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2023 SESSION
23104140DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 58.1-3219.6 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 58.1-3219.6. Application for exemption.
A. The veteran or surviving spouse claiming the exemption under this article shall file with the commissioner of the revenue of the county, city, or town or such other officer as may be designated by the governing body in which the real property is located, on forms to be supplied by the county, city, or town, an affidavit or written statement (i) setting forth the name of the disabled veteran and the name of the spouse, if any, also occupying the real property, (ii) indicating whether the real property is jointly owned by married individuals, and (iii) certifying that the real property is occupied as the veteran's principal place of residence. The veteran shall also provide documentation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor agency indicating that the veteran has a 100 percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability. The veteran shall be required to refile the information required by this section only if the veteran's principal place of residence changes. In the event of a surviving spouse of a veteran claiming the exemption, the surviving spouse shall also provide documentation that the veteran's death occurred on or after January 1, 2011.
B. The veteran or surviving spouse may claim the exemption
under this article prior to purchasing the qualifying dwelling by filing the
documentation as required by subsection A [ and valid documentation of the
purchase agreement for the qualifying dwelling ] . The commissioner of
the revenue of the county, city, or town, or [ his designee such other
officer as may be designated by the governing body in which the real property is
located ] , shall, within [ 15 20 ] business days
following receipt of such documentation, process the application and send the
veteran a letter stating whether the application is approved or denied. If the
application is approved, the letter shall also include the amount of the tax
exemption for the qualifying property the veteran intends to purchase. However,
the exemption described in such a letter shall become effective only after the
veteran becomes the owner of the property.