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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>65110</law_id><section_number>38.2-1440</section_number><catch_line>Investment in personal property</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>38.2-1414</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="38.2">Insurance</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="14">Investments</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">Category 1 Investments</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> A domestic <span class="dictionary">insurer</span> may invest in interests in tangible personal property for the production of income, evidenced by trust certificates or other instruments. <a id="paragraph-236925" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-1440/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The investments shall be accompanied by (i) a right to receive rental, charter hire, purchase or other payments for the use or purchase of the personal property, (ii) a valid, binding and enforceable <span class="dictionary">contract</span> or lease for the purchase or use of the tangible personal property, and (iii) a provision for contractual payments to be made that will return the cost of the property and provide earnings on the investments within the anticipated useful life of the property which shall be at least three years. <a id="paragraph-236926" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-1440/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The payments must be made payable or guaranteed by one or more domestic governmental entities or business entities whose <span class="dictionary">obligations</span> would qualify for investment under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Business entity obligations" href="/38.2-1421/">38.2-1421</a>. <a id="paragraph-236927" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-1440/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> The unit cost of such property shall not be less than $25,000, and the cost of all property covered by any single <span class="dictionary">contract</span> or lease shall not be less than $100,000. <a id="paragraph-236928" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-1440/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> The tangible personal property shall not include furniture or fixtures. <a id="paragraph-236929" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-1440/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1983, c. 457, &#xA7; 38.1-217.43; 1986, c. 562; 1992, c. 588.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
