{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/65.2-512.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/65.2-512.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/65.2-512.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/65.2-512.html"}],"law_id":56660,"edition_id":1,"section_id":56660,"structure_id":13949,"section_number":"65.2-512","catch_line":"Compensation to dependents of an employee killed; burial expenses","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 65-62, 65-65, 65-67; 1952, c. 226; 1954, c. 654; 1956, c. 243; 1958, c. 568; 1960, c. 556; 1962, c. 503; 1964, c. 94; 1966, c. 64; 1968, cc. 8, 660, \u00a7\u00a7 65.1-65, 65.1-68, 65.1-70; 1970, cc. 470, 643; 1972, c. 229; 1973, cc. 401, 542; 1974, c. 560; 1975, c. 447; 1976, c. 166; 1981, c. 247; 1984, c. 409; 1985, c. 35; 1991, c. 355; 1992, cc. 2, 147; 1998, c. 100; 2004, c. 888; 2005, c. 472; 2019, c. 210; 2020, c. 900.","full_text":"A\n\nExcept as provided in subsections F, G and H, if death results from the accident within nine years, the employer shall pay, or cause to be paid, compensation in weekly payments equal to 66 and two-thirds percent of the employee&#8217;s average weekly wages, but not more than 100 percent of the average weekly wage of the Commonwealth as defined in \u00a7 65.2-500 nor less than 25 percent of the average weekly wage as defined therein:1\n\nTo those persons presumed to be wholly dependent upon the deceased employee as set forth in subdivisions A 1 and 2 of &#xA7; 65.2-515, for a period of 500 weeks from the date of injury; or2\n\nIf there are no total dependents pursuant to subdivision A 1 or 2 of &#xA7; 65.2-515, to those persons presumed to be wholly dependent as set forth in subdivision A 3 of &#xA7; 65.2-515, and to those determined to be wholly dependent in fact, for a period of 400 weeks from the date of injury; or3\n\nIf there are no total dependents, to partial dependents in fact, for a period of 400 weeks from the date of injury.B\n\nThe employer shall also pay burial expenses not exceeding $10,000 and reasonable transportation expenses for the deceased not exceeding $1,000.C\n\nBenefits shall be divided equally among total dependents, to the exclusion of partial dependents. If there are no total dependents, benefits shall be divided among partial dependents according to the dependency of each upon the earnings of the employee at the time of the injury, in the proportion that partial dependency bears to total dependency.D\n\nIf benefits are terminated as to any member of a class herein, that member&#8217;s share shall be divided among the remaining members of the class proportionately according to their dependency.E\n\nWhen weekly payments have been made to an injured employee before his death, the compensation to dependents shall begin from the date of the last of such payments but shall not continue for a period longer than specified in subsection A.F\n\nNo benefits shall be paid pursuant to this section to the dependents of an AmeriCorps member as defined in subdivision 1 r of the definition of &#8220;employee&#8221; in &#xA7; 65.2-101.G\n\nNo benefits shall be paid pursuant to subsection A, C, D, or E to the dependents of a Food Stamp recipient participating in the work experience component of the Food Stamp Employment and Training Program as defined in subdivision 1 s of the definition of &#8220;employee&#8221; in &#xA7; 65.2-101.H\n\nNo benefits shall be paid pursuant to subsection A, C, D, or E to the dependents of a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families recipient participating in the work experience component of the Virginia Initiative for Education and Work as defined in subdivision 1 t of the definition of &#8220;employee&#8221; in &#xA7; 65.2-101.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":207312,"text":"Except as provided in subsections F, G and H, if death results from the accident within nine years, the employer shall pay, or cause to be paid, compensation in weekly payments equal to 66 and two-thirds percent of the employee&#8217;s average weekly wages, but not more than 100 percent of the average weekly wage of the Commonwealth as defined in \u00a7 65.2-500 nor less than 25 percent of the average weekly wage as defined therein:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":207313,"text":"To those persons presumed to be wholly dependent upon the deceased employee as set forth in subdivisions A 1 and 2 of &#xA7; 65.2-515, for a period of 500 weeks from the date of injury; or","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":207314,"text":"If there are no total dependents pursuant to subdivision A 1 or 2 of &#xA7; 65.2-515, to those persons presumed to be wholly dependent as set forth in subdivision A 3 of &#xA7; 65.2-515, and to those determined to be wholly dependent in fact, for a period of 400 weeks from the date of injury; or","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":207315,"text":"If there are no total dependents, to partial dependents in fact, for a period of 400 weeks from the date of injury.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"B"},"4":{"id":207316,"text":"The employer shall also pay burial expenses not exceeding $10,000 and reasonable transportation expenses for the deceased not exceeding $1,000.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"C"},"5":{"id":207317,"text":"Benefits shall be divided equally among total dependents, to the exclusion of partial dependents. If there are no total dependents, benefits shall be divided among partial dependents according to the dependency of each upon the earnings of the employee at the time of the injury, in the proportion that partial dependency bears to total dependency.