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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 540 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 1987 \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 1989, chapter 523; in 1990, chapter 244.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":217687,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61928,"identifier":"38.2-5018","token":"38.2\/50\/38.2-5018","url":"\/38.2-5018\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-5018\/","token":"38.2\/50\/38.2-5018","dublin_core":{"Title":"Assessments to be held in restricted cash account","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-5018","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>All assessments paid pursuant to the plan of operation, shall be held in a separate restricted cash account under the sole control of an independent fund manager to be selected by the directors. 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The Fund, and any income from it, shall\nbe disbursed for the payment of awards as provided in this chapter and for the\npayment of the expenses of administration of the Fund and the Program, including\nthe reasonable expenses of the Commission.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 540; 1989, c. 523; 1990, c. 244.","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}}