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This law was first created in 1964. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 631 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 1964 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1986, chapter 584; in 1991, chapter 23; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86997,"section_number":"8.01-195.1","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-195.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":206967,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60225,"identifier":"33.2-1934","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/10\/33.2-1934","url":"\/33.2-1934\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1934\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/10\/33.2-1934","dublin_core":{"Title":"Liability for torts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1934","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every district<\/span> shall be liable for its torts<\/span> and those of its officers, employees, and agents committed in the conduct of any proprietary function but shall not be liable for any torts<\/span> occurring in the performance of a governmental function. However, this section shall not apply to a transportation district<\/span> subject to the provisions of the Virginia Tort<\/span> Claims Act (\u00a7 8.01-195.1<\/a> et seq.).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIABILITY FOR TORTS (\u00a7 33.2-1934)\n\nEvery district shall be liable for its torts and those of its officers,\nemployees, and agents committed in the conduct of any proprietary function but\nshall not be liable for any torts occurring in the performance of a governmental\nfunction. However, this section shall not apply to a transportation district\nsubject to the provisions of the Virginia Tort Claims Act (\u00a7 8.01-195.1 et\nseq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 631, \u00a7 15.1-1371; 1986, c. 584; 1991, c. 23; 1997, c. 587, \u00a7\n15.1-4533; 2014, c. 805.","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}}