Code of Virginia - Title 55 Property And Conveyances - Chapter 6 Recordation Of Documents

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 ...
55-106.1 Recording and indexing of certain documents showing changes of names
A duly authenticated copy of a marriage license with the certificate of the person celebrating the marriage or a duly authenticated copy of a final ...
55-106.2 Presumption that writings admitted to record are in proper form
A writing that is not properly notarized in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth shall not invalidate the underlying document, however, any such writing ...
55-106.3 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 1992, c. 532. ...
55-106.4 Deed of real estate investment trust
Every deed that is to be recorded conveying property to or from a trust qualifying as a real estate investment trust shall include the complete ...
55-106.5 When clerk may refuse document to be recorded
A clerk may refuse any document for recording in which the name or names of the person under which the document is to be indexed ...
55-107 Power of attorney, where recorded
A power of attorney may be admitted to record in any county or corporation. (Code 1919, § 5203.) ...
55-108 Standards for writings to be docketed or recorded
Except as provided in Article 4.1 (§ 17.1-258.2 et seq.) of Title 17.1, all writings which are to be recorded or docketed in the clerk's ...
55-109 When original of writing once recorded is lost, how copy admitted to record elsewhere
If it be proper for any writing, which has been admitted to record in a court of any county or corporation, to be admitted to ...
55-109.1 Certifications of recordation upon counterparts of certain instruments and subsequent recordation i...
Whenever a mortgage or deed of trust instrument upon real or personal property located in more than one city or county is presented to and ...
55-110 Recordation of copy of lost deed previously recorded in what is now West Virginia
In any case when any such writing shall have been duly admitted to record before the formation of the state of West Virginia in any ...
55-111 Writings not duly acknowledged copied for preservation
If any writing which it is lawful for a clerk to admit to record on proper acknowledgment or proof has been or shall be lodged ...
55-112 Continuing in force acts establishing Torrens system
The act entitled "An act to provide for the settlement, registration, transfer, and assurance of titles to land, and to establish courts of land registration, ...
55-113 Acknowledgment within the United States or its dependencies
Such court or clerk as is mentioned in § 55-106 shall admit any such writing to record as to any person whose name is signed ...
55-114 Acknowledgments outside of the United States and its dependencies
Such court or clerk shall also admit any such writing to record as to any person whose name is signed thereto upon the certificate under ...
55-114.1 Acknowledgments by persons subject to Uniform Code of Military Justice; validation of certain ackno...
Such court or clerk shall also admit any such writing to record as to any person whose name is signed thereto and who at the ...
55-115 Acknowledgments taken before commissioned officers in military service
Such court or clerk shall also admit any such writing to record as to any person whose name is signed thereto who at the time ...
55-116 through 55-118
Repealed by Acts 1980, c. 580. ...
55-118.1 "Notarial acts" defined; who may perform notarial acts outside Commonwealth for use in Commonweal...
For the purposes of this article, "notarial acts" means acts which the laws and regulations of this Commonwealth authorize notaries public of this Commonwealth to ...
55-118.2 Proof of authority of person performing notarial act
(a) If the notarial act is performed by any of the persons described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of § 55-118.1, other than a person ...
55-118.3 What person taking acknowledgment shall certify
The person taking an acknowledgment shall certify that: (1) The person acknowledging appeared before him and acknowledged he executed the instrument; and (2) The person ...
55-118.4 When form of certificate of acknowledgment accepted
The form of a certificate of acknowledgment used by a person whose authority is recognized under § 55-118.1 shall be accepted in this Commonwealth if: ...
55-118.5 Meaning of "acknowledged before me."
The words "acknowledged before me" mean (1) That the person acknowledging appeared before the person taking the acknowledgment, (2) That he acknowledged he executed the ...
55-118.6 Statutory short forms of acknowledgment
The forms of acknowledgment set forth in this section may be used and are sufficient for their respective purposes under any law of this Commonwealth. ...
55-118.7 Application of article; article cumulative
A notarial act performed prior to June 26, 1970, is not affected by this article. This article provides an additional method of proving notarial acts. ...
