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Each employer subject to this title shall file with the Workers’ Compensation Commission, in form prescribed by it, annually or as often as may be necessary, evidence of his compliance with the provisions of \u00a7 65.2-801 and all others relating thereto; however, if the employer secures his liability under this title pursuant to subdivision A 1 of \u00a7 65.2-801 then the insurance carrier shall make a filing on behalf of the employer, and such filing shall be made electronically in the form as prescribed and to the agent as designated by the Commission, within 30 days of the inception of the policy. Evidence of an employer’s compliance with the provisions of subdivision A 1 of \u00a7 65.2-801 shall be deemed to satisfy such provisions if it includes the name and address of the insured, the insured’s federal employer identification number, his policy number, dates of insurance coverage, the name and address of his insurer, and the insurer’s identification number. Every employer who has complied with the foregoing provision and has subsequently cancelled his insurance or his membership in a licensed group self-insurance association shall immediately notify the Workers’ Compensation Commission of such cancellation, the date thereof and the reasons therefor. Every insurance carrier or group self-insurance association shall in like manner notify the Workers’ Compensation Commission immediately upon the cancellation of any policy issued by it or any membership agreement, whichever is applicable, under the provisions of this title, except that a carrier or group self-insurance association need not set forth its reasons for cancellation unless requested by the Workers’ Compensation Commission.2\n\nEvery employer who cancels his insurance or his membership in a licensed group self-insurance association shall, prior to cancelling his insurance or his membership, give 30 days’ written notice to his employees covered. Every employer who receives the notice required under subsection B of this section shall immediately forward a copy to his employees covered. Where the employer is a mine owner or operator, the notice or copy of notice required to be given by this subsection shall also be given to the Chief Mine Inspector. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply with respect to a cancellation incident to a change of insurance or membership where no lapse of coverage occurs.B\n\nNo policy of insurance hereafter issued under the provisions of this title, nor any membership agreement in a group self-insurance association, shall be cancelled or nonrenewed by the insurer issuing such policy or by the group self-insurance association cancelling or nonrenewing such membership, except on 30 days’ notice to the employer and the Workers’ Compensation Commission, unless the employer has obtained other insurance and the Workers’ Compensation Commission is notified of that fact by the insurer assuming the risk, or unless, in the event of cancellation, said cancellation is for nonpayment of premiums; then 10 days’ notice shall be given the employer and the Workers’ Compensation Commission.C\n\nThe Commission may designate an agent for receipt of any notices required to be given to it pursuant to this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":212887,"text":"1. Each employer subject to this title shall file with the Workers’ Compensation Commission, in form prescribed by it, annually or as often as may be necessary, evidence of his compliance with the provisions of \u00a7 65.2-801 and all others relating thereto; however, if the employer secures his liability under this title pursuant to subdivision A 1 of \u00a7 65.2-801 then the insurance carrier shall make a filing on behalf of the employer, and such filing shall be made electronically in the form as prescribed and to the agent as designated by the Commission, within 30 days of the inception of the policy. Evidence of an employer’s compliance with the provisions of subdivision A 1 of \u00a7 65.2-801 shall be deemed to satisfy such provisions if it includes the name and address of the insured, the insured’s federal employer identification number, his policy number, dates of insurance coverage, the name and address of his insurer, and the insurer’s identification number. Every employer who has complied with the foregoing provision and has subsequently cancelled his insurance or his membership in a licensed group self-insurance association shall immediately notify the Workers’ Compensation Commission of such cancellation, the date thereof and the reasons therefor. Every insurance carrier or group self-insurance association shall in like manner notify the Workers’ Compensation Commission immediately upon the cancellation of any policy issued by it or any membership agreement, whichever is applicable, under the provisions of this title, except that a carrier or group self-insurance association need not set forth its reasons for cancellation unless requested by the Workers’ Compensation Commission.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A2"},"1":{"id":212888,"text":"Every employer who cancels his insurance or his membership in a licensed group self-insurance association shall, prior to cancelling his insurance or his membership, give 30 days’ written notice to his employees covered. Every employer who receives the notice required under subsection B of this section shall immediately forward a copy to his employees covered. Where the employer is a mine owner or operator, the notice or copy of notice required to be given by this subsection shall also be given to the Chief Mine Inspector. