Virginia § 38.2-4403 - The Virginia State Bar may sponsor plans
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 38.2-4403 — The Virginia State Bar may sponsor plans, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38.2-4403. The Virginia State Bar may sponsor plans
The Virginia State Bar may sponsor, and its member attorneys may, through a nonstock corporation, operate a legal services plan under the following conditions:
1. All members of the Virginia State Bar may participate in the plan.
2. No more than one-fourth of the board of directors of the nonstock corporation operating the plan may be attorneys who shall be appointed to the board by the Virginia State Bar. A majority of the members of the board shall not be providers of legal services to the plan nor employees or officers of the corporation conducting the plan. The nonprovider members of the board may not be elected or appointed by the Virginia State Bar or by attorneys participating in the plan.
3. No part of the dues paid by attorneys to the Virginia State Bar shall be used to financially support the nonstock corporation.
4. The Commission shall require quarterly compliance certification from all plans licensed pursuant to this section.
1982, c. 387, § 38.1-793.1; 1986, c. 562.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38.2-4403 ("The Virginia State Bar may sponsor plans") 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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