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It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 317; in 1986, chapter 562.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1443481,"object_type":"law","relational_id":362502,"identifier":"38.2-4020","token":"38.2\/40\/38.2-4020","url":"\/38.2-4020\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-4020\/","token":"38.2\/40\/38.2-4020","dublin_core":{"Title":"When certificate invalid","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-4020","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>A certificate of membership shall be invalid if:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The certificate holder was ill at the time the certificate was procured; <a id=\"paragraph-1350173\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-4020\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> concerned in the procurement of the certificate had reason to believe that the illness existed at that time; <a id=\"paragraph-1350174\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-4020\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> The illness continued to the death of the certificate holder and was a contributing cause of death; <a id=\"paragraph-1350175\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-4020\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"4\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Health questions were not asked on the application for coverage; and <a id=\"paragraph-1350176\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-4020\/#4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"5\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> The certificate holder died within sixty days from the date the certificate was issued. <a id=\"paragraph-1350177\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-4020\/#5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN CERTIFICATE INVALID (\u00a7 38.2-4020)\n\nA certificate of membership shall be invalid if:\n\n1. The certificate holder was ill at the time the certificate was procured;\n\n2. Any person concerned in the procurement of the certificate had reason to\nbelieve that the illness existed at that time;\n\n3. The illness continued to the death of the certificate holder and was a\ncontributing cause of death;\n\n4. Health questions were not asked on the application for coverage; and\n\n5. The certificate holder died within sixty days from the date the certificate\nwas issued.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 38-153; 1952, c. 317, \u00a7 38.1-562; 1986, c. 562.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}