Virginia § 55.1-608 - Certifications of recordation upon copies of certain instruments and subsequent recordation in other county or city
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§ 55.1-608. Certifications of recordation upon copies of certain instruments and subsequent recordation in other county or city
Whenever a mortgage or deed of trust instrument upon real or personal property located in more than one county or city is recorded in one such county or city, the party by whom it is so presented may deliver to the clerk of such court any number of executed and acknowledged copies of such instrument. The clerk shall fix to each such copy his certificate of recordation, certifying thereby the payment of the recordation tax levied by the Commonwealth, and shall return to the party presenting all such instruments all such copies except one, which shall be retained by the clerk for recordation in his office. Such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the payment of the recordation tax indicated thereby, and the clerk in any other recording office in any other county or city shall accept for recordation in his office any such copy so certified.
1962, c. 301, § 55-109.1; 2019, c. 712.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55.1-608 ("Certifications of recordation upon copies of certain instruments and subsequent recordation in other county or city") 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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