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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 475<\/a> 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. 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 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":376110,"section_number":"64.2-2511","catch_line":"Construction","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2511\/"},{"id":376361,"section_number":"64.2-632","catch_line":"Effect of transfer on death deed at transferor's death","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-632\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1502735,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376075,"identifier":"64.2-2200","token":"64.2\/V\/22\/64.2-2200","url":"\/64.2-2200\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-2200\/","token":"64.2\/V\/22\/64.2-2200","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-2200","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter:<\/p>

“Co-owners with right of survivorship<\/span>” includes parties to a joint account, joint tenants, tenants by the entireties, and other co-owners of property held under circumstances that entitle one or more to the whole of the property or account on the death of the other or others.<\/p>

“Governing instrument<\/span>” means a deed, will<\/span>, trust, insurance or annuity policy, account with POD designation, security registered in beneficiary form (TOD), or pension, profit-sharing, retirement, or similar benefit plan; instrument creating or exercising a power of appointment or a power of attorney<\/span>; or a donative, appointive, or nominative instrument of any other type.<\/p>

“Payor<\/span>” means a trustee<\/span>, insurer, business entity, employer, government, governmental agency, subdivision, or instrumentality, or any other person authorized or obligated by law<\/span> or a governing instrument<\/span> to make payments.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 64.2-2200)\n\nAs used in this chapter:\n\n“Co-owners with right of survivorship” includes parties to a joint\naccount, joint tenants, tenants by the entireties, and other co-owners of\nproperty held under circumstances that entitle one or more to the whole of the\nproperty or account on the death of the other or others.\n\n“Governing instrument” means a deed, will, trust, insurance or\nannuity policy, account with POD designation, security registered in beneficiary\nform (TOD), or pension, profit-sharing, retirement, or similar benefit plan;\ninstrument creating or exercising a power of appointment or a power of attorney;\nor a donative, appointive, or nominative instrument of any other type.\n\n“Payor” means a trustee, insurer, business entity, employer,\ngovernment, governmental agency, subdivision, or instrumentality, or any other\nperson authorized or obligated by law or a governing instrument to make\npayments.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 475, \u00a7 64.1-104.1; 2012, c. 614.","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"}}