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply with respect to a cancellation incident to a change of insurance or membership where no lapse of coverage occurs.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B"},"2":{"id":212889,"text":"No policy of insurance hereafter issued under the provisions of this title, nor any membership agreement in a group self-insurance association, shall be cancelled or nonrenewed by the insurer issuing such policy or by the group self-insurance association cancelling or nonrenewing such membership, except on 30 days’ notice to the employer and the Workers’ Compensation Commission, unless the employer has obtained other insurance and the Workers’ Compensation Commission is notified of that fact by the insurer assuming the risk, or unless, in the event of cancellation, said cancellation is for nonpayment of premiums; then 10 days’ notice shall be given the employer and the Workers’ Compensation Commission.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"C"},"3":{"id":212890,"text":"The Commission may designate an agent for receipt of any notices required to be given to it pursuant to this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13374,"edition_id":1,"name":"Insurance and Self-Insurance","identifier":"8","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13199,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:44","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:44","permalink":{"id":276659,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13374,"identifier":"8","token":"65.2\/8","url":"\/65.2\/8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13199,"edition_id":1,"name":"Workers' Compensation","identifier":"65.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:26","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:26","permalink":{"id":276115,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13199,"identifier":"65.2","token":"65.2","url":"\/65.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":68174,"structure_id":13374,"section_number":"65.2-800","catch_line":"Duty to insure payment of compensation; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 11 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 1956, chapter 467; in 1968, chapter 660; in 1970, chapter 470; in 1979, chapter 463; in 1982, chapter 383; in 1991, chapter 355; in 1993, chapter 725; in 2002, chapter 812<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 150<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 282<\/a> and 376<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 260<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62818,"section_number":"65.2-803.1","catch_line":"Requirements for registration as professional employer organization; annual assessment","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-803.1\/"},{"id":83221,"section_number":"65.2-805","catch_line":"Civil penalty for violation of \u00a7\u00a7 65.2-800, 65.2-803.1, and 65.2-804","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-805\/"},{"id":72140,"section_number":"65.2-806","catch_line":"Criminal penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-806\/"}],"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":276681,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58097,"identifier":"65.2-804","token":"65.2\/8\/65.2-804","url":"\/65.2-804\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/65.2-804\/","token":"65.2\/8\/65.2-804","dublin_core":{"Title":"Evidence of compliance with title; notices of cancellation of insurance","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 65.2-804","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> 1. Each employer<\/span> subject to this title shall file with the Workers’ Compensation Commission<\/span>, in form prescribed by it, annually or as often as may be necessary, evidence<\/span> of his compliance with the provisions of \u00a7 65.2-801<\/a> and all others relating thereto; however, if the employer<\/span> secures his liability under this title pursuant to subdivision A 1 of \u00a7 65.2-801<\/a> then the insurance carrier shall make a filing on behalf of the employer<\/span>, and such filing shall be made electronically in the form as prescribed and to the agent as designated by the Commission<\/span>, within 30 days of the inception of the policy. Evidence<\/span> of an employer<\/span>’s compliance with the provisions of subdivision A 1 of \u00a7 65.2-801<\/a> shall be deemed to satisfy such provisions if it includes the name and address of the insured, the insured’s federal employer<\/span> identification number, his policy number, dates of insurance coverage, the name and address of his insurer, and the insurer’s identification number. Every employer<\/span> who has complied with the foregoing provision and has subsequently cancelled his insurance or his membership in a licensed group self-insurance association shall immediately notify the Workers’ Compensation Commission<\/span> of such cancellation, the date thereof and the reasons therefor. Every insurance carrier or group self-insurance association shall in like manner notify the Workers’ Compensation Commission<\/span> immediately upon the cancellation of any policy issued by it or any membership agreement, whichever is applicable, under the provisions of this title, except that a carrier or group self-insurance association need not set forth its reasons for cancellation unless requested by the Workers’ Compensation Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Every employer<\/span> who cancels his insurance or his membership in a licensed group self-insurance association shall, prior to cancelling his insurance or his membership, give 30 days’ written notice to his employees covered. Every employer<\/span> who receives the notice required under subsection B of this section shall immediately forward a copy to his employees covered. Where the employer<\/span> is a mine owner or operator, the notice or copy of notice required to be given by this subsection shall also be given to the Chief Mine Inspector. