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This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 345 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 1977 \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 1988, chapter 545; in 1991, chapter 355.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60093,"section_number":"65.2-801","catch_line":"Insurance or proof of financial ability to pay required","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-801\/"}],"permalink":{"id":276233,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72239,"identifier":"65.2-1202","token":"65.2\/12\/65.2-1202","url":"\/65.2-1202\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/65.2-1202\/","token":"65.2\/12\/65.2-1202","dublin_core":{"Title":"Defense of claims against fund by Attorney General","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 65.2-1202","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Upon being notified by the Commission<\/span> that a claim is pending before it against an employer<\/span> who has not complied with the provisions of \u00a7 65.2-801<\/a>, the Attorney General<\/span>, or his designee, may, in his discretion, appear before the Commission<\/span> and defend any claim against the Uninsured Employer<\/span>’s Fund. A decision on the part of the Attorney General<\/span> not to appear shall be made only after consultation with the Commission<\/span>. With the leave of the Commission<\/span>, the Attorney General<\/span> may enter an appearance<\/span> in a claim at any stage of the proceedings if he determines that the position of the fund needs to be protected.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFENSE OF CLAIMS AGAINST FUND BY ATTORNEY GENERAL (\u00a7 65.2-1202)\n\nUpon being notified by the Commission that a claim is pending before it against\nan employer who has not complied with the provisions of \u00a7 65.2-801, the\nAttorney General, or his designee, may, in his discretion, appear before the\nCommission and defend any claim against the Uninsured Employer’s Fund. A\ndecision on the part of the Attorney General not to appear shall be made only\nafter consultation with the Commission. With the leave of the Commission, the\nAttorney General may enter an appearance in a claim at any stage of the\nproceedings if he determines that the position of the fund needs to be\nprotected.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 345, \u00a7 65.1-148; 1988, c. 545; 1991, c. 355.","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}}