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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 1952, chapter 317; in 1986, chapter 562.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1440361,"object_type":"law","relational_id":361721,"identifier":"38.2-2017","token":"38.2\/20\/2\/38.2-2017","url":"\/38.2-2017\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-2017\/","token":"38.2\/20\/2\/38.2-2017","dublin_core":{"Title":"No rule prohibiting or regulating payment of dividends, etc., to be adopted","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-2017","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No <span class=\"dictionary\">rate service organization<\/span> subject to this chapter shall adopt any rule prohibiting or regulating the payment of dividends, savings or unabsorbed premium deposits allowed or returned by <span class=\"dictionary\">insurers<\/span> to their policyholders, members or subscribers.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNO RULE PROHIBITING OR REGULATING PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS, ETC., TO BE ADOPTED (\u00a7\n38.2-2017)\n\nNo rate service organization subject to this chapter shall adopt any rule\nprohibiting or regulating the payment of dividends, savings or unabsorbed\npremium deposits allowed or returned by insurers to their policyholders, members\nor subscribers.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 38-253.12, 38-253.58; 1952, c. 317, \u00a7 38.1-267; 1986,\nc. 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"}}