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Such payment shall consist of a fixed payment in an amount to be determined according to criteria established by the state agency, except that such payment shall not be less than $1,000 nor more than $75,000. A person whose sole business at the displacement site is the rental of such property to others shall not qualify for a payment under this section. The acceptance of the payment authorized by this section shall be in lieu of any payment under \u00a7 25.1-406.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":264748,"text":"Any displaced person eligible for payments under \u00a7 25.1-406 who is displaced from his place of business or farm operation and who is eligible under criteria established by the state agency may elect to accept the payment authorized by this section in lieu of the payment authorized by \u00a7 25.1-406. Such payment shall consist of a fixed payment in an amount to be determined according to criteria established by the state agency, except that such payment shall not be less than $1,000 nor more than $75,000. A person whose sole business at the displacement site is the rental of such property to others shall not qualify for a payment under this section. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1970, chapter 40; in 1972, chapter 738; in 1989, chapter 714; in 2000, chapter 851<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 940<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 452<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84767,"section_number":"25.1-415","catch_line":"Adjustments to certain benefit limits","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-415\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":67374,"section_number":"25.1-406","catch_line":"Moving and related expenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-406\/"}],"permalink":{"id":189903,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73602,"identifier":"25.1-408","token":"25.1\/4\/2\/25.1-408","url":"\/25.1-408\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/25.1-408\/","token":"25.1\/4\/2\/25.1-408","dublin_core":{"Title":"Optional payment for persons displaced from a place of business or farm operation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 25.1-408","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any displaced person<\/span> eligible for payments under \u00a7 25.1-406<\/a> who is displaced from his place of business<\/span> or farm operation<\/span> and who is eligible under criteria established by the state agency<\/span> may elect to accept the payment authorized by this section in lieu of the payment authorized by \u00a7 25.1-406<\/a>. Such payment shall consist of a fixed payment in an amount to be determined according to criteria established by the state agency<\/span>, except that such payment shall not be less than $1,000 nor more than $75,000. A person<\/span> whose sole business<\/span> at the displacement site is the rental of such property<\/span> to others shall not qualify for a payment under this section. The acceptance of the payment authorized by this section shall be in lieu of any payment under \u00a7 25.1-406<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOPTIONAL PAYMENT FOR PERSONS DISPLACED FROM A PLACE OF BUSINESS OR FARM\nOPERATION (\u00a7 25.1-408)\n\nAny displaced person eligible for payments under \u00a7 25.1-406 who is displaced\nfrom his place of business or farm operation and who is eligible under criteria\nestablished by the state agency may elect to accept the payment authorized by\nthis section in lieu of the payment authorized by \u00a7 25.1-406. Such payment\nshall consist of a fixed payment in an amount to be determined according to\ncriteria established by the state agency, except that such payment shall not be\nless than $1,000 nor more than $75,000. A person whose sole business at the\ndisplacement site is the rental of such property to others shall not qualify for\na payment under this section. The acceptance of the payment authorized by this\nsection shall be in lieu of any payment under \u00a7 25.1-406.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 33-75.04, 33.1-132.4; 1970, c. 40, \u00a7 25-239; 1972, c.\n738; 1989, c. 714; 2000, c. 851; 2003, c. 940; 2006, c. 452.","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}}