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On creation of an electronic certificate of title, the Department promptly shall send a record evidencing the certificate to the owner of record and, if there is one, to the secured party of record at the address indicated for that person in the files of the Department. The Department shall send the record to the person’s mailing address or, if indicated in the files of the Department, an electronic address.B\n\nIf the Department creates a written certificate of title, any electronic certificate of title for the watercraft is canceled and replaced by the written certificate. The Department shall maintain in the files of the Department the date and time of cancellation.C\n\nBefore the Department creates an electronic certificate of title, any written certificate for the watercraft shall be surrendered to the Department. If the Department creates an electronic certificate, the Department shall destroy or otherwise cancel the written certificate for the watercraft that has been surrendered to the Department and maintain in the files of the Department the date and time of destruction or other cancellation. If a written certificate being canceled is not destroyed, the Department shall indicate on the face of the certificate that it has been canceled.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":293208,"text":"On creation of a written certificate of title, the Department promptly shall send the certificate to the secured party of record or, if none, to the owner of record at the address indicated for that person in the files of the Department. On creation of an electronic certificate of title, the Department promptly shall send a record evidencing the certificate to the owner of record and, if there is one, to the secured party of record at the address indicated for that person in the files of the Department. 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This law was first created in 2013. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 787<\/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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72201,"section_number":"29.1-733.15","catch_line":"Perfection of security interest","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-733.15\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":193537,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81845,"identifier":"29.1-733.12","token":"29.1\/7\/2.1\/29.1-733.12","url":"\/29.1-733.12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-733.12\/","token":"29.1\/7\/2.1\/29.1-733.12","dublin_core":{"Title":"Action required on creation of certificate of title","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-733.12","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> On creation of a written certificate of title<\/span><\/span>, the Department<\/span> promptly shall send<\/span> the certificate to the secured party of record<\/span> or, if none, to the owner of record<\/span> at the address indicated for that person<\/span> in the files of the Department<\/span>. On creation of an electronic certificate of title<\/span><\/span>, the Department<\/span> promptly shall send<\/span> a record evidencing the certificate to the owner of record<\/span> and, if there is one, to the secured party of record<\/span> at the address indicated for that person<\/span> in the files of the Department<\/span>. The Department<\/span> shall send<\/span> the record to the person<\/span>’s mailing address or, if indicated in the files of the Department<\/span>, an electronic address. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the Department<\/span> creates a written certificate of title<\/span><\/span>, any electronic certificate of title<\/span><\/span> for the watercraft<\/span> is canceled and replaced by the written certificate. The Department<\/span> shall maintain in the files of the Department<\/span> the date and time of cancellation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Before the Department<\/span> creates an electronic certificate of title<\/span><\/span>, any written certificate for the watercraft<\/span> shall be surrendered to the Department<\/span>. If the Department<\/span> creates an electronic certificate, the Department<\/span> shall destroy or otherwise cancel the written certificate for the watercraft<\/span> that has been surrendered to the Department<\/span> and maintain in the files of the Department<\/span> the date and time of destruction or other cancellation. If a written certificate being canceled is not destroyed, the Department<\/span> shall indicate on the face of the certificate that it has been canceled. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACTION REQUIRED ON CREATION OF CERTIFICATE OF TITLE (\u00a7 29.1-733.12)\n\nA. On creation of a written certificate of title, the Department promptly shall\nsend the certificate to the secured party of record or, if none, to the owner of\nrecord at the address indicated for that person in the files of the Department.\nOn creation of an electronic certificate of title, the Department promptly shall\nsend a record evidencing the certificate to the owner of record and, if there is\none, to the secured party of record at the address indicated for that person in\nthe files of the Department. The Department shall send the record to the\nperson’s mailing address or, if indicated in the files of the Department,\nan electronic address.\n\nB. If the Department creates a written certificate of title, any electronic\ncertificate of title for the watercraft is canceled and replaced by the written\ncertificate. The Department shall maintain in the files of the Department the\ndate and time of cancellation.\n\nC. Before the Department creates an electronic certificate of title, any written\ncertificate for the watercraft shall be surrendered to the Department. If the\nDepartment creates an electronic certificate, the Department shall destroy or\notherwise cancel the written certificate for the watercraft that has been\nsurrendered to the Department and maintain in the files of the Department the\ndate and time of destruction or other cancellation. If a written certificate\nbeing canceled is not destroyed, the Department shall indicate on the face of\nthe certificate that it has been canceled.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, c. 787.","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}}