{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-731","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 64.2-731","heading":"Cy pres","body":"A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B, if a particular charitable purpose becomes unlawful, impracticable, impossible to achieve, or wasteful:1. The trust does not fail, in whole or in part;2. The trust property does not revert to the settlor or the settlor's successors in interest; and3. The court may apply cy pres to modify or terminate the trust by directing that the trust property be applied or distributed, in whole or in part, in a manner consistent with the settlor's charitable purposes.B. A provision in the terms of a charitable trust that would result in distribution of the trust property to a noncharitable beneficiary prevails over the power of the court under subsection A to apply cy pres to modify or terminate the trust only if, when the provision takes effect:1. The trust property is to revert to the settlor and the settlor is still living; or2. Fewer than 21 years have elapsed since the date of the trust's creation.2005, c. 935, § 55-544.13; 2012, c. 614.","path":["Title 64.2. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES","Subtitle III. TRUSTS","Chapter 7. UNIFORM TRUST CODE","Article 4. CREATION, VALIDITY, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION OF TRUST"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/64.2-731/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:14Z","sha256":"d298dfdefc32a4352d8dbe49a93a43f0f5962eb4d25c1a1b2d641f93de6b802e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-730","next":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-732"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}