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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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":1441841,"object_type":"law","relational_id":362118,"identifier":"38.2-3343","token":"38.2\/33\/3\/38.2-3343","url":"\/38.2-3343\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-3343\/","token":"38.2\/33\/3\/38.2-3343","dublin_core":{"Title":"Grace period","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-3343","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each industrial life insurance<\/span> policy shall contain a provision that the insured is entitled to a grace period of twenty-eight days within which the payment of any premium after the first may be made. This grace period shall terminate at noon on the twenty-eighth day after the due date of the defaulted premium. However, for monthly payment policies the insured shall be entitled to a grace period of not less than thirty-one days. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each policy shall also contain a provision that during the grace period the policy shall continue in full force, but if a claim arises under the policy during the grace period and before the overdue premiums are paid, the amount of overdue premiums may be deducted in any settlement<\/span> under the policy. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGRACE PERIOD (\u00a7 38.2-3343)\n\nA. Each industrial life insurance policy shall contain a provision that the\ninsured is entitled to a grace period of twenty-eight days within which the\npayment of any premium after the first may be made. This grace period shall\nterminate at noon on the twenty-eighth day after the due date of the defaulted\npremium. However, for monthly payment policies the insured shall be entitled to\na grace period of not less than thirty-one days.\n\nB. Each policy shall also contain a provision that during the grace period the\npolicy shall continue in full force, but if a claim arises under the policy\nduring the grace period and before the overdue premiums are paid, the amount of\noverdue premiums may be deducted in any settlement under the policy.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 38-434(1); 1952, c. 317, \u00a7 38.1-411; 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"}}