Code of Virginia - Title 55 Property And Conveyances - Section 55-106 When and where writings admitted to record

§ 55-106. When and where writings admitted to record

Except when it is otherwise provided, the circuit court of any county or city, or the clerk of any such court, or his duly qualified deputy, in his office, shall admit to record any such writing as to any person whose name is signed thereto with an original signature, except as provided in § 55-113, when it shall have been acknowledged by him, or proved by two witnesses as to him in such court, or before such clerk, or his duly qualified deputy, in his office, or the manner prescribed in Articles 2 (§ 55-113 et seq.), 2.1 (§ 55-118.1 et seq.), and 3 (§ 55-119 et seq.) of this chapter. When such writing is signed by a person acting on behalf of another, or in any representative capacity, the signature of such representative may be acknowledged or proved in the same manner.

(Code 1919, § 5204; 1972, c. 130; 1994, c. 554.)

Sections:  55-106  55-106.1  55-106.2  55-106.3  55-106.4  55-106.5  55-107  55-108  55-109  55-109.1  55-110  55-111  55-112  55-113  55-114  Next

Last modified: April 16, 2009