Virginia Statutes
§ 55.1-627 — Acts of notaries public, etc., who have held certain other offices
Virginia § 55.1-627
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 55.1Property and Conveyances
Subtitle IIReal Estate Settlements and Recordation
Ch. 6Recordation of Documents
Art. 5Validating Certain Acts, Deeds, and Acknowledgments
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-627 (2026).
Text
All certificates of acknowledgment to deeds and other writings, taken and certified by notaries public and commissioners in chancery, and all depositions taken, accounts and reports made, and decrees executed by any notary public, commissioner in chancery, or commissioner of accounts, who, since January 1, 1989, may have held the office of county treasurer, sheriff, attorney for the Commonwealth, county clerk, commissioner of the revenue, superintendent of the poor, county surveyor, or supervisor shall be held and are hereby declared valid and effective in all respects if otherwise valid and effective according to the law then in force.
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Legislative History
1920, p. 340; Michie Code 1942, § 5209c; Code 1950, § 55-122; 1976, c. 685; 1984, c. 35; 1989, c. 602; 2019, c. 712.
Nearby Sections
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§ 55.1-1000
Definitions§ 55.1-1001
Limitation on applicability of chapter§ 55.1-1003
Persons who may act as a settlement agent§ 55.1-1004
Duties of settlement agents§ 55.1-1006
Choice of settlement agent§ 55.1-1007
Disclosure§ 55.1-1008
Conditions for providing escrow, closing, or settlement services and for maintaining escrow accounts§ 55.1-1009
Falsifying settlement statements prohibited§ 55.1-1009.1
Prohibition against payment or receipt of settlement services kickbacks, rebates, commissions, and other payments§ 55.1-1011
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Virginia § 55.1-627, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/55.1/55.1-627.