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"6":{"id":207318,"text":"If benefits are terminated as to any member of a class herein, that member&#8217;s share shall be divided among the remaining members of the class proportionately according to their dependency.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"7":{"id":207319,"text":"When weekly payments have been made to an injured employee before his death, the compensation to dependents shall begin from the date of the last of such payments but shall not continue for a period longer than specified in subsection A.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"F"},"8":{"id":207320,"text":"No benefits shall be paid pursuant to this section to the dependents of an AmeriCorps member as defined in subdivision 1 r of the definition of &#8220;employee&#8221; 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It has been modified 25 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 1952, chapter 226; in 1954, chapter 654; in 1956, chapter 243; in 1958, chapter 568; in 1960, chapter 556; in 1962, chapter 503; in 1964, chapter 94; in 1966, chapter 64; in 1968, chapters 8 and 660; in 1970, chapters 470 and 643; in 1972, chapter 229; in 1973, chapters 401 and 542; in 1974, chapter 560; in 1975, chapter 447; in 1976, chapter 166; in 1981, chapter 247; in 1984, chapter 409; in 1985, chapter 35; in 1991, chapter 355; in 1992, chapters 2 and 147; in 1998, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0100\">100<\/a>; in 2004, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?041+ful+CHAP0888\">888<\/a>; in 2005, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0472\">472<\/a>; in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0210\">210<\/a>; in 2020, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0900\">900<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76311,"section_number":"19.2-368.11:1","catch_line":"Amount of award","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-368.11_1\/"},{"id":61340,"section_number":"65.2-519","catch_line":"When limitations inapplicable to injuries arising out of pneumoconiosis","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-519\/"},{"id":68056,"section_number":"65.2-709","catch_line":"Cost of living supplements for total incapacity and dependents of deceased","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-709\/"},{"id":60475,"section_number":"9.1-402.1","catch_line":"Payments for burial expenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-402.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":59551,"section_number":"65.2-101","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-101\/"},{"id":63631,"section_number":"65.2-500","catch_line":"Compensation for total incapacity; 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computation of average wage; exclusion of AmeriCorps members, certain Food Stamp Employment and Training Program participants, and certain Temporary Assistance for Needy Families participants\" href=\"\/65.2-500\/\">65.2-500<\/a> nor less than 25 percent of the average weekly wage as defined therein: <a id=\"paragraph-207312\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/65.2-512\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> To those persons presumed to be wholly dependent upon the deceased employee as set forth in subdivisions A 1 and 2 of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Persons conclusively presumed to be wholly dependent\" href=\"\/65.2-515\/\">65.2-515<\/a>, for a period of 500 weeks from the date of <span class=\"dictionary\">injury<\/span>; or <a id=\"paragraph-207313\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/65.2-512\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> If there are no total dependents pursuant to subdivision A 1 or 2 of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Persons conclusively presumed to be wholly dependent\" href=\"\/65.2-515\/\">65.2-515<\/a>, to those persons presumed to be wholly dependent as set forth in subdivision A 3 of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Persons conclusively presumed to be wholly dependent\" href=\"\/65.2-515\/\">65.2-515<\/a>, and to those determined to be wholly dependent in <span class=\"dictionary\">fact<\/span>, for a period of 400 weeks from the date of <span class=\"dictionary\">injury<\/span>; or <a id=\"paragraph-207314\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/65.2-512\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> If there are no total dependents, to partial dependents in <span class=\"dictionary\">fact<\/span>, for a period of 400 weeks from the date of <span class=\"dictionary\">injury<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-207315\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/65.2-512\/#A3\"><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> The <span class=\"dictionary\">employer<\/span> shall also pay burial expenses not exceeding $10,000 and reasonable transportation expenses for the deceased not exceeding $1,000. <a id=\"paragraph-207316\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/65.2-512\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Benefits shall be divided equally among total dependents, to the exclusion of partial dependents. If there are no total dependents, benefits shall be divided among partial dependents according to the dependency of each upon the earnings of the employee at the time of the <span class=\"dictionary\">injury<\/span>, in the proportion that partial dependency bears to total dependency. <a id=\"paragraph-207317\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/65.2-512\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> If benefits are terminated as to any member of a class herein, that member&#8217;s share shall be divided among the remaining members of the class proportionately according to their dependency. <a id=\"paragraph-207318\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/65.2-512\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">E.