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Any signature may be a facsimile.C\n\nAny certificate to which the seal of the Commission, or a facsimile thereof, is affixed shall be admitted in evidence in all cases, civil and criminal, as prima facie evidence of the facts contained in it.D\n\nNo action shall be brought against the Commission or any member of its staff claiming damages for alleged errors or omissions in any response or certificate.E\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of § 8.9A-525, if the Commission determines that a person was falsely identified as a debtor in a financing statement filed in the office of its clerk, it may waive payment of the fees for that person to file a termination statement pursuant to subdivision (d)(2) of § 8.9A-509 and an information statement pursuant to § 8.9A-518.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":304053,"text":"When a request made under subdivision A 3 of § 12.1-19 or under § 12.1-20 relates to the Uniform Commercial Code, or when a request for information is made under Title 8.9A, the clerk of the Commission shall charge and collect, except as otherwise provided in subsection C of § 12.1-21.2, the fees as are fixed by Commission order or rule.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":304054,"text":"Any response or certificate shall be signed by the clerk or a member of his staff. 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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 1007<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2001, chapter 545<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 1<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 308<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 239<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 669<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 757<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 486<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66050,"section_number":"12.1-19","catch_line":"Duties of clerk; records; copies; personal identifiable information; records related to the administrative activities of the Commission; unauthorized filings","order_by":null,"url":"\/12.1-19\/"},{"id":73137,"section_number":"12.1-20","catch_line":"Facts to be certified by clerk upon request; signing and sealing; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/12.1-20\/"},{"id":75338,"section_number":"12.1-21.2","catch_line":"Miscellaneous charges","order_by":null,"url":"\/12.1-21.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":66050,"section_number":"12.1-19","catch_line":"Duties of clerk; records; copies; personal identifiable information; records related to the administrative activities of the Commission; unauthorized filings","order_by":null,"url":"\/12.1-19\/"},{"id":73137,"section_number":"12.1-20","catch_line":"Facts to be certified by clerk upon request; signing and sealing; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/12.1-20\/"},{"id":75338,"section_number":"12.1-21.2","catch_line":"Miscellaneous charges","order_by":null,"url":"\/12.1-21.2\/"},{"id":86245,"section_number":"8.9A-509","catch_line":"Persons entitled to file a record","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-509\/"},{"id":64795,"section_number":"8.9A-518","catch_line":"Claim concerning inaccurate or wrongfully filed record","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-518\/"},{"id":56551,"section_number":"8.9A-525","catch_line":"Fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-525\/"}],"permalink":{"id":147391,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84866,"identifier":"12.1-21.1","token":"12.1\/4\/12.1-21.1","url":"\/12.1-21.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/12.1-21.1\/","token":"12.1\/4\/12.1-21.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fees to be charged by clerk for certain information and certificates","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 12.1-21.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> When a request made under subdivision A 3 of § 12.1-19<\/a> or under § 12.1-20<\/a> relates to the Uniform Commercial Code, or when a request for information is made under Title 8.9A, the clerk of the Commission shall charge and collect, except as otherwise provided in subsection C of § 12.1-21.2<\/a>, the fees as are fixed by Commission order<\/span> or rule. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any response or certificate shall be signed by the clerk or a member of his staff. Any signature may be a facsimile. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any certificate to which the seal of the Commission, or a facsimile thereof, is affixed shall be admitted in evidence<\/span> in all cases, civil and criminal, as prima facie evidence<\/span> of the facts<\/span> contained in it. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> No action shall be brought against the Commission or any member of its staff claiming damages<\/span> for alleged errors or omissions in any response or certificate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of § 8.9A-525<\/a>, if the Commission determines that a person was falsely identified as a debtor in a financing statement filed in the office of its clerk, it may waive<\/span> payment of the fees for that person to file a termination statement pursuant to subdivision (d)(2) of § 8.9A-509<\/a> and an information statement pursuant to § 8.9A-518<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFEES TO BE CHARGED BY CLERK FOR CERTAIN INFORMATION AND CERTIFICATES (\u00a7\n12.1-21.1)\n\nA. When a request made under subdivision A 3 of § 12.1-19 or under §\n12.1-20 relates to the Uniform Commercial Code, or when a request for\ninformation is made under Title 8.9A, the clerk of the Commission shall charge\nand collect, except as otherwise provided in subsection C of § 12.1-21.2,\nthe fees as are fixed by Commission order or rule.\n\nB. Any response or certificate shall be signed by the clerk or a member of his\nstaff. Any signature may be a facsimile.\n\nC. Any certificate to which the seal of the Commission, or a facsimile thereof,\nis affixed shall be admitted in evidence in all cases, civil and criminal, as\nprima facie evidence of the facts contained in it.\n\nD. No action shall be brought against the Commission or any member of its staff\nclaiming damages for alleged errors or omissions in any response or certificate.\n\nE. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 8.9A-525, if the Commission\ndetermines that a person was falsely identified as a debtor in a financing\nstatement filed in the office of its clerk, it may waive payment of the fees for\nthat person to file a termination statement pursuant to subdivision (d)(2) of\n§ 8.9A-509 and an information statement pursuant to § 8.9A-518.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, c. 1007; 2001, c. 545; 2002, c. 1; 2005, c. 308; 2007, c. 239;\n2010, c. 669; 2013, c. 757; 2017, c. 486.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}