55-118.8 Uniform interpretation
This article shall be so interpreted as to make uniform the laws of those states which enact it. (1970, c. 719.) ...
55-118.9 Short title
This article may be cited as the Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act. (1970, c. 719.) ...
55-119 Deeds of corporations; how to be executed and acknowledged
All deeds made by corporations shall be signed in the name of the corporation by the president or acting president, or any vice-president, or by ...
55-120 Acknowledgments on behalf of corporations and others
When any writing purports to have been signed in behalf or by authority of any person or corporation, or in any representative capacity whatsoever, the ...
55-121 Corporate acknowledgment taken before officer or stockholder
Any notary or other officer duly authorized to take acknowledgments may take the acknowledgment to any deed or other writing, executed by a company, or ...
55-122 Acts of notaries public, etc., who have held certain other offices
All certificates of acknowledgment to deeds and other writings, taken and certified by notaries public and commissioners in chancery, and all depositions taken, accounts and ...
55-123 Validation of acknowledgments when seal not affixed
When a certificate of acknowledgment was made prior to July 1, 1995, to any instrument in writing required by this chapter to be acknowledged and ...
55-124 Acknowledgment taken by trustee in deed of trust
All certificates of acknowledgment to deeds of trust made and certified prior to March 23, 1936, by persons being trustees in such deeds shall be ...
55-125 Acknowledgment taken by trustee in deed of trust; later date
Any certificate of acknowledgment of any deed of trust, taken and certified prior to July 1, 1995, by a person named as trustee therein who ...
55-125.1 Certain acknowledgments taken and certified before July 1, 1995
All certificates of acknowledgments to deeds and other writings, taken and certified prior to July 1, 1995, by commissioners of deeds of states other than ...
55-126 Acknowledgments taken by certain justices of the peace, mayors, etc
All certificates of acknowledgment to deeds and other writings taken and certified prior to July 1, 1995, by justices of the peace, mayors of cities ...
55-127 Acknowledgments taken by officers after expiration of terms
All certificates of acknowledgment to deeds and other writings taken and certified prior to July 1, 1995, by commissioners of deeds of states other than ...
55-128 Acknowledgments taken by notaries in service during World War I
All certificates of acknowledgment to deeds and other writings taken and certified in this Commonwealth prior to June 18, 1920, by notaries public who served ...
55-129 Acknowledgments before foreign officials who failed to affix seals
All certificates of acknowledgment to deeds and other writings made and certified prior to July 1, 1995, before officials in any foreign country authorized by ...
55-130 Acknowledgments taken by notaries in foreign countries
All certificates of acknowledgment to deeds and other writings taken and certified prior to July 1, 1995, by notaries public residing in foreign countries shall ...
55-131 Acknowledgments taken by officer who was husband or wife of grantee
Any certificate of acknowledgment to a deed or other writings taken prior to July 1, 1995, by a notary public or other officer duly authorized ...
55-132 Acknowledgment when notary certifies erroneously as to expiration of commission
All certificates of acknowledgment to deeds and other writings taken and certified prior to July 1, 1995, by a notary public appointed or commissioned by ...
55-132.1 Acknowledgments before officer of city or county consolidating, etc., prior to expiration date of c...
All certificates of acknowledgment to deeds and other writings taken and certified by a notary public or other officer originally duly authorized to take acknowledgments ...
55-133 Acknowledgments taken before notary whose commission has expired
All certificates of acknowledgment to deeds and other writings taken and certified prior to March 22, 1930, by notaries public appointed or commissioned by the ...
55-134 Acknowledgments taken before notary whose commission has expired; later date; intervening vested ri...
All certificates of acknowledgment to deeds and other writings taken and certified prior to July 1, 1995, by notaries public appointed or commissioned by the ...
55-134.1 Acknowledgments taken before notary who was appointed but failed to qualify; vested rights save...
All certificates of acknowledgment to deeds and other writings taken and certified prior to July 1, 1995, by a person who was appointed as a ...
