                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PAYMENT OR DELIVERY OF SMALL ASSET BY AFFIDAVIT (§ 64.2-601)

A. Any person having possession of a small asset shall pay or deliver the small
asset to the designated successor of the decedent upon being presented an
affidavit made by all of the known successors stating:

   1. That the value of the decedent&#8217;s entire personal probate estate as of
   the date of the decedent&#8217;s death, wherever located, does not exceed
   $75,000;

   2. That at least 60 days have elapsed since the decedent&#8217;s death;

   3. That no application for the appointment of a personal representative is
   pending or has been granted in any jurisdiction;

   4. That the decedent&#8217;s will, if any, was duly probated;

   5. That the claiming successor is entitled to payment or delivery of the small
   asset, and the basis upon which such entitlement is claimed;

   6. The names and addresses of all successors, to the extent known;

   7. The name of each successor designated to receive payment or delivery of the
   small asset on behalf of all successors; and

   8. That the designated successor shall have a fiduciary duty to safeguard and
   promptly pay or deliver the small asset as required by the laws of the
   Commonwealth.

B. The designated successor may discharge his fiduciary duty to promptly pay or
deliver the small asset to a successor who is, or is reasonably believed to be,
incapacitated or under a legal disability, by paying or delivering the asset
directly to the incapacitated or disabled successor or applying it for such
successor&#8217;s benefit, or by:

   1. Paying it to such successor&#8217;s conservator or, if no conservator
   exists, guardian;

   2. Paying it to such successor&#8217;s custodian under the Virginia Uniform
   Transfers to Minors Act (&#xA7; 64.2-1900 et seq.) or custodial trustee under
   the Uniform Custodial Trust Act (&#xA7; 64.2-900 et seq.), and, for that
   purpose, creating a custodianship or custodial trust;

   3. If the designated successor does not know of a conservator, guardian,
   custodian, or custodial trustee, paying it to an adult relative or other
   person having legal or physical care or custody of such successor to be
   expended on such successor&#8217;s behalf; or

   4. Managing it as a separate fund on such successor&#8217;s behalf, subject to
   such successor&#8217;s continuing right to withdraw the asset.

C. Any successor may be represented and bound under virtual representation
provisions of &#xA7;&#xA7; 64.2-714, 64.2-716, and 64.2-717 with respect to
affidavits required and designations of persons to receive payment or delivery
of a small asset under this article.

D. A transfer agent of any security, upon the surrender of the certificates, if
any, evidencing the security, shall change the registered ownership on the books
of a corporation from the decedent to the designated successor upon the
presentation of an affidavit as provided in subsection A.

E. Upon the presentation of an affidavit as provided in subsection A, the
designated successor may endorse or negotiate any small asset that is a check,
draft, or other negotiable instrument that is payable to the decedent or the
decedent&#8217;s estate. Notwithstanding the provisions of &#xA7;&#xA7;
8.3A-403, 8.3A-417, and 8.3A-420, a financial institution accepting such check,
draft, or other negotiable instrument presented for deposit in such manner is
discharged from all claims for the amount accepted.

HISTORY: 1981, c. 281, § 64.1-132.2; 1996, c. 549; 2001, c. 368; 2006, c. 280;
2010, c. 269; 2012, c. 614; 2013, c. 68; 2015, c. 617; 2019, c. 360; 2025, c.
148.