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and4\n\nAll liens by deed of trust, judgment, or otherwise upon such property or estate or interest shall be transferred to such funds.B\n\nThe title in the Commonwealth shall be defeasible until (i) the Commonwealth and such owner reach an agreement as provided in § 33.2-1027 or (ii) the compensation for the taking or damage to the property is determined by condemnation proceedings as provided in §§ 33.2-1022 through 33.2-1028.C\n\nIf the land affected by the certificate is situated in two or more counties or cities, the clerk of the court wherein the certificate is recorded shall certify a copy of such certificate to the clerk of the court of the counties or cities in which any portion of the land lies, who shall record the same in his deed book and index it in the name of the person who had the land before and also in the name of the Commonwealth.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":218019,"text":"Upon recordation of a certificate:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":218020,"text":"The interest or estate of the owner of the property described therein shall terminate;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":218021,"text":"The title to such property or interest or estate of the owner shall be vested in the Commonwealth;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":218022,"text":"The owner shall have such interest or estate in the funds deposited with the court or represented by the certificate of deposit as the owner had in the property taken or damaged; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 581; in 1970, chapter 322; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 1245<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71931,"section_number":"17.1-275","catch_line":"Fees collected by clerks of circuit courts; generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275\/"},{"id":79287,"section_number":"33.2-1019","catch_line":"Payments into court or filing certificate of deposit before entering upon land","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1019\/"},{"id":67298,"section_number":"33.2-1024","catch_line":"Reformation, alteration, revision, amendment, or invalidation of certificate","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1024\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72666,"section_number":"33.2-1022","catch_line":"Certificates to describe land and list owner","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1022\/"},{"id":69653,"section_number":"33.2-1027","catch_line":"Agreements as to compensation; petition and order of court thereon; disposition of deposit","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1027\/"}],"permalink":{"id":205459,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59508,"identifier":"33.2-1021","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/1\/33.2-1021","url":"\/33.2-1021\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1021\/","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/1\/33.2-1021","dublin_core":{"Title":"Recordation of certificates; transfer of title or interest; land situated in two or more counties or cities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1021","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Upon recordation of a certificate<\/span>: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The interest or estate of the owner<\/span> of the property described therein shall terminate; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The title to such property or interest or estate of the owner<\/span> shall be vested in the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The owner<\/span> shall have such interest or estate in the funds deposited with the court<\/span> or represented by the certificate of deposit<\/span> as the owner<\/span> had in the property taken or damaged; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> All liens<\/span> by deed of trust, judgment<\/span>, or otherwise upon such property or estate or interest shall be transferred to such funds. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The title in the Commonwealth shall be defeasible until (i) the Commonwealth and such owner<\/span> reach an agreement as provided in § 33.2-1027<\/a> or (ii) the compensation for the taking or damage to the property is determined by condemnation proceedings as provided in §§ 33.2-1022<\/a> through 33.2-1028<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If the land affected by the certificate is situated in two or more counties or cities, the clerk of the court<\/span> wherein the certificate is recorded shall certify a copy of such certificate to the clerk of the court<\/span> of the counties or cities in which any portion of the land lies, who shall record the same in his deed book and index it in the name of the person who had the land before and also in the name of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECORDATION OF CERTIFICATES; TRANSFER OF TITLE OR INTEREST; LAND SITUATED IN TWO\nOR MORE COUNTIES OR CITIES (\u00a7 33.2-1021)\n\nA. Upon recordation of a certificate:\n\n 1. The interest or estate of the owner of the property described therