§ 55.1-349 — Secured creditor to submit satisfaction for recording; liability for failure

Virginia § 55.1-349

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 55.1: Property and Conveyances
• Subtitle I: Property Conveyances
• Ch. 3: Form and Effect of Deeds and Covenants; Liens
• Art. 3: Satisfaction of Security Interest in Real Property

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A. A secured creditor shall submit for recording a satisfaction of a security instrument within 90 days after the creditor receives full payment or performance of the secured obligation in accordance with subsection B of § 55.1-339. If a security instrument secures a line of credit or future advances, the secured obligation is fully performed only if, in addition to full payment, the secured creditor has received a notification requesting the creditor to terminate the line of credit or containing a statement sufficient to terminate the effectiveness of the provision for future advances in the security instrument.

B. A secured creditor who is required to submit a satisfaction of a security instrument for recording and fails to do so by the end of the period specified in subsection A is subject to liability under § 55.1-339.

Legislative History

2006, c. 907, § 55-66.11; 2019, c. 712.