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This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 281 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 1981 \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 2010, chapter 269<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 148<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85883,"section_number":"32.1-127","catch_line":"(Effective January 1, 2026) Regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-127\/"},{"id":60102,"section_number":"55.1-2532","catch_line":"Filing claim to property or proceeds of sale of such property","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2532\/"},{"id":69238,"section_number":"6.2-613","catch_line":"Payment of sums in joint account","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-613\/"},{"id":72313,"section_number":"6.2-614","catch_line":"Payment of P.O.D. account","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-614\/"},{"id":67884,"section_number":"64.2-116","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-116\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57425,"section_number":"64.2-601","catch_line":"Payment or delivery of small asset by affidavit","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-601\/"}],"permalink":{"id":273647,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55234,"identifier":"64.2-600","token":"64.2\/II\/6\/1\/64.2-600","url":"\/64.2-600\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-600\/","token":"64.2\/II\/6\/1\/64.2-600","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-600","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:\n\t\t“Designated successor<\/span>” means one or more successors<\/span> who are designated pursuant to subdivision A 7 of \u00a7 64.2-601<\/a>.\n\t\t“Person<\/span>” means any individual, corporation, business trust, fiduciary<\/span>, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity.\n\t\t“Small asset<\/span>” means any indebtedness owed to or any asset belonging or presently distributable to the decedent, other than real property, having a value<\/span>, on the date of the decedent’s death, of no more than $75,000. A small asset<\/span> includes any bank account, savings institution account, credit union account, brokerage account, security, deposit, tax refund, overpayment, item of tangible personal property, or an instrument evidencing a debt, obligation, stock, or chose in action.\n\t\t“Successor” means any person<\/span>, other than a creditor<\/span>, who is entitled under the decedent’s will<\/span> or the laws<\/span> of intestacy to part or all of a small asset<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 64.2-600)\n\nFor the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:\n\t\t“Designated successor” means one or more successors who are\ndesignated pursuant to subdivision A 7 of \u00a7 64.2-601.\n\t\t“Person” means any individual, corporation, business trust,\nfiduciary, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association,\njoint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality,\npublic corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity.\n\t\t“Small asset” means any indebtedness owed to or any asset\nbelonging or presently distributable to the decedent, other than real property,\nhaving a value, on the date of the decedent’s death, of no more than\n$75,000. A small asset includes any bank account, savings institution account,\ncredit union account, brokerage account, security, deposit, tax refund,\noverpayment, item of tangible personal property, or an instrument evidencing a\ndebt, obligation, stock, or chose in action.\n\t\t“Successor” means any person, other than a creditor, who is\nentitled under the decedent’s will or the laws of intestacy to part or all\nof a small asset.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 281, \u00a7 64.1-132.1; 2010, c. 269; 2012, c. 614; 2025, c. 148.","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}}