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This law was first created in 1984. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 446 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 1984 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 2002, chapter 312<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 269<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":267087,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78070,"identifier":"6.2-2302","token":"6.2\/IV\/23\/6.2-2302","url":"\/6.2-2302\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-2302\/","token":"6.2\/IV\/23\/6.2-2302","dublin_core":{"Title":"Limited access to safe deposit box upon death of lessee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-2302","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Upon (i) the death of the sole lessee<\/span> of a box<\/span> or (ii) the death of a lessee<\/span> of a box<\/span> rented under the name of two or more persons<\/span> upon proof satisfactory to the company<\/span> that no then co-lessee<\/span> is reasonably available for access to the box<\/span>, the company<\/span> may permit limited access to the box<\/span> by the spouse or next of kin of the deceased lessee<\/span>, a court<\/span> clerk, or other interested person<\/span> for the limited purpose of looking for a will or other testamentary instruments. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The company<\/span> may require proof of death as it deems necessary prior to permitting access to a box<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Access to a box<\/span> shall be under the supervision of a designated officer or employee of the company<\/span>, and nothing shall be removed from the box<\/span> except the will or testamentary instrument for transmission to the appropriate clerk. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The company<\/span> shall (i) make a photocopy of any document removed from a box pursuant to this section, (ii) place the copy in the box prior to delivering the original to any person<\/span>, and (iii) not be liable except for acting in bad faith or for permitting the removal from the safe deposit box<\/span> of items other than the will or other testamentary instrument of the deceased lessee<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIMITED ACCESS TO SAFE DEPOSIT BOX UPON DEATH OF LESSEE (\u00a7 6.2-2302)\n\nA. Upon (i) the death of the sole lessee of a box or (ii) the death of a lessee\nof a box rented under the name of two or more persons upon proof satisfactory to\nthe company that no then co-lessee is reasonably available for access to the\nbox, the company may permit limited access to the box by the spouse or next of\nkin of the deceased lessee, a court clerk, or other interested person for the\nlimited purpose of looking for a will or other testamentary instruments.\n\nB. The company may require proof of death as it deems necessary prior to\npermitting access to a box.\n\nC. Access to a box shall be under the supervision of a designated officer or\nemployee of the company, and nothing shall be removed from the box except the\nwill or testamentary instrument for transmission to the appropriate clerk.\n\nD. The company shall (i) make a photocopy of any document removed from a box\npursuant to this section, (ii) place the copy in the box prior to delivering the\noriginal to any person, and (iii) not be liable except for acting in bad faith\nor for permitting the removal from the safe deposit box of items other than the\nwill or other testamentary instrument of the deceased lessee.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 446, \u00a7 6.1-332.1; 2002, c. 312; 2003, c. 269; 2010, c. 794.","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}}