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It has been modified 4 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 1968, chapter 656; in 1996, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0675\">675<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0684\">684<\/a>; in 2006, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?061+ful+CHAP0351\">351<\/a>; in 2012, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0614\">614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":376084,"section_number":"64.2-2300","catch_line":"Presumption of death from absence or disappearance; when applicable","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2300\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":376086,"section_number":"64.2-2302","catch_line":"Appointment of curator when presumption of death not applicable","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2302\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1502785,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376087,"identifier":"64.2-2303","token":"64.2\/V\/23\/64.2-2303","url":"\/64.2-2303\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-2303\/","token":"64.2\/V\/23\/64.2-2303","dublin_core":{"Title":"Persons presumed dead; authority of clerk","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-2303","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>A clerk of the <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> has no authority to (i) admit to probate a <span class=\"dictionary\">will<\/span> of a person presumed to be dead, (ii) grant administration upon the estate of a person presumed to be dead, or (iii) appoint a curator pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Appointment of curator when presumption of death not applicable\" href=\"\/64.2-2302\/\">64.2-2302<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERSONS PRESUMED DEAD; AUTHORITY OF CLERK (\u00a7 64.2-2303)\n\nA clerk of the circuit court has no authority to (i) admit to probate a will of\na person presumed to be dead, (ii) grant administration upon the estate of a\nperson presumed to be dead, or (iii) appoint a curator pursuant to \u00a7 64.2-2302.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 64-103; 1968, c. 656, \u00a7 64.1-107; 1996, cc. 675, 684;\n2006, c. 351; 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"}}