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A certificate through which easement rights are acquired shall describe the rights and purposes for which the easement is being acquired.B\n\nThe certificate shall include a plat, drawing, or plan, in sufficient detail to disclose fairly the nature of such work or improvements, including specifications, elevations, and grade changes, if any, so as to enable the owner of such property to be reasonably informed of the nature, extent, and effect of such taking. The certificate shall specify the size of the fee or easement area being taken and, if multiple overlapping easements are taken, the sizes of the overlapping and non-overlapping areas. The certificate shall also state the public use project for which the property is being taken.C\n\nIf a temporary construction easement is being acquired, the certificate shall set forth the calendar date on which it shall expire if that date is known to the condemnor. If the condemnor certifies that such date is not known, at such time the condemnor ascertains the date, the condemnor shall file certification of the information as provided by subsection D and shall simultaneously provide the landowner or the landowner’s counsel, if any, a copy of such certification.D\n\nThe authorized condemnor shall record a certificate of take or a certificate of deposit in the clerk’s office of the court where deeds are recorded. The clerk shall record the certificate in the deed book and index it in the names of both (i) the person or persons who owned the land before the recordation of the certificate and (ii) the authorized condemnor.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":283896,"text":"A certificate shall set forth the description of the property and rights being taken or damaged, and the owner or owners, if known, of such property. 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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 940<\/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 2 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 2022, chapter 735<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 617<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81330,"section_number":"25.1-309","catch_line":"Property situated in two or more localities","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-309\/"},{"id":79895,"section_number":"25.1-312","catch_line":"Reformation, alteration, revision, amendment, or invalidation of certificate","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-312\/"},{"id":72666,"section_number":"33.2-1022","catch_line":"Certificates to describe land and list owner","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1022\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":189813,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79293,"identifier":"25.1-307","token":"25.1\/3\/25.1-307","url":"\/25.1-307\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/25.1-307\/","token":"25.1\/3\/25.1-307","dublin_core":{"Title":"Content of certificates; recordation of certificates","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 25.1-307","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A certificate<\/span> shall set forth the description of the property<\/span> and rights being taken or damaged, and the owner<\/span> or owners<\/span>, if known, of such property<\/span>. A certificate<\/span> through which easement rights are acquired shall describe the rights and purposes for which the easement is being acquired. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The certificate<\/span> shall include a plat, drawing, or plan, in sufficient detail to disclose fairly the nature of such work or improvements, including specifications, elevations, and grade changes, if any, so as to enable the owner<\/span> of such property<\/span> to be reasonably informed of the nature, extent, and effect of such taking. The certificate<\/span> shall specify the size of the fee or easement area being taken and, if multiple overlapping easements are taken, the sizes of the overlapping and non-overlapping areas. The certificate<\/span> shall also state the public use project for which the property<\/span> is being taken. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If a temporary construction easement is being acquired, the certificate<\/span> shall set forth the calendar date on which it shall expire if that date is known to the condemnor<\/span>. If the condemnor<\/span> certifies that such date is not known, at such time the condemnor<\/span> ascertains the date, the condemnor<\/span> shall file certification of the information as provided by subsection D and shall simultaneously provide the landowner or the landowner’s counsel<\/span>, if any, a copy of such certification. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The authorized condemnor<\/span> shall record a certificate of take<\/span> or a certificate of deposit<\/span> in the clerk’s office of the court<\/span> where deeds are recorded. The clerk shall record the certificate in the deed book and index it in the names of both (i) the person<\/span> or persons<\/span> who owned the land<\/span> before the recordation of the certificate and (ii) the authorized condemnor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTENT OF CERTIFICATES; RECORDATION OF CERTIFICATES (\u00a7 25.1-307)\n\nA. A certificate shall set forth the description of the property and rights\nbeing taken or damaged, and the owner or owners, if known, of such property. A\ncertificate through which easement rights are acquired shall describe the rights\nand purposes for which the easement is being acquired.\n\nB. The certificate shall include a plat, drawing, or plan, in sufficient detail\nto disclose fairly the nature of such work or improvements, including\nspecifications, elevations, and grade changes, if any, so as to enable the owner\nof such property to be reasonably informed of the nature, extent, and effect of\nsuch taking. The certificate shall specify the size of the fee or easement area\nbeing taken and, if multiple overlapping easements are taken, the sizes of the\noverlapping and non-overlapping areas. The certificate shall also state the\npublic use project for which the property is being taken.\n\nC. If a temporary construction easement is being acquired, the certificate shall\nset forth the calendar date on which it shall expire if that date is known to\nthe condemnor. If the condemnor certifies that such date is not known, at such\ntime the condemnor ascertains the date, the condemnor shall file certification\nof the information as provided by subsection D and shall simultaneously provide\nthe landowner or the landowner’s counsel, if any, a copy of such\ncertification.\n\nD. The authorized condemnor shall record a certificate of take or a certificate\nof deposit in the clerk’s office of the court where deeds are recorded.\nThe clerk shall record the certificate in the deed book and index it in the\nnames of both (i) the person or persons who owned the land before the\nrecordation of the certificate and (ii) the authorized condemnor.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 940; 2022, c. 735; 2025, c. 617.","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}}