Virginia § 38.2-117 - Personal injury liability
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 38.2-117 — Personal injury liability, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38.2-117. Personal injury liability
"Personal injury liability insurance" means insurance against legal liability of the insured, and against loss, damage or expense incident to a claim of such liability, arising out of the death or injury of any person, or arising out of injury to the economic interests of any person as the result of negligence in rendering expert, fiduciary or professional service, but not including any class of insurance specified in § 38.2-119.
Any policy of personal injury liability insurance may include appropriate provisions obligating the insurer to pay medical, hospital, surgical, and funeral expenses arising out of the death or injury of any person, regardless of any legal liability of the insured.
Code 1950, § 38-239; 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-15; 1986, c. 562.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38.2-117 ("Personal injury liability") 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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