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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1952, chapter 317; in 1956, chapter 431; in 1986, chapter 562; in 1995, chapter 69<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85649,"section_number":"13.1-818","catch_line":"Incorporators","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-818\/"},{"id":85025,"section_number":"13.1-884","catch_line":"Authority to amend articles of incorporation","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-884\/"},{"id":65123,"section_number":"13.1-893.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-893.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":210859,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84575,"identifier":"38.2-1001","token":"38.2\/10\/1\/38.2-1001","url":"\/38.2-1001\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1001\/","token":"38.2\/10\/1\/38.2-1001","dublin_core":{"Title":"Incorporation of domestic mutual insurers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1001","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Domestic mutual insurers<\/span> shall be incorporated under the provisions of Article 3 (\u00a7 13.1-818<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 10 of Title 13.1. A foreign insurer<\/span> may become a domestic insurer<\/span> under the provisions of Article 10 (\u00a7 13.1-884<\/a> et seq.) or Article 11 (\u00a7 13.1-893.1<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 10 of Title 13.1. Except as otherwise provided in this title, domestic mutual insurers<\/span> shall be subject to all the general restrictions and shall have all the general powers imposed and conferred by law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINCORPORATION OF DOMESTIC MUTUAL INSURERS (\u00a7 38.2-1001)\n\nDomestic mutual insurers shall be incorporated under the provisions of Article 3\n(\u00a7 13.1-818 et seq.) of Chapter 10 of Title 13.1. A foreign insurer may become\na domestic insurer under the provisions of Article 10 (\u00a7 13.1-884 et seq.) or\nArticle 11 (\u00a7 13.1-893.1 et seq.) of Chapter 10 of Title 13.1. Except as\notherwise provided in this title, domestic mutual insurers shall be subject to\nall the general restrictions and shall have all the general powers imposed and\nconferred by law.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 38-27, 38-497, 38-498, 38-500, 38-501, 38-502; 1952, c.\n317, \u00a7 38.1-74; 1956, c. 431; 1986, c. 562; 1995, c. 69.","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}}