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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":1443213,"object_type":"law","relational_id":362449,"identifier":"38.2-3814","token":"38.2\/38\/2\/38.2-3814","url":"\/38.2-3814\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-3814\/","token":"38.2\/38\/2\/38.2-3814","dublin_core":{"Title":"Contracts in writing; fees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-3814","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

All contracts<\/span> of any company<\/span> for insurance<\/span> or other benefits shall be in writing. No company<\/span> or any of its officers or agents shall include in the sum charged a member, any fee, compensation, or other charge. However, a local medical examiner’s fee and a policy fee on accident and sickness contracts<\/span> may be charged.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTRACTS IN WRITING; FEES (\u00a7 38.2-3814)\n\nAll contracts of any company for insurance or other benefits shall be in\nwriting. No company or any of its officers or agents shall include in the sum\ncharged a member, any fee, compensation, or other charge. However, a local\nmedical examiner’s fee and a policy fee on accident and sickness contracts\nmay be charged.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 38-484; 1952, c. 317, \u00a7 38.1-514; 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"}}