Virginia § 22.1-191 - When Superintendent of Public Instruction to obtain insurance
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 22.1-191 — When Superintendent of Public Instruction to obtain insurance, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22.1-191. When Superintendent of Public Instruction to obtain insurance
In every case in which a locality or its school board fails to obtain, or to require vehicles operated under contract with it to be covered by, the requisite insurance by the twentieth of July of any year or fails to notify the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the effectuation of requisite insurance on or before the first of August, it shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, on or before the first of September, to obtain insurance complying with the requirements of this article on all vehicles, as far as known to or reasonably ascertainable by him, to be used in the school division for school pupil and personnel transportation in the ensuing session and to expend for this purpose the requisite amount out of any state school funds otherwise distributable, or becoming distributable, to the school division so in default.
Code 1950, § 22-287; 1980, c. 559.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22.1-191 ("When Superintendent of Public Instruction to obtain insurance") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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