Safe Deposit Boxes

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This is Chapter 23 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Safe Deposit Boxes.” It is part of Subtitle IV “Other Financial Activities”, which is part of Title 6.2 “Financial Institutions and Services”. It contains 15 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 15 sections.

§ 6.2-2300	Definitions
§ 6.2-2301	Access to joint safe deposit box
§ 6.2-2302	Limited access to safe deposit box upon death of lessee
§ 6.2-2303	Limited access to safe deposit box upon incapacity of lessee
§ 6.2-2304	Duty to deny access to safe deposit boxes under certain conditions
§ 6.2-2305	Notice to lessee upon nonpayment of rent
§ 6.2-2306	Opening box; marking contents
§ 6.2-2307	Disposition of contents
§ 6.2-2308	Certificate of notary public
§ 6.2-2309	Subsequent right of lessee to contents
§ 6.2-2310	Sale of contents after two years
§ 6.2-2311	Disposition of proceeds of sale
§ 6.2-2312	Rental for storage unpaid for three years
§ 6.2-2313	Documents having pretium affectionis
§ 6.2-2314	Provisions confer cumulative remedy