Virginia § 55.1-645 Deeds to which corporate seal not affixed or not attested

Virginia Statutes

§ 55.1-645 — Deeds to which corporate seal not affixed or not attested

Virginia § 55.1-645

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. § 55.1-645 (2026).

Text

Any deed of conveyance of real estate executed within or outside of the Commonwealth by a corporation of the Commonwealth or any other state to which deed the seal of the corporation was not affixed, or to which the seal was affixed but was not attested to by the secretary or by some other authorized officer of the corporation, shall be held to be valid and is hereby declared a valid and effective conveyance in every respect if otherwise valid according to the law then in force.

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Any deed of conveyance of real estate executed within or outside of the Commonwealth by a corporation of the Commonwealth or any other state to which deed the seal of the corporation was not affixed, or to which the seal was affixed but was not attested to by the secretary or by some other authorized officer of the corporation, shall be held to be valid and is hereby declared a valid and effective conveyance in every respect if otherwise valid according to the law then in force.

Legislative History

1942, c. 698; Michie Code 1942, § 5208b; Code 1950, § 55-136; 1956, c. 18; 1962, c. 238; 1964, Ex. Sess., c. 20; 1966, c. 492; 1968, c. 4; 1972, c. 631; 1974, c. 130; 1975, c. 500; 2019, c. 712.