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It has been modified 5 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 1968, chapter 656; in 1977, chapter 624; in 2004, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?041+ful+CHAP0368\">368<\/a>; in 2012, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0614\">614<\/a>; in 2017, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0043\">43<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0093\">93<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56850,"section_number":"8.01-25","catch_line":"Survival of causes of action","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-25\/"}],"permalink":{"id":273467,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59273,"identifier":"64.2-520","token":"64.2\/II\/5\/3\/64.2-520","url":"\/64.2-520\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-520\/","token":"64.2\/II\/5\/3\/64.2-520","dublin_core":{"Title":"Action for goods carried away, or for waste, destruction of, or damage to estate of decedent","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-520","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Any action for <span class=\"dictionary\">damages<\/span> for the taking or carrying away of any goods, or for the waste, destruction of, or damage to any estate of or by the decedent, whether such damage be direct or indirect, may be maintained by or against the decedent&#8217;s <span class=\"dictionary\">personal representative<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-217260\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/64.2-520\/#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> Any action pursuant to this section shall survive pursuant to &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Survival of causes of action\" href=\"\/8.01-25\/\">8.01-25<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-217261\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/64.2-520\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACTION FOR GOODS CARRIED AWAY, OR FOR WASTE, DESTRUCTION OF, OR DAMAGE TO ESTATE\nOF DECEDENT (\u00a7 64.2-520)\n\nA. Any action for damages for the taking or carrying away of any goods, or for\nthe waste, destruction of, or damage to any estate of or by the decedent,\nwhether such damage be direct or indirect, may be maintained by or against the\ndecedent&#8217;s personal representative.\n\nB. Any action pursuant to this section shall survive pursuant to &#xA7; 8.01-25.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 64-135; 1968, c. 656, \u00a7 64.1-145; 1977, c. 624; 2004, c.\n368; 2012, c. 614; 2017, cc. 43, 93.","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}}