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If at any time the object of such donation or deposit fails by the legal destruction of the University or by any other means so that the purpose of the gift, bequest, or devise is permanently frustrated, the whole fund, including unexpended principal and interest, shall revert to and be vested in the donor or his legal representatives.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1322883,"text":"Donations made pursuant to \u00a7 23.1-2214 are irrevocable by the donor or his representatives, but if the board gives notice in writing to the State Treasurer within one year of being notified of the donation by the Treasurer that it declines to receive the benefit of such deposit, the deposit and any interest and profits that may have accrued shall be held subject to the order of such donor or his legal representatives. 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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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":355234,"section_number":"23.1-2214","catch_line":"Gifts, bequests, and devises","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-2214\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1413243,"object_type":"law","relational_id":355236,"identifier":"23.1-2216","token":"23.1\/IV\/22\/4\/23.1-2216","url":"\/23.1-2216\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-2216\/","token":"23.1\/IV\/22\/4\/23.1-2216","dublin_core":{"Title":"Disposition of donations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-2216","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Donations made pursuant to \u00a7 23.1-2214<\/a> are irrevocable by the donor or his representatives, but if the board gives notice in writing to the State Treasurer within one year of being notified of the donation by the Treasurer that it declines to receive the benefit of such deposit, the deposit and any interest and profits that may have accrued shall be held subject to the order<\/span> of such donor or his legal representatives. If at any time the object<\/span> of such donation or deposit fails by the legal destruction of the University or by any other means so that the purpose of the gift, bequest, or devise is permanently frustrated, the whole fund, including unexpended principal and interest, shall revert to and be vested in the donor or his legal representatives.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISPOSITION OF DONATIONS (\u00a7 23.1-2216)\n\nDonations made pursuant to \u00a7 23.1-2214 are irrevocable by the donor or his\nrepresentatives, but if the board gives notice in writing to the State Treasurer\nwithin one year of being notified of the donation by the Treasurer that it\ndeclines to receive the benefit of such deposit, the deposit and any interest\nand profits that may have accrued shall be held subject to the order of such\ndonor or his legal representatives. If at any time the object of such donation\nor deposit fails by the legal destruction of the University or by any other\nmeans so that the purpose of the gift, bequest, or devise is permanently\nfrustrated, the whole fund, including unexpended principal and interest, shall\nrevert to and be vested in the donor or his legal representatives.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 824, \u00a7 23-83; 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"}}