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This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 617 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 1991, chapter 256; in 2025, chapter 295<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76383,"section_number":"34-28.1","catch_line":"Personal injury and wrongful death actions exempt; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/34-28.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":279643,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87126,"identifier":"8.01-26","token":"8.01\/3\/1\/8.01-26","url":"\/8.01-26\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-26\/","token":"8.01\/3\/1\/8.01-26","dublin_core":{"Title":"Assignment of causes of action","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-26","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Only those causes of action<\/span> for damage to real or personal property, whether such damage be direct or indirect, and causes of action<\/span> ex contractu are assignable. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit any injured party<\/span> or his estate from making a voluntary assignment of the proceeds or anticipated proceeds of any court<\/span> award or settlement<\/span> (i) as security for new value given in consideration of such voluntary assignment or (ii) into a self-settled trust for which the injured party<\/span> is the beneficiary. Such self-settled trust may also support the charitable purpose of one or more charitable organizations organized and operated pursuant to \u00a7 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nASSIGNMENT OF CAUSES OF ACTION (\u00a7 8.01-26)\n\nOnly those causes of action for damage to real or personal property, whether\nsuch damage be direct or indirect, and causes of action ex contractu are\nassignable. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit any injured party\nor his estate from making a voluntary assignment of the proceeds or anticipated\nproceeds of any court award or settlement (i) as security for new value given in\nconsideration of such voluntary assignment or (ii) into a self-settled trust for\nwhich the injured party is the beneficiary. Such self-settled trust may also\nsupport the charitable purpose of one or more charitable organizations organized\nand operated pursuant to \u00a7 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 617; 1991, c. 256; 2025, c. 295.","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}}