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This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 651 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1987 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2000, chapters 618<\/a> and 632<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":59008,"section_number":"2.2-1832","catch_line":"Division of Risk Management","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1832\/"}],"permalink":{"id":156225,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78613,"identifier":"15.2-2702","token":"15.2\/II\/27\/15.2-2702","url":"\/15.2-2702\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2702\/","token":"15.2\/II\/27\/15.2-2702","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commonwealth and agencies thereof authorized to exercise powers under this chapter","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2702","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commonwealth, or any agency of the Commonwealth, is authorized to exercise any of the powers granted to political subdivisions by this chapter, and when so doing shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter; provided, no agency of the Commonwealth may without the prior written consent of the Governor join in any self-insurance pool provided for in this chapter where, pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 (\u00a7 2.2-1832<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 2.2, the Division of Risk Management has established an insurance plan providing the type of insurance coverage that would be provided to such state agency under the provisions of this chapter. However, nothing contained in this chapter shall affect any insurance plan now or hereafter adopted pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 (\u00a7 2.2-1832<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 2.2.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMONWEALTH AND AGENCIES THEREOF AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE POWERS UNDER THIS\nCHAPTER (\u00a7 15.2-2702)\n\nThe Commonwealth, or any agency of the Commonwealth, is authorized to exercise\nany of the powers granted to political subdivisions by this chapter, and when so\ndoing shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter; provided, no agency of\nthe Commonwealth may without the prior written consent of the Governor join in\nany self-insurance pool provided for in this chapter where, pursuant to the\nprovisions of Article 5 (\u00a7 2.2-1832 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 2.2, the\nDivision of Risk Management has established an insurance plan providing the type\nof insurance coverage that would be provided to such state agency under the\nprovisions of this chapter. However, nothing contained in this chapter shall\naffect any insurance plan now or hereafter adopted pursuant to the provisions of\nArticle 5 (\u00a7 2.2-1832 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 2.2.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 651, \u00a7 15.1-503.4:2.1; 1997, c. 587; 2000, cc. 618, 632.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}