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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 204 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 1980 \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 2022, chapter 531<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":215723,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85669,"identifier":"38.2-3517","token":"38.2\/35\/2\/38.2-3517","url":"\/38.2-3517\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-3517\/","token":"38.2\/35\/2\/38.2-3517","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-3517","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article:\n\t\t“Form<\/span>” means a policy<\/span>, rider, endorsement, amendment, application, enrollment form<\/span>, certificate of insurance<\/span>, evidence<\/span> of coverage, group agreement, supplemental agreement, or any other form<\/span> required to be filed with or approved by the Commission<\/span>.\n\t\t“Policy<\/span>” means an insurance<\/span> policy<\/span>, contract<\/span>, certificate, evidence<\/span> of coverage, or other agreement of insurance<\/span>, including any attached rider, endorsement, or application.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 38.2-3517)\n\nAs used in this article:\n\t\t“Form” means a policy, rider, endorsement, amendment, application,\nenrollment form, certificate of insurance, evidence of coverage, group\nagreement, supplemental agreement, or any other form required to be filed with\nor approved by the Commission.\n\t\t“Policy” means an insurance policy, contract, certificate,\nevidence of coverage, or other agreement of insurance, including any attached\nrider, endorsement, or application.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 204, \u00a7 38.1-362.12; 1986, c. 562; 2022, c. 531.","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}}