Virginia § 55.1-2422 - Form of grant of escheated property
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 55.1-2422 — Form of grant of escheated property, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 55.1-2422. Form of grant of escheated property
A grant of escheated property shall be without warranty and to the following effect:
"In consideration of the sum of $____ paid by ________, the Purchaser, into the treasury of the Commonwealth, etc., there is granted without warranty by the Commonwealth to ________, the Purchaser, a certain tract or parcel of land, containing ____ acres, lying in the county (or city) of ________, etc., (describing the bounds of the land and date of the survey or other description sufficient to identify the parcel) with its appurtenances, to ________, the Purchaser, and his heirs forever. In witness whereof, ________, the Governor of the Commonwealth, has set his hand and caused the lesser seal of the Commonwealth to be affixed hereunto, at ____, on the ________ day of ________, in the year ____."
1952, c. 132, § 55-186.1; 1977, c. 583; 1984, c. 315; 2019, c. 712.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55.1-2422 ("Form of grant of escheated property") 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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