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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>362443</law_id><section_number>38.2-3808</section_number><catch_line>Filing copies of constitution and bylaws</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="88" identifier="38.2">Insurance</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="40" identifier="38">Cooperative Nonprofit Life Benefit Companies</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Each <span class="dictionary">company</span> shall file with the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> a duly certified copy of its constitution, <span class="dictionary">laws</span> or bylaws and all amendments or additions. Printed copies of the constitution, <span class="dictionary">laws</span> or bylaws, certified by the secretary or corresponding officer of the <span class="dictionary">company</span>, shall be prima facie <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> of their legal adoption and filing.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 38-481; 1952, c. 317, &#xA7; 38.1-506; 1986, c. 562.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
