Virginia § 55.1-613 - Acknowledgments outside of the United States and its dependencies
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§ 55.1-613. Acknowledgments outside of the United States and its dependencies
A circuit court of any county or city, or the clerk of such court, shall also record any writing as is described in § 55.1-600 as to any person whose name is signed thereto upon the certificate under the official seal of any ambassador, minister plenipotentiary, minister resident, charge d'affaires, consul-general, consul, vice-consul, or commercial agent appointed by the government of the United States to any foreign country, or of the proper officer of any court of record of such country or of the mayor or other chief magistrate of any city, town, or corporation therein, that such writing was acknowledged by such person or proved as to him by two witnesses before any person having such appointment or before such court, mayor, or chief magistrate.
Code 1919, § 5206; Code 1950, § 55-114; 2019, c. 712.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55.1-613 ("Acknowledgments outside of the United States and its dependencies") 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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