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The State Treasurer shall make such request as soon as practicable and such escrow funds withdrawn shall be deposited into the Virginia Health Care Fund established under \u00a7 32.1-366.\n\t\tAfter such withdrawal, any remaining escrow funds shall be withdrawn under the withdrawal procedures provided in this section, and the withdrawn escrow funds shall be deposited into the Virginia Health Care Fund. Nothing in this article shall be construed to relieve a tobacco product manufacturer from any past, current, or future obligations it may have pursuant to Article 1 (\u00a7 3.2-4200 et seq.) or 3 (\u00a7 3.2-4204 et seq.).","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":236931,"text":"Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B of \u00a7 3.2-4201, any escrow funds assigned and contributed to the Commonwealth pursuant to \u00a7 3.2-4202 shall be withdrawn by the Commonwealth by request of the State Treasurer to the Attorney General and upon approval of the Attorney General. 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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 899<\/a> and 901<\/a> 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. 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 2008, chapter 860<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 305<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55303,"section_number":"3.2-4202","catch_line":"Assignment to the Commonwealth of rights to tobacco manufacturer escrow funds; contribution to the Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4202\/"},{"id":73778,"section_number":"32.1-366","catch_line":"Virginia Health Care Fund established","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-366\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80296,"section_number":"3.2-4200","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4200\/"},{"id":55010,"section_number":"3.2-4201","catch_line":"Requirements on tobacco product manufacturers; escrow of funds; civil penalties for violations","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4201\/"},{"id":55303,"section_number":"3.2-4202","catch_line":"Assignment to the Commonwealth of rights to tobacco manufacturer escrow funds; contribution to the Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4202\/"},{"id":80628,"section_number":"3.2-4204","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4204\/"},{"id":73778,"section_number":"32.1-366","catch_line":"Virginia Health Care Fund established","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-366\/"}],"permalink":{"id":196273,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65112,"identifier":"3.2-4203","token":"3.2\/III\/42\/2\/3.2-4203","url":"\/3.2-4203\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4203\/","token":"3.2\/III\/42\/2\/3.2-4203","dublin_core":{"Title":"Withdrawal of escrow funds assigned and contributed to the Commonwealth","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4203","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B of \u00a7 3.2-4201<\/a>, any escrow funds assigned and contributed to the Commonwealth pursuant to \u00a7 3.2-4202<\/a> shall be withdrawn by the Commonwealth by request of the State Treasurer to the Attorney General<\/span> and upon approval of the Attorney General<\/span>. The State Treasurer shall make such request as soon as practicable and such escrow funds withdrawn shall be deposited into the Virginia Health Care Fund established under \u00a7 32.1-366<\/a>.\n\t\tAfter such withdrawal, any remaining escrow funds shall be withdrawn under the withdrawal procedures provided in this section, and the withdrawn escrow funds shall be deposited into the Virginia Health Care Fund. Nothing in this article shall be construed to relieve a tobacco product manufacturer from any past, current, or future obligations it may have pursuant to Article 1 (\u00a7 3.2-4200<\/a> et seq.) or 3 (\u00a7 3.2-4204<\/a> et seq.).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWITHDRAWAL OF ESCROW FUNDS ASSIGNED AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMONWEALTH (\u00a7\n3.2-4203)\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection B of \u00a7 3.2-4201, any escrow funds\nassigned and contributed to the Commonwealth pursuant to \u00a7 3.2-4202 shall be\nwithdrawn by the Commonwealth by request of the State Treasurer to the Attorney\nGeneral and upon approval of the Attorney General. The State Treasurer shall\nmake such request as soon as practicable and such escrow funds withdrawn shall\nbe deposited into the Virginia Health Care Fund established under \u00a7 32.1-366.\n\t\tAfter such withdrawal, any remaining escrow funds shall be withdrawn under the\nwithdrawal procedures provided in this section, and the withdrawn escrow funds\nshall be deposited into the Virginia Health Care Fund. Nothing in this article\nshall be construed to relieve a tobacco product manufacturer from any past,\ncurrent, or future obligations it may have pursuant to Article 1 (\u00a7 3.2-4200 et\nseq.) or 3 (\u00a7 3.2-4204 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 2005, cc. 899, 901, \u00a7 3.1-336.2:2; 2008, c. 860; 2016, c. 305.","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}}