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply with respect to a cancellation incident to a change of insurance or membership where no lapse of coverage occurs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No policy of insurance hereafter issued under the provisions of this title, nor any membership agreement in a group self-insurance association, shall be cancelled or nonrenewed by the insurer issuing such policy or by the group self-insurance association cancelling or nonrenewing such membership, except on 30 days’ notice to the employer<\/span> and the Workers’ Compensation Commission<\/span>, unless the employer<\/span> has obtained other insurance and the Workers’ Compensation Commission<\/span> is notified of that fact<\/span> by the insurer assuming the risk, or unless, in the event of cancellation, said cancellation is for nonpayment of premiums; then 10 days’ notice shall be given the employer<\/span> and the Workers’ Compensation Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> may designate an agent for receipt of any notices required to be given to it pursuant to this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE; NOTICES OF CANCELLATION OF INSURANCE (\u00a7\n65.2-804)\n\nA. 1. Each employer subject to this title shall file with the Workers’\nCompensation Commission, in form prescribed by it, annually or as often as may\nbe necessary, evidence of his compliance with the provisions of \u00a7 65.2-801 and\nall others relating thereto; however, if the employer secures his liability\nunder this title pursuant to subdivision A 1 of \u00a7 65.2-801 then the insurance\ncarrier shall make a filing on behalf of the employer, and such filing shall be\nmade electronically in the form as prescribed and to the agent as designated by\nthe Commission, within 30 days of the inception of the policy. Evidence of an\nemployer’s compliance with the provisions of subdivision A 1 of \u00a7\n65.2-801 shall be deemed to satisfy such provisions if it includes the name and\naddress of the insured, the insured’s federal employer identification\nnumber, his policy number, dates of insurance coverage, the name and address of\nhis insurer, and the insurer’s identification number. Every employer who\nhas complied with the foregoing provision and has subsequently cancelled his\ninsurance or his membership in a licensed group self-insurance association shall\nimmediately notify the Workers’ Compensation Commission of such\ncancellation, the date thereof and the reasons therefor. Every insurance carrier\nor group self-insurance association shall in like manner notify the\nWorkers’ Compensation Commission immediately upon the cancellation of any\npolicy issued by it or any membership agreement, whichever is applicable, under\nthe provisions of this title, except that a carrier or group self-insurance\nassociation need not set forth its reasons for cancellation unless requested by\nthe Workers’ Compensation Commission.\n\n 2. Every employer who cancels his insurance or his membership in a licensed\n group self-insurance association shall, prior to cancelling his insurance or\n his membership, give 30 days’ written notice to his employees covered.\n Every employer who receives the notice required under subsection B of this\n section shall immediately forward a copy to his employees covered. Where the\n employer is a mine owner or operator, the notice or copy of notice required to\n be given by this subsection shall also be given to the Chief Mine Inspector.\n The provisions of this subsection shall not apply with respect to a\n cancellation incident to a change of insurance or membership where no lapse of\n coverage occurs.\n\nB. No policy of insurance hereafter issued under the provisions of this title,\nnor any membership agreement in a group self-insurance association, shall be\ncancelled or nonrenewed by the insurer issuing such policy or by the group\nself-insurance association cancelling or nonrenewing such membership, except on\n30 days’ notice to the employer and the Workers’ Compensation\nCommission, unless the employer has obtained other insurance and the\nWorkers’ Compensation Commission is notified of that fact by the insurer\nassuming the risk, or unless, in the event of cancellation, said cancellation is\nfor nonpayment of premiums; then 10 days’ notice shall be given the\nemployer and the Workers’ Compensation Commission.\n\nC. The Commission may designate an agent for receipt of any notices required to\nbe given to it pursuant to this section.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 65-101; 1956, c. 467; 1968, c. 660, \u00a7 65.1-105; 1970, c.\n470; 1979, c. 463; 1982, c. 383; 1991, c. 355; 1993, c. 725; 2002, c. 812; 2009,\nc. 150; 2010, cc. 282, 376; 2018, c. 260.","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}}