                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DUTY TO INSURE PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION; EFFECT OF INSURANCE (§ 65.2-800)

A. Every employer subject to the compensation provisions of this title shall
insure the payment of compensation to his employees in the manner hereinafter
provided. While such insurance remains in force he or those conducting his
business shall only be liable to an employee for personal injury or death by
accident to the extent and in the manner herein specified.

B. To ensure that all employers who are required to have workers&#8217;
compensation insurance under this title have notice of such requirement, the
appropriate official of a county, city, or town who licenses employers to
conduct business under Chapter 37 (&#xA7; 58.1-3700 et seq.) of Title 58.1 or
the State Corporation Commission who charters employers to conduct business
under &#xA7; 12.1-12 shall provide employers requesting such licenses or
charters on and after January 1, 1989, with information concerning statutory
requirements for such insurance coverage. The Workers&#8217; Compensation
Commission shall prepare such information and distribute it to such licensing or
chartering officials. The failure of the local official or the State Corporation
Commission to give such notice to an employer shall not relieve the employer of
the duty of acquiring insurance as required by this title.

C. As used in this section, the words &#8220;those conducting his
business&#8221; shall include any person whose act results in an injury or death
compensable under this title and arises out of and in the course of employment
by an employer who is or may be liable for the payment of compensation. A person
other than an employer or statutory employer, or a person employed by either,
whose acts result in such injury or death shall be deemed an &#8220;other
party&#8221; within the meaning of &#xA7; 65.2-309.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 65-99; 1968, c. 660, § 65.1-103; 1977, c. 113; 1988, c.
543; 1991, c. 355.