Rule Against Perpetuities

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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Rule Against Perpetuities.” It is part of Chapter 1 “Creation and Limitation of Estates”, which is part of Subtitle I “Property Conveyances”, which is part of Title 55.1 “Property and Conveyances”.

It’s comprised of the following 10 sections.

§ 55.1-124	Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities
§ 55.1-125	When nonvested property interest or power of appointment created
§ 55.1-126	Reformation
§ 55.1-127	Exclusions from statutory rule against perpetuities
§ 55.1-128	Prospective application
§ 55.1-129	Uniformity of application and construction
§ 55.1-130	Certain limitations construed
§ 55.1-131	Employee trusts
§ 55.1-132	Determination of "lives in being" for purpose of rule against perpetuities
§ 55.1-133	Application of the rule against perpetuities to nondonative transfers