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This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 449 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 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1986, chapter 584; in 1991, chapter 23; in 1992, chapter 796.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69511,"section_number":"8.01-195.7","catch_line":"Statute of limitations","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-195.7\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82895,"section_number":"2.2-514","catch_line":"Compromise and settlement of disputes","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-514\/"}],"permalink":{"id":280171,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69702,"identifier":"8.01-195.5","token":"8.01\/3\/18.1\/8.01-195.5","url":"\/8.01-195.5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-195.5\/","token":"8.01\/3\/18.1\/8.01-195.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Settlement of certain cases","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-195.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Attorney General<\/span> shall have authority in accordance with \u00a7 2.2-514<\/a> to compromise and settle claims against the Commonwealth cognizable under this article.\n\t\tThe chairman of the commission for a transportation district against which a claim was filed pursuant to this article, or such other person<\/span> as may be designated by the commission, shall have the authority to compromise, settle and discharge the claim provided (i) the proposed settlement<\/span> and reasons therefor are submitted to the commission in writing and approved by its members or (ii) the settlement<\/span> is made in accordance with a written policy approved by the transportation district commission for such settlements<\/span>. The Director of the Division of Risk Management may adjust, compromise and settle claims against the Commonwealth cognizable under this article prior to the commencement of suit<\/span> unless otherwise directed by the Attorney General<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN CASES (\u00a7 8.01-195.5)\n\nThe Attorney General shall have authority in accordance with \u00a7 2.2-514 to\ncompromise and settle claims against the Commonwealth cognizable under this\narticle.\n\t\tThe chairman of the commission for a transportation district against which a\nclaim was filed pursuant to this article, or such other person as may be\ndesignated by the commission, shall have the authority to compromise, settle and\ndischarge the claim provided (i) the proposed settlement and reasons therefor\nare submitted to the commission in writing and approved by its members or (ii)\nthe settlement is made in accordance with a written policy approved by the\ntransportation district commission for such settlements. The Director of the\nDivision of Risk Management may adjust, compromise and settle claims against the\nCommonwealth cognizable under this article prior to the commencement of suit\nunless otherwise directed by the Attorney General.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 449; 1986, c. 584; 1991, c. 23; 1992, c. 796.","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}}