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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>75189</law_id><section_number>38.2-2227</section_number><catch_line>Aircraft liability policy not to deny coverage for violation of federal or civil regulations, etc.; permitted exclusions or conditions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>38.2-2204</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="22">Liability Insurance Policies</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>No <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> policy issued or delivered in this Commonwealth covering loss, expense, or liability arising out of the loss, maintenance, or use of an aircraft shall act to exclude or deny coverage because the aircraft is operated in violation of federal or civil regulations or any <span class="dictionary">state</span> or local <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span>. This section does not prohibit the use of specific exclusions or conditions in any policy that relates to any of the following:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Certification of an aircraft in a stated category by the Federal Aviation Administration; <a id="paragraph-269999" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-2227/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Certification of a pilot in a stated category by the Federal Aviation Administration; <a id="paragraph-270000" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-2227/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Establishing requirements for pilot experience; or <a id="paragraph-270001" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-2227/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Restricting the use of the aircraft to the purposes stated in the policy. <a id="paragraph-270002" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-2227/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1970, c. 227, &#xA7; 38.1-389.2; 1986, c. 562.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
