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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1958, chapter 360; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1968, chapter 416; in 1977, chapter 584; in 1980, chapter 215; in 1984, chapter 87; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":83925,"section_number":"15.2-2240","catch_line":"Localities to adopt ordinances regulating subdivision and development of land","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2240\/"}],"permalink":{"id":154023,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72964,"identifier":"15.2-1803","token":"15.2\/II\/18\/1\/15.2-1803","url":"\/15.2-1803\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1803\/","token":"15.2\/II\/18\/1\/15.2-1803","dublin_core":{"Title":"Approval and acceptance of conveyances of real estate","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1803","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every deed purporting to convey real estate to a locality<\/span> shall be in a form approved by the attorney for the locality<\/span>, or if there is no such attorney, then a qualified attorney-at-law<\/span> selected by the governing body<\/span>. No such deed shall be valid unless accepted by the locality<\/span>, which acceptance shall appear on the face thereof or on a separately recorded instrument and shall be executed by a person authorized to act on behalf of the locality<\/span>. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any conveyance of real estate to any locality<\/span> under the provisions of Article 6 (\u00a7 15.2-2240<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 22 or prior to December 1, 1997.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF CONVEYANCES OF REAL ESTATE (\u00a7 15.2-1803)\n\nEvery deed purporting to convey real estate to a locality shall be in a form\napproved by the attorney for the locality, or if there is no such attorney, then\na qualified attorney-at-law selected by the governing body. No such deed shall\nbe valid unless accepted by the locality, which acceptance shall appear on the\nface thereof or on a separately recorded instrument and shall be executed by a\nperson authorized to act on behalf of the locality. The provisions of this\nsection shall not apply to any conveyance of real estate to any locality under\nthe provisions of Article 6 (\u00a7 15.2-2240 et seq.) of Chapter 22 or prior to\nDecember 1, 1997.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-709.1; 1958, c. 360; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-286; 1968,\nc. 416; 1977, c. 584; 1980, c. 215; 1984, c. 87; 1997, c. 587.","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}}