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Such employers not otherwise covered by this title shall be subject to this title only during the period covered by such insurance. Every employee of an employer who has complied with the foregoing requirements shall be subject to all the provisions of this title except that executive officers may reject coverage as provided in § 65.2-300.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":278076,"text":"Those employers not subject to this title may, by complying with the provisions of this title and the applicable rules of the Commission, voluntarily elect to be bound by it as to accidents or occupational diseases or both.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":278077,"text":"Every employer taking out a workers’ compensation insurance policy, or qualifying as a self-insurer, shall be subject to all the provisions of this title, regardless of the number of employees or whether he is an employer of farm and horticultural laborers and domestic servants. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1964, chapter 602; in 1968, chapter 660; in 1991, chapter 355.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58233,"section_number":"65.2-107","catch_line":"Post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, or depressive disorder incurred by law-enforcement officers and firefighters","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-107\/"},{"id":59437,"section_number":"65.2-402","catch_line":"Presumption as to death or disability from respiratory disease, hypertension or heart disease, cancer","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-402\/"},{"id":85102,"section_number":"65.2-402.1","catch_line":"Presumption as to death or disability from infectious disease","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-402.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":66375,"section_number":"65.2-300","catch_line":"Presumption of acceptance of provisions of title; exemptions; notice and rejection","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-300\/"}],"permalink":{"id":276315,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77522,"identifier":"65.2-305","token":"65.2\/3\/65.2-305","url":"\/65.2-305\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/65.2-305\/","token":"65.2\/3\/65.2-305","dublin_core":{"Title":"Voluntary subjection to provisions of title; effect of taking out insurance or qualifying as self-insurer","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 65.2-305","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Those employers<\/span> not subject to this title may, by complying with the provisions of this title and the applicable rules of the Commission<\/span>, voluntarily elect to be bound by it as to accidents or occupational diseases or both. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Every employer<\/span> taking out a workers’ compensation insurance policy, or qualifying as a self-insurer, shall be subject to all the provisions of this title, regardless of the number of employees or whether he is an employer<\/span> of farm and horticultural laborers and domestic servants. Such employers<\/span> not otherwise covered by this title shall be subject to this title only during the period covered by such insurance. Every employee of an employer<\/span> who has complied with the foregoing requirements shall be subject to all the provisions of this title except that executive officers<\/span> may reject coverage as provided in § 65.2-300<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVOLUNTARY SUBJECTION TO PROVISIONS OF TITLE; EFFECT OF TAKING OUT INSURANCE OR\nQUALIFYING AS SELF-INSURER (\u00a7 65.2-305)\n\nA. Those employers not subject to this title may, by complying with the\nprovisions of this title and the applicable rules of the Commission, voluntarily\nelect to be bound by it as to accidents or occupational diseases or both.\n\nB. Every employer taking out a workers’ compensation insurance policy, or\nqualifying as a self-insurer, shall be subject to all the provisions of this\ntitle, regardless of the number of employees or whether he is an employer of\nfarm and horticultural laborers and domestic servants. Such employers not\notherwise covered by this title shall be subject to this title only during the\nperiod covered by such insurance. Every employee of an employer who has complied\nwith the foregoing requirements shall be subject to all the provisions of this\ntitle except that executive officers may reject coverage as provided in §\n65.2-300.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 65-32; 1964, c. 602; 1968, c. 660, \u00a7 65.1-35; 1991, c.\n355.","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}}