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§ 17.1-228. Recording releases of deeds of trust, partial releases of deedsof trust, court ordered releases, or other liens or assignments in cities andcounties using microfilm.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the writings required bylaw to be recorded in the deed book in the office of the clerk of the circuitcourt of any city or county are recorded by a microphotographic process or byany other method or process which renders impractical or impossible thesubsequent entering of marginal notations upon a recorded instrument, anappropriate certificate, certificate of satisfaction, certificate of partialsatisfaction, certified copy of order, or other separate instrument settingforth the necessary information shall be recorded and indexed according tolaw.

When existing deed books in the office of the clerk of the circuit court ofany county or city are to be microfilmed or digitally reproduced for securitypurposes, the clerk may provide that marginal notations to accomplish therelease of deeds of trust or other liens shall not be made in such deed bookso microfilmed or digitally reproduced.

(1975, c. 469, § 17-60.1; 1978, c. 629; 1991, c. 414; 1998, c. 872; 2008, cc.823, 833.)

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Virginia > Title-17-1 > Chapter-2 > 17-1-228

§ 17.1-228. Recording releases of deeds of trust, partial releases of deedsof trust, court ordered releases, or other liens or assignments in cities andcounties using microfilm.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the writings required bylaw to be recorded in the deed book in the office of the clerk of the circuitcourt of any city or county are recorded by a microphotographic process or byany other method or process which renders impractical or impossible thesubsequent entering of marginal notations upon a recorded instrument, anappropriate certificate, certificate of satisfaction, certificate of partialsatisfaction, certified copy of order, or other separate instrument settingforth the necessary information shall be recorded and indexed according tolaw.

When existing deed books in the office of the clerk of the circuit court ofany county or city are to be microfilmed or digitally reproduced for securitypurposes, the clerk may provide that marginal notations to accomplish therelease of deeds of trust or other liens shall not be made in such deed bookso microfilmed or digitally reproduced.

(1975, c. 469, § 17-60.1; 1978, c. 629; 1991, c. 414; 1998, c. 872; 2008, cc.823, 833.)


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Virginia > Title-17-1 > Chapter-2 > 17-1-228

§ 17.1-228. Recording releases of deeds of trust, partial releases of deedsof trust, court ordered releases, or other liens or assignments in cities andcounties using microfilm.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the writings required bylaw to be recorded in the deed book in the office of the clerk of the circuitcourt of any city or county are recorded by a microphotographic process or byany other method or process which renders impractical or impossible thesubsequent entering of marginal notations upon a recorded instrument, anappropriate certificate, certificate of satisfaction, certificate of partialsatisfaction, certified copy of order, or other separate instrument settingforth the necessary information shall be recorded and indexed according tolaw.

When existing deed books in the office of the clerk of the circuit court ofany county or city are to be microfilmed or digitally reproduced for securitypurposes, the clerk may provide that marginal notations to accomplish therelease of deeds of trust or other liens shall not be made in such deed bookso microfilmed or digitally reproduced.

(1975, c. 469, § 17-60.1; 1978, c. 629; 1991, c. 414; 1998, c. 872; 2008, cc.823, 833.)