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This law was first created in 1970. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 766 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 1970 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1986, chapter 562.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1439281,"object_type":"law","relational_id":361505,"identifier":"38.2-1615","token":"38.2\/16\/1\/38.2-1615","url":"\/38.2-1615\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1615\/","token":"38.2\/16\/1\/38.2-1615","dublin_core":{"Title":"No liability for action taken in good faith","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1615","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

There shall be no liability on the part of and no cause of action<\/span> shall arise against any member insurer<\/span>, the Association<\/span> or its agents or employees, the board of directors, or the Commission<\/span> or its representatives for any action taken or statement made by them in good faith in the performance of their powers and duties under this chapter. The Association<\/span>’s board of directors shall not incur any civil liability for any statements made in good faith under this provision.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNO LIABILITY FOR ACTION TAKEN IN GOOD FAITH (\u00a7 38.2-1615)\n\nThere shall be no liability on the part of and no cause of action shall arise\nagainst any member insurer, the Association or its agents or employees, the\nboard of directors, or the Commission or its representatives for any action\ntaken or statement made by them in good faith in the performance of their powers\nand duties under this chapter. The Association’s board of directors shall\nnot incur any civil liability for any statements made in good faith under this\nprovision.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 766, \u00a7 38.1-772; 1986, c. 562.","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"}}