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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 1960, chapter 451; in 1979, chapter 711.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":359354,"section_number":"32.1-263","catch_line":"Filing death certificates; medical certification; investigation by Office of the Chief Medical Examiner","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-263\/"},{"id":359355,"section_number":"32.1-264","catch_line":"Reports of fetal deaths; medical certification; investigation by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; confidentiality of information concerning abortions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-264\/"},{"id":359356,"section_number":"32.1-265","catch_line":"Transit permits; permits for disinterment and reinterment","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-265\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1431255,"object_type":"law","relational_id":359357,"identifier":"32.1-266","token":"32.1\/7\/4\/32.1-266","url":"\/32.1-266\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-266\/","token":"32.1\/7\/4\/32.1-266","dublin_core":{"Title":"Extending time for filing death certificates and obtaining out-of-state transit permits","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-266","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may provide by regulation for the extension, upon conditions designed to assure compliance with the purposes of this chapter, of the periods prescribed in \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Filing death certificates; medical certification; investigation by Office of the Chief Medical Examiner\" href=\"\/32.1-263\/\">32.1-263<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Reports of fetal deaths; medical certification; investigation by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; confidentiality of information concerning abortions\" href=\"\/32.1-264\/\">32.1-264<\/a> and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Transit permits; permits for disinterment and reinterment\" href=\"\/32.1-265\/\">32.1-265<\/a> for the filing of death certificates, <span class=\"dictionary\">fetal death<\/span> reports and medical certifications of cause of death and for the obtaining of out-of-state transit permits in cases in which compliance with the applicable prescribed period would result in undue hardship.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXTENDING TIME FOR FILING DEATH CERTIFICATES AND OBTAINING OUT-OF-STATE TRANSIT\nPERMITS (\u00a7 32.1-266)\n\nThe Board may provide by regulation for the extension, upon conditions designed\nto assure compliance with the purposes of this chapter, of the periods\nprescribed in \u00a7\u00a7 32.1-263, 32.1-264 and 32.1-265 for the filing of death\ncertificates, fetal death reports and medical certifications of cause of death\nand for the obtaining of out-of-state transit permits in cases in which\ncompliance with the applicable prescribed period would result in undue hardship.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-353.23; 1960, c. 451; 1979, c. 711.","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"}}