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Upon the approval of VRS, at the request of the family of a person who may be subject to the line of duty death benefits, payments shall be made to a funeral service provider for burial and transportation costs by the nonparticipating employer or from the Fund on behalf of a participating employer, a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, or a contributing private police department, as applicable. These payments would be advanced from the death benefit that would be due to the beneficiary of the deceased person if it is determined that the person qualifies for line of duty coverage. Expenses advanced under this provision shall not exceed the coverage amounts outlined in \u00a7 65.2-512. In the event that a determination is made that the death is not subject to the line of duty benefits (i) in the case of an employer that is a state agency or political subdivision of the Commonwealth, VRS or other Virginia governmental retirement fund of which the deceased is a member will deduct from benefit payments otherwise due to be paid to the beneficiaries of the deceased payments previously paid for burial and related transportation expenses and return such funds to the nonparticipating employer or to the Fund on behalf of a participating employer, as applicable, and (ii) in the case of a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education or a contributing private police department, VRS (a) will deduct from benefit payments otherwise due to be paid to the beneficiaries of the deceased payments previously paid for burial and related transportation expenses and return such funds to the Fund and (b) may employ reasonable methods, including the procedures set forth in the Virginia Debt Collection Act (\u00a7 2.2-4800 et seq.), to recover from the deceased person’s estate any payments previously paid for burial and related transportation expenses and return such funds to the Fund. The Virginia Retirement System shall have the right to file a claim with the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission against any employer to recover burial and related transportation expenses advanced under this provision.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":221114,"text":"It is the intent of the General Assembly that expeditious payments for burial expenses be made for deceased persons whose death is determined to be a direct and proximate result of their performance in the line of duty as defined by the Line of Duty Act. Upon the approval of VRS, at the request of the family of a person who may be subject to the line of duty death benefits, payments shall be made to a funeral service provider for burial and transportation costs by the nonparticipating employer or from the Fund on behalf of a participating employer, a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, or a contributing private police department, as applicable. These payments would be advanced from the death benefit that would be due to the beneficiary of the deceased person if it is determined that the person qualifies for line of duty coverage. Expenses advanced under this provision shall not exceed the coverage amounts outlined in \u00a7 65.2-512. In the event that a determination is made that the death is not subject to the line of duty benefits (i) in the case of an employer that is a state agency or political subdivision of the Commonwealth, VRS or other Virginia governmental retirement fund of which the deceased is a member will deduct from benefit payments otherwise due to be paid to the beneficiaries of the deceased payments previously paid for burial and related transportation expenses and return such funds to the nonparticipating employer or to the Fund on behalf of a participating employer, as applicable, and (ii) in the case of a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education or a contributing private police department, VRS (a) will deduct from benefit payments otherwise due to be paid to the beneficiaries of the deceased payments previously paid for burial and related transportation expenses and return such funds to the Fund and (b) may employ reasonable methods, including the procedures set forth in the Virginia Debt Collection Act (\u00a7 2.2-4800 et seq.), to recover from the deceased person’s estate any payments previously paid for burial and related transportation expenses and return such funds to the Fund. 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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 90<\/a> and 576<\/a> 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. 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 2016, chapter 677<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 204<\/a> and 219<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85840,"section_number":"2.2-4800","catch_line":"Policy of the Commonwealth; collection of accounts receivable","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4800\/"},{"id":56660,"section_number":"65.2-512","catch_line":"Compensation to dependents of an employee killed; burial expenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-512\/"}],"permalink":{"id":285353,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60475,"identifier":"9.1-402.1","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-402.1","url":"\/9.1-402.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-402.1\/","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-402.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Payments for burial expenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-402.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It is the intent<\/span> of the General Assembly that expeditious payments for burial expenses be made for deceased persons whose death is determined to be a direct and proximate result of their performance in the line of duty as defined by the Line of Duty Act. Upon the approval of VRS, at the request of the family of a person who may be subject to the line of duty death benefits, payments shall be made to a funeral service provider for burial and transportation costs by the nonparticipating employer or from the Fund on behalf of a participating employer, a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, or a contributing private police department, as applicable. These payments would be advanced from the death benefit that would be due to the beneficiary of the deceased person if it is determined that the person qualifies for line of duty coverage. Expenses advanced under this provision shall not exceed the coverage amounts outlined in \u00a7 65.2-512<\/a>. In the event that a determination is made that the death is not subject to the line of duty benefits (i) in the case of an employer that is a state agency or political subdivision of the Commonwealth, VRS or other Virginia governmental retirement fund of which the deceased is a member will deduct from benefit payments otherwise due to be paid to the beneficiaries of the deceased payments previously paid for burial and related transportation expenses and return such funds to the nonparticipating employer or to the Fund on behalf of a participating employer, as applicable, and (ii) in the case of a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education or a contributing private police department, VRS (a) will deduct from benefit payments otherwise due to be paid to the beneficiaries of the deceased payments previously paid for burial and related transportation expenses and return such funds to the Fund and (b) may employ reasonable methods, including the procedures set forth in the Virginia Debt Collection Act (\u00a7 2.2-4800<\/a> et seq.), to recover from the deceased person’s estate any payments previously paid for burial and related transportation expenses and return such funds to the Fund. The Virginia Retirement System shall have the right to file a claim with the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission against any employer to recover burial and related transportation expenses advanced under this provision.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPAYMENTS FOR BURIAL EXPENSES (\u00a7 9.1-402.1)\n\nIt is the intent of the General Assembly that expeditious payments for burial\nexpenses be made for deceased persons whose death is determined to be a direct\nand proximate result of their performance in the line of duty as defined by the\nLine of Duty Act. Upon the approval of VRS, at the request of the family of a\nperson who may be subject to the line of duty death benefits, payments shall be\nmade to a funeral service provider for burial and transportation costs by the\nnonparticipating employer or from the Fund on behalf of a participating\nemployer, a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, or a\ncontributing private police department, as applicable. These payments would be\nadvanced from the death benefit that would be due to the beneficiary of the\ndeceased person if it is determined that the person qualifies for line of duty\ncoverage. Expenses advanced under this provision shall not exceed the coverage\namounts outlined in \u00a7 65.2-512. In the event that a determination is made that\nthe death is not subject to the line of duty benefits (i) in the case of an\nemployer that is a state agency or political subdivision of the Commonwealth,\nVRS or other Virginia governmental retirement fund of which the deceased is a\nmember will deduct from benefit payments otherwise due to be paid to the\nbeneficiaries of the deceased payments previously paid for burial and related\ntransportation expenses and return such funds to the nonparticipating employer\nor to the Fund on behalf of a participating employer, as applicable, and (ii) in\nthe case of a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education or\na contributing private police department, VRS (a) will deduct from benefit\npayments otherwise due to be paid to the beneficiaries of the deceased payments\npreviously paid for burial and related transportation expenses and return such\nfunds to the Fund and (b) may employ reasonable methods, including the\nprocedures set forth in the Virginia Debt Collection Act (\u00a7 2.2-4800 et seq.),\nto recover from the deceased person’s estate any payments previously paid\nfor burial and related transportation expenses and return such funds to the\nFund. The Virginia Retirement System shall have the right to file a claim with\nthe Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission against any employer to\nrecover burial and related transportation expenses advanced under this\nprovision.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, cc. 90, 576; 2016, c. 677; 2025, cc. 204, 219.","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}}