CODE OF VIRGINIA WHEN CERTIFICATE INVALID (§ 38.2-4020) A certificate of membership shall be invalid if: 1. The certificate holder was ill at the time the certificate was procured; 2. Any person concerned in the procurement of the certificate had reason to believe that the illness existed at that time; 3. The illness continued to the death of the certificate holder and was a contributing cause of death; 4. Health questions were not asked on the application for coverage; and 5. The certificate holder died within sixty days from the date the certificate was issued. HISTORY: Code 1950, § 38-153; 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-562; 1986, c. 562.