6.1-194.94 - (Repealed effective October 1, 2010) Defamation of savings institutions and certain federal agencies prohibited.
§ 6.1-194.94. (Repealed effective October 1, 2010) Defamation of savingsinstitutions and certain federal agencies prohibited.
Whoever willfully and knowingly makes, issues, circulates, transmits orcauses or knowingly permits to be made, issued, circulated, or transmitted,any statement or rumor, written, printed, reproduced in any manner, or byword of mouth, which is untrue in fact and is (i) malicious, in that it iscalculated to injure reputation or business, and (ii) derogatory to thefinancial condition or standing of any savings institution or Federal HomeLoan Bank shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
(Code 1950, §§ 6-201.52, 6.1-182, 6.1-195.62; 1960, c. 402; 1966, c. 584;1972, c. 796; 1985, c. 425; 1990, c. 3.)