                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LIMITED ACCESS TO SAFE DEPOSIT BOX UPON DEATH OF LESSEE (§ 6.2-2302)

A. Upon (i) the death of the sole lessee of a box or (ii) the death of a lessee
of a box rented under the name of two or more persons upon proof satisfactory to
the company that no then co-lessee is reasonably available for access to the
box, the company may permit limited access to the box by the spouse or next of
kin of the deceased lessee, a court clerk, or other interested person for the
limited purpose of looking for a will or other testamentary instruments.

B. The company may require proof of death as it deems necessary prior to
permitting access to a box.

C. Access to a box shall be under the supervision of a designated officer or
employee of the company, and nothing shall be removed from the box except the
will or testamentary instrument for transmission to the appropriate clerk.

D. The company shall (i) make a photocopy of any document removed from a box
pursuant to this section, (ii) place the copy in the box prior to delivering the
original to any person, and (iii) not be liable except for acting in bad faith
or for permitting the removal from the safe deposit box of items other than the
will or other testamentary instrument of the deceased lessee.

HISTORY: 1984, c. 446, § 6.1-332.1; 2002, c. 312; 2003, c. 269; 2010, c. 794.