme Court of Virginia.

Any violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.

(Code 1950, § 64-50; 1968, c. 656; 1979, c. 438; 1996, c. 265.)

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