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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 223<\/a> 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. 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 2011, chapters 572<\/a> and 586<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 221<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65677,"section_number":"44-54.4","catch_line":"Organization; definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-54.4\/"},{"id":69493,"section_number":"44-75.1","catch_line":"Militia state active duty","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-75.1\/"},{"id":65488,"section_number":"44-78.1","catch_line":"Request for assistance by localities","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-78.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":276135,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79344,"identifier":"65.2-103","token":"65.2\/1\/65.2-103","url":"\/65.2-103\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/65.2-103\/","token":"65.2\/1\/65.2-103","dublin_core":{"Title":"Coverage of members of the Virginia National Guard or Virginia Defense Force during response to orders","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 65.2-103","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A claim for workers’ compensation benefits shall be deemed to be in the course of employment with the Virginia National Guard or Virginia Defense Force for any member thereof who, reacting to an order<\/span> to report received while he is outside an assigned shift or work location, undertakes in direct obedience to a lawful military order<\/span> travel by the most expeditious route to his designated place of state active duty pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 44-54.4<\/a>, 44-75.1<\/a>, and 44-78.1<\/a>. Nothing in this section shall prohibit an employer<\/span> from using any defense otherwise available under this title.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOVERAGE OF MEMBERS OF THE VIRGINIA NATIONAL GUARD OR VIRGINIA DEFENSE FORCE\nDURING RESPONSE TO ORDERS (\u00a7 65.2-103)\n\nA claim for workers’ compensation benefits shall be deemed to be in the\ncourse of employment with the Virginia National Guard or Virginia Defense Force\nfor any member thereof who, reacting to an order to report received while he is\noutside an assigned shift or work location, undertakes in direct obedience to a\nlawful military order travel by the most expeditious route to his designated\nplace of state active duty pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 44-54.4, 44-75.1, and 44-78.1.\nNothing in this section shall prohibit an employer from using any defense\notherwise available under this title.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, c. 223; 2011, cc. 572, 586; 2015, c. 221.","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}}