55-134.2 Acknowledgments taken before a notary at large who failed to cite the jurisdiction in which the ack...
All certificates of acknowledgment to deeds and other writings taken and certified prior to July 1, 1995, by a person who was appointed a notary ...
55-135 Deeds defectively executed by corporation
Any deed of conveyance of real estate executed in Virginia prior to July 1, 1995, by a corporation of this Commonwealth, when the certificate of ...
55-136 Deeds to which corporate seal not affixed or not attested
Any deed of conveyance of real estate executed within or without this Commonwealth by a corporation of this Commonwealth or any other state to which ...
55-137 Acknowledgments of corporations taken by officers or stockholders
No acknowledgment heretofore taken to any deed or any writing executed by a company, or for the benefit of a company, shall be held to ...
55-137.1 Recordation certificate not signed by clerk
All deeds, orders of probate, fiduciary accounts and all other papers and writings received prior to July 1, 1995, by any clerk of any court ...
55-137.2 Same; when clerk has died
Any deed or other instrument or writing spread before July 1, 1995, upon the proper deed book in the clerk's office of the circuit court ...
55-138 Recordation of decrees affecting title to land
The clerk of the court wherein there is any partition of land under any order or decree, or any recovery of land under judgment or ...
55-139 through 55-139.2
Repealed by Acts 1970, c. 76. ...
55-140 Judgments of United States courts affecting realty
A copy of any judgment, order or decree of any United States court affecting the title to, boundary or possession of, or any interest in ...
55-141 Decrees and orders in bankruptcy
Certified copies of orders or decrees of adjudication of bankruptcy, made pursuant to the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy, certified copies of orders of ...
55-142 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 1988, c. 100. ...
55-142.01 Certificates of commencement of case in bankruptcy
Certificates of commencement of case, signed by clerks of bankruptcy courts or clerks of United States district courts, issued pursuant to the acts of Congress ...
55-142.1 Where notices and certificates affecting liens to be filed
A. Notices of liens, certificates and other notices affecting federal tax liens or other federal liens shall be filed in accordance with this article. B. ...
55-142.2 Certification of notices and certificates
Certification of notices of tax liens, certificates or other notices affecting federal liens by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States or his ...
55-142.3 Duties of filing officers
A. If a notice of federal lien, a refiling of a notice of federal lien, or a notice of revocation of any certificate described in ...
55-142.4 Fees of filing officers other than clerk of State Corporation Commission
The fee to be paid to any officer other than the clerk of the State Corporation Commission for filing and indexing each notice of lien ...
55-142.5 Fees of clerk of State Corporation Commission
Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, the fees for filing, indexing, searching, amending or for certificates of discharge or subordination, or any other fee which may ...
55-142.6 Construction of article
This article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. ...
55-142.7 Short title
This article may be cited as the Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act. (1970, c. 76; 1988, cc. 113, 388.) ...
55-142.8 Certificates and notices affecting liens filed on or before July 1, 1970
If a notice of lien was filed on or before July 1, 1970, any certificate or notice affecting the lien shall be filed in the ...
55-142.9 No action to be brought against State Corporation Commission or its staff
No action shall be brought against the State Corporation Commission or any member of the staff thereof claiming damage for alleged errors or omissions in ...
55-142.10 Definitions.
As used in this article, terms shall have the meanings as defined below: "Clerk" means a clerk of the circuit court. "Document" means information that ...
55-142.11 Validity of electronically filed and recorded land records.
A. If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a land records document be an original, be on paper or another tangible medium, ...
55-142.12 Recording of electronic documents among the land records.
A. A clerk of a circuit court who implements an eRecording System shall do so in compliance with standards established by the Virginia Information Technologies ...
55-142.13 Uniform standards.
In consultation with the circuit court clerks, the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court, and interested citizens and businesses, the Virginia Information Technologies Agency shall ...
55-142.14 Uniformity of application and construction.
In applying and construing this Act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter ...
55-142.15 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
To the extent allowed by law, this Act modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. § ...

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