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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 457 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 1983 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1986, chapter 562; in 1992, chapter 588.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81959,"section_number":"38.2-1414","catch_line":"Limits by type of investment","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1414\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":212077,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65110,"identifier":"38.2-1440","token":"38.2\/14\/2\/38.2-1440","url":"\/38.2-1440\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1440\/","token":"38.2\/14\/2\/38.2-1440","dublin_core":{"Title":"Investment in personal property","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1440","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> A domestic <span class=\"dictionary\">insurer<\/span> may invest in interests in tangible personal property for the production of income, evidenced by trust certificates or other instruments. <a id=\"paragraph-236925\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-1440\/#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> The investments shall be accompanied by (i) a right to receive rental, charter hire, purchase or other payments for the use or purchase of the personal property, (ii) a valid, binding and enforceable <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> or lease for the purchase or use of the tangible personal property, and (iii) a provision for contractual payments to be made that will return the cost of the property and provide earnings on the investments within the anticipated useful life of the property which shall be at least three years. <a id=\"paragraph-236926\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-1440\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The payments must be made payable or guaranteed by one or more domestic governmental entities or business entities whose <span class=\"dictionary\">obligations<\/span> would qualify for investment under &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Business entity obligations\" href=\"\/38.2-1421\/\">38.2-1421<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-236927\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-1440\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> The unit cost of such property shall not be less than $25,000, and the cost of all property covered by any single <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> or lease shall not be less than $100,000. <a id=\"paragraph-236928\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-1440\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">E.<\/span> The tangible personal property shall not include furniture or fixtures. <a id=\"paragraph-236929\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-1440\/#E\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINVESTMENT IN PERSONAL PROPERTY (\u00a7 38.2-1440)\n\nA. A domestic insurer may invest in interests in tangible personal property for\nthe production of income, evidenced by trust certificates or other instruments.\n\nB. The investments shall be accompanied by (i) a right to receive rental,\ncharter hire, purchase or other payments for the use or purchase of the personal\nproperty, (ii) a valid, binding and enforceable contract or lease for the\npurchase or use of the tangible personal property, and (iii) a provision for\ncontractual payments to be made that will return the cost of the property and\nprovide earnings on the investments within the anticipated useful life of the\nproperty which shall be at least three years.\n\nC. The payments must be made payable or guaranteed by one or more domestic\ngovernmental entities or business entities whose obligations would qualify for\ninvestment under &#xA7; 38.2-1421.\n\nD. The unit cost of such property shall not be less than $25,000, and the cost\nof all property covered by any single contract or lease shall not be less than\n$100,000.\n\nE. The tangible personal property shall not include furniture or fixtures.\n\nHISTORY: 1983, c. 457, \u00a7 38.1-217.43; 1986, c. 562; 1992, c. 588.","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}}