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If the donor or testator so directs in such writing or will, the interest accruing on such fund shall be reinvested by the State Treasurer every six months, in the manner prescribed in \u00a7 23.1-2214 and for such period as such writing or will prescribes, not exceeding 30 years. At the expiration of the time so prescribed or 30 years, whichever occurs first, the fund, with its accumulations, and the interest, income, and profits accruing upon the aggregate fund shall be paid to the board as they accrue and as directed by such writing or will and shall be appropriated and employed according to the provisions of such writing or will and not otherwise. 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At the expiration of the time so prescribed or 30 years, whichever occurs first, the fund, with its accumulations, and the interest, income, and profits accruing upon the aggregate fund shall be paid to the board as they accrue and as directed by such writing or will and shall be appropriated and employed according to the provisions of such writing or will and not otherwise. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":355237,"section_number":"23.1-2217","catch_line":"Reservation of nomination by donor","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-2217\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":355234,"section_number":"23.1-2214","catch_line":"Gifts, bequests, and devises","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-2214\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1413239,"object_type":"law","relational_id":355235,"identifier":"23.1-2215","token":"23.1\/IV\/22\/4\/23.1-2215","url":"\/23.1-2215\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-2215\/","token":"23.1\/IV\/22\/4\/23.1-2215","dublin_core":{"Title":"Donations for special purposes or objects","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-2215","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If any particular purpose or object<\/span> connected with the University is specified by a donor pursuant to \u00a7 23.1-2214<\/a> at the time of such deposit (i) by writing filed in the State Treasurer’s office, which may also be recorded in the clerk’s office of the Circuit<\/span> Court<\/span> of Albemarle County as a deed for land is recorded, or (ii) in the will of such testator, the interest, income, and profits of such fund shall be appropriated to such purpose and object<\/span> and none other. If the donor or testator so directs in such writing or will, the interest accruing on such fund shall be reinvested by the State Treasurer every six months, in the manner prescribed in \u00a7 23.1-2214<\/a> and for such period as such writing or will prescribes, not exceeding 30 years. At the expiration of the time so prescribed or 30 years, whichever occurs first, the fund, with its accumulations, and the interest, income, and profits accruing upon the aggregate fund shall be paid to the board as they accrue and as directed by such writing or will and shall be appropriated and employed according to the provisions of such writing or will and not otherwise. The board shall render to the General Assembly, at each regular session, an account of the disbursement of any funds so derived.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDONATIONS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES OR OBJECTS (\u00a7 23.1-2215)\n\nIf any particular purpose or object connected with the University is specified\nby a donor pursuant to \u00a7 23.1-2214 at the time of such deposit (i) by writing\nfiled in the State Treasurer’s office, which may also be recorded in the\nclerk’s office of the Circuit Court of Albemarle County as a deed for land\nis recorded, or (ii) in the will of such testator, the interest, income, and\nprofits of such fund shall be appropriated to such purpose and object and none\nother. If the donor or testator so directs in such writing or will, the interest\naccruing on such fund shall be reinvested by the State Treasurer every six\nmonths, in the manner prescribed in \u00a7 23.1-2214 and for such period as such\nwriting or will prescribes, not exceeding 30 years. At the expiration of the\ntime so prescribed or 30 years, whichever occurs first, the fund, with its\naccumulations, and the interest, income, and profits accruing upon the aggregate\nfund shall be paid to the board as they accrue and as directed by such writing\nor will and shall be appropriated and employed according to the provisions of\nsuch writing or will and not otherwise. The board shall render to the General\nAssembly, at each regular session, an account of the disbursement of any funds\nso derived.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 823, \u00a7 23-82; 2016, c. 588.","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"}}