Virginia § 55.1-607 When original of writing once recorded is lost, how copy recorded elsewhere

Virginia Statutes

§ 55.1-607 — When original of writing once recorded is lost, how copy recorded elsewhere

Virginia § 55.1-607

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 55.1Property and Conveyances

Subtitle IIReal Estate Settlements and Recordation

Ch. 6Recordation of Documents

Art. 1General Provisions

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Bluebook

Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-607 (2026).

Text

If it is proper for any writing that has been recorded in a court of any county or city to be recorded in the court of another county or city and such writing, before being so recorded in such other court, is lost or mislaid, on affidavit of this fact, such court or the clerk of such court may record a copy of such writing from the records of another court, certified by its clerk, and the copy so recorded shall have the same effect as if the original had been recorded at the time the copy was recorded.

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If it is proper for any writing that has been recorded in a court of any county or city to be recorded in the court of another county or city and such writing, before being so recorded in such other court, is lost or mislaid, on affidavit of this fact, such court or the clerk of such court may record a copy of such writing from the records of another court, certified by its clerk, and the copy so recorded shall have the same effect as if the original had been recorded at the time the copy was recorded.