                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COOPERATION WITH THE OPIOID ABATEMENT AUTHORITY (§ 2.2-507.3)

A. As deemed necessary to comply with or effectuate the terms of a settlement,
judgment, verdict, or other court order relating to claims regarding the
manufacturing, marketing, distribution, or sale of opioids and in accordance
with an agreement between the Attorney General and participating localities, as
defined in &#xA7; 2.2-2365, the Attorney General shall designate funds from such
settlements, judgments, verdicts, or other court orders for deposit in the
Opioid Abatement Fund (the Fund) established pursuant to &#xA7; 2.2-2374. The
Attorney General shall cooperate with and assist the Opioid Abatement Authority
in its administration of the Fund.

B. If the terms of a settlement, judgment, verdict, or other court order, or any
agreement related thereto between the Attorney General and participating
localities, include a local apportionment formula dividing any part of a
settlement, judgment, or verdict among participating localities, or if the terms
of a settlement, judgment, verdict, or other court order, or any agreement
related thereto between the Attorney General and participating localities, as
defined in &#xA7; 2.2-2365, authorize participating localities to agree upon a
local apportionment formula dividing any part of a settlement, judgment, or
verdict, any such locality may submit the agreed-upon local apportionment
formula to the Attorney General.

HISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 306, 307.