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This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 469 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 2008, chapters 822<\/a> and 830<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1502869,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376107,"identifier":"64.2-2508","token":"64.2\/V\/25\/64.2-2508","url":"\/64.2-2508\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-2508\/","token":"64.2\/V\/25\/64.2-2508","dublin_core":{"Title":"Proceeds of insurance; bona fide payment by insurance company or obligor","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-2508","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Insurance proceeds payable to the slayer<\/span> as the beneficiary or assignee of any policy or certificate of insurance or bond<\/span> or other contractual agreement on the life of the decedent<\/span> or as the survivor of a joint life policy shall be paid to the estate of the decedent<\/span>, unless the policy or certificate designates some person as an alternative beneficiary to the slayer<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the decedent<\/span> is the beneficiary or assignee of any policy or certificate of insurance on the life of the slayer<\/span>, the proceeds shall be paid to the estate of the decedent<\/span> upon the death of the slayer<\/span>, unless the policy names some person other than the slayer<\/span> or his estate as an alternative beneficiary, or unless the slayer<\/span>, by naming a new beneficiary or by assigning the policy, performs an act that would have deprived the decedent<\/span> of his interest in the policy if he had been living. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No insurance company shall be subject to liability on a policy insuring the life of the decedent<\/span> if (i) as a part of the slayer<\/span>’s plan to murder<\/span> the decedent<\/span>, such policy was procured and maintained by the slayer<\/span> or as a result of actions taken or participated in by the slayer<\/span> whether directly or indirectly and (ii) the decedent<\/span>’s death resulted from the slayer<\/span>’s act committed within two years from the date such policy was issued by the insurance company. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Any insurer making payment according to the terms of its policy or contract<\/span> or any bank or other person performing an obligation for the slayer<\/span> as one of several joint obligees shall not be subjected to additional liability by the terms of this section if such payment or performance is made without notice of circumstances bringing it within the provisions of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEEDS OF INSURANCE; BONA FIDE PAYMENT BY INSURANCE COMPANY OR OBLIGOR (\u00a7\n64.2-2508)\n\nA. Insurance proceeds payable to the slayer as the beneficiary or assignee of\nany policy or certificate of insurance or bond or other contractual agreement on\nthe life of the decedent or as the survivor of a joint life policy shall be paid\nto the estate of the decedent, unless the policy or certificate designates some\nperson as an alternative beneficiary to the slayer.\n\nB. If the decedent is the beneficiary or assignee of any policy or certificate\nof insurance on the life of the slayer, the proceeds shall be paid to the estate\nof the decedent upon the death of the slayer, unless the policy names some\nperson other than the slayer or his estate as an alternative beneficiary, or\nunless the slayer, by naming a new beneficiary or by assigning the policy,\nperforms an act that would have deprived the decedent of his interest in the\npolicy if he had been living.\n\nC. No insurance company shall be subject to liability on a policy insuring the\nlife of the decedent if (i) as a part of the slayer’s plan to murder the\ndecedent, such policy was procured and maintained by the slayer or as a result\nof actions taken or participated in by the slayer whether directly or indirectly\nand (ii) the decedent’s death resulted from the slayer’s act\ncommitted within two years from the date such policy was issued by the insurance\ncompany.\n\nD. Any insurer making payment according to the terms of its policy or contract\nor any bank or other person performing an obligation for the slayer as one of\nseveral joint obligees shall not be subjected to additional liability by the\nterms of this section if such payment or performance is made without notice of\ncircumstances bringing it within the provisions of this section.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 469, \u00a7 55-411; 2008, cc. 822, 830; 2012, c. 614.","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"}}