<\/span> When weekly payments have been made to an injured employee before his death, the compensation to dependents shall begin from the date of the last of such payments but shall not continue for a period longer than specified in subsection A. <a id=\"paragraph-207319\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/65.2-512\/#E\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"F\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">F.<\/span> No benefits shall be paid pursuant to this section to the dependents of an AmeriCorps member as defined in subdivision 1 r of the definition of &#8220;employee&#8221; in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/65.2-101\/\">65.2-101<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-207320\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/65.2-512\/#F\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"G\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">G.<\/span> No benefits shall be paid pursuant to subsection A, C, D, or E to the dependents of a Food Stamp recipient participating in the work experience component of the Food Stamp Employment and Training Program as defined in subdivision 1 s of the definition of &#8220;employee&#8221; in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/65.2-101\/\">65.2-101<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-207321\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/65.2-512\/#G\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"H\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">H.<\/span> No benefits shall be paid pursuant to subsection A, C, D, or E to the dependents of a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families recipient participating in the work experience component of the Virginia Initiative for Education and Work as defined in subdivision 1 t of the definition of &#8220;employee&#8221; in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/65.2-101\/\">65.2-101<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-207322\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/65.2-512\/#H\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMPENSATION TO DEPENDENTS OF AN EMPLOYEE KILLED; BURIAL EXPENSES (\u00a7 65.2-512)\n\nA. Except as provided in subsections F, G and H, if death results from the\naccident within nine years, the employer shall pay, or cause to be paid,\ncompensation in weekly payments equal to 66 and two-thirds percent of the\nemployee&#8217;s average weekly wages, but not more than 100 percent of the\naverage weekly wage of the Commonwealth as defined in \u00a7 65.2-500 nor less than\n25 percent of the average weekly wage as defined therein:\n\n   1. To those persons presumed to be wholly dependent upon the deceased employee\n   as set forth in subdivisions A 1 and 2 of &#xA7; 65.2-515, for a period of 500\n   weeks from the date of injury; or\n\n   2. If there are no total dependents pursuant to subdivision A 1 or 2 of &#xA7;\n   65.2-515, to those persons presumed to be wholly dependent as set forth in\n   subdivision A 3 of &#xA7; 65.2-515, and to those determined to be wholly\n   dependent in fact, for a period of 400 weeks from the date of injury; or\n\n   3. If there are no total dependents, to partial dependents in fact, for a\n   period of 400 weeks from the date of injury.\n\nB. The employer shall also pay burial expenses not exceeding $10,000 and\nreasonable transportation expenses for the deceased not exceeding $1,000.\n\nC. Benefits shall be divided equally among total dependents, to the exclusion of\npartial dependents. If there are no total dependents, benefits shall be divided\namong partial dependents according to the dependency of each upon the earnings\nof the employee at the time of the injury, in the proportion that partial\ndependency bears to total dependency.\n\nD. If benefits are terminated as to any member of a class herein, that\nmember&#8217;s share shall be divided among the remaining members of the class\nproportionately according to their dependency.\n\nE. When weekly payments have been made to an injured employee before his death,\nthe compensation to dependents shall begin from the date of the last of such\npayments but shall not continue for a period longer than specified in subsection\nA.\n\nF. No benefits shall be paid pursuant to this section to the dependents of an\nAmeriCorps member as defined in subdivision 1 r of the definition of\n&#8220;employee&#8221; in &#xA7; 65.2-101.\n\nG. No benefits shall be paid pursuant to subsection A, C, D, or E to the\ndependents of a Food Stamp recipient participating in the work experience\ncomponent of the Food Stamp Employment and Training Program as defined in\nsubdivision 1 s of the definition of &#8220;employee&#8221; in &#xA7; 65.2-101.\n\nH. No benefits shall be paid pursuant to subsection A, C, D, or E to the\ndependents of a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families recipient participating\nin the work experience component of the Virginia Initiative for Education and\nWork as defined in subdivision 1 t of the definition of &#8220;employee&#8221;\nin &#xA7; 65.2-101.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 65-62, 65-65, 65-67; 1952, c. 226; 1954, c. 654; 1956,\nc. 243; 1958, c. 568; 1960, c. 556; 1962, c. 503; 1964, c. 94; 1966, c. 64;\n1968, cc. 8, 660, \u00a7\u00a7 65.1-65, 65.1-68, 65.1-70; 1970, cc. 470, 643; 1972, c.\n229; 1973, cc. 401, 542; 1974, c. 560; 1975, c. 447; 1976, c. 166; 1981, c. 247;\n1984, c. 409; 1985, c. 35; 1991, c. 355; 1992, cc. 2, 147; 1998, c. 100; 2004,\nc. 888; 2005, c. 472; 2019, c. 210; 2020, c. 900.","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}}