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For the purposes of this chapter, the definition of &#8220;person&#8221; shall also include any county, city, or town, school board, Transportation District Commission, or any other local governmental authority or local agency or public service corporation owned, operated or controlled by a locality or local government authority, with power to enter into contractual undertakings within or without the Commonwealth.B\n\nFor any corporation now existing or hereafter organized under the laws of this Commonwealth, the power and authority to enter into reciprocal insurance contracts shall be in addition to the powers conferred upon it in its certificate of incorporation, and shall be incidental to the purposes for which the corporation is organized.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":289449,"text":"Persons of this Commonwealth may enter into reciprocal insurance contracts with each other and with persons of other states and countries. For the purposes of this chapter, the definition of &#8220;person&#8221; shall also include any county, city, or town, school board, Transportation District Commission, or any other local governmental authority or local agency or public service corporation owned, operated or controlled by a locality or local government authority, with power to enter into contractual undertakings within or without the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":289450,"text":"For any corporation now existing or hereafter organized under the laws of this Commonwealth, the power and authority to enter into reciprocal insurance contracts shall be in addition to the powers conferred upon it in its certificate of incorporation, and shall be incidental to the purposes for which the corporation is organized.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14901,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13369,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:50:41","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:50:41","permalink":{"id":211215,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14901,"identifier":"1","token":"38.2\/12\/1","url":"\/38.2\/12\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13369,"edition_id":1,"name":"Reciprocal Insurance","identifier":"12","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12698,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:43","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:43","permalink":{"id":211213,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13369,"identifier":"12","token":"38.2\/12","url":"\/38.2\/12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12698,"edition_id":1,"name":"Insurance","identifier":"38.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":210661,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12698,"identifier":"38.2","token":"38.2","url":"\/38.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":85789,"structure_id":14901,"section_number":"38.2-1200","catch_line":"Scope of chapter","url":"\/38.2-1200\/","token":"38.2\/12\/1\/38.2-1200","metadata":false},{"id":70586,"structure_id":14901,"section_number":"38.2-1201","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/38.2-1201\/","token":"38.2\/12\/1\/38.2-1201","metadata":false},{"id":64031,"structure_id":14901,"section_number":"38.2-1202","catch_line":"Insuring power of reciprocals","url":"\/38.2-1202\/","token":"38.2\/12\/1\/38.2-1202","metadata":false},{"id":68651,"structure_id":14901,"section_number":"38.2-1203","catch_line":"What laws applicable to reciprocals; 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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 1952, chapter 317; in 1986, chapter 562.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":211233,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80754,"identifier":"38.2-1204","token":"38.2\/12\/1\/38.2-1204","url":"\/38.2-1204\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1204\/","token":"38.2\/12\/1\/38.2-1204","dublin_core":{"Title":"Power to enter into reciprocal insurance contracts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1204","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">Persons<\/span> of this Commonwealth may enter into reciprocal <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance contracts<\/span> with each other and with <span class=\"dictionary\">persons<\/span> of other <span class=\"dictionary\">states<\/span> and countries. For the purposes of this chapter, the definition of &#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span>&#8221; shall also include any county, city, or town, school board, Transportation District <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span>, or any other local governmental authority or local agency or public service corporation owned, operated or controlled by a locality or local government authority, with power to enter into contractual undertakings within or without the Commonwealth. <a id=\"paragraph-289449\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-1204\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> For any corporation now existing or hereafter organized under the <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> of this Commonwealth, the power and authority to enter into reciprocal <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance contracts<\/span> shall be in addition to the powers conferred upon it in its certificate of incorporation, and shall be incidental to the purposes for which the corporation is organized. <a id=\"paragraph-289450\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-1204\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWER TO ENTER INTO RECIPROCAL INSURANCE CONTRACTS (\u00a7 38.2-1204)\n\nA. Persons of this Commonwealth may enter into reciprocal insurance contracts\nwith each other and with persons of other states and countries. For the purposes\nof this chapter, the definition of &#8220;person&#8221; shall also include any\ncounty, city, or town, school board, Transportation District Commission, or any\nother local governmental authority or local agency or public service corporation\nowned, operated or controlled by a locality or local government authority, with\npower to enter into contractual undertakings within or without the Commonwealth.\n\nB. For any corporation now existing or hereafter organized under the laws of\nthis Commonwealth, the power and authority to enter into reciprocal insurance\ncontracts shall be in addition to the powers conferred upon it in its\ncertificate of incorporation, and shall be incidental to the purposes for which\nthe corporation is organized.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 38-543, 38-550; 1952, c. 317, \u00a7\u00a7 38.1-692, 38.1-693;\n1986, c. 562.","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}}