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This law was first created in 1964. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 216 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 1964 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1972, chapter 607; in 1973, chapter 543; in 1974, chapter 579; in 1977, chapter 326.<\/p>","references":[{"id":352104,"section_number":"2.2-1205","catch_line":"Purchase of continued health insurance coverage by the surviving spouse and any dependents of an active or retired local law-enforcement officer, firefighter, etc., through the Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1205\/"},{"id":378704,"section_number":"9.1-400","catch_line":"Title of chapter; definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-400\/"},{"id":378708,"section_number":"9.1-402","catch_line":"Payments to beneficiaries of certain deceased law-enforcement officers, firefighters, etc., and retirees","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-402\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":356338,"section_number":"27-39","catch_line":"Counties, cities and towns authorized to provide relief","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-39\/"},{"id":356345,"section_number":"27-40","catch_line":"Support of dependent children of firemen","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-40\/"},{"id":356340,"section_number":"27-40.1","catch_line":"Presumption as to death or disability from respiratory diseases, hypertension or heart disease","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-40.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1417275,"object_type":"law","relational_id":356342,"identifier":"27-40.2","token":"27\/4\/1\/27-40.2","url":"\/27-40.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/27-40.2\/","token":"27\/4\/1\/27-40.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Employing such presumption in determining eligibility for benefits","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 27-40.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Such presumption<\/span>, subject to the provisions of \u00a7 27-40.1<\/a>, shall be employed in determining eligibility for death, retirement, sickness and other benefits provided pursuant to the authority granted by \u00a7\u00a7 27-39<\/a>, 27-40<\/a>, or pursuant to any other provision of law<\/span> or the charter of any city or town, or otherwise for persons who die or become totally or partially disabled; provided, however, that such presumption<\/span> shall be used to determine eligibility for death benefits for all fire fighters employed by the City of Portsmouth when death occurs subsequent to July 1, 1972.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEMPLOYING SUCH PRESUMPTION IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS (\u00a7 27-40.2)\n\nSuch presumption, subject to the provisions of \u00a7 27-40.1, shall be employed in\ndetermining eligibility for death, retirement, sickness and other benefits\nprovided pursuant to the authority granted by \u00a7\u00a7 27-39, 27-40, or pursuant to\nany other provision of law or the charter of any city or town, or otherwise for\npersons who die or become totally or partially disabled; provided, however, that\nsuch presumption shall be used to determine eligibility for death benefits for\nall fire fighters employed by the City of Portsmouth when death occurs\nsubsequent to July 1, 1972.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 216; 1972, c. 607; 1973, c. 543; 1974, c. 579; 1977, c. 326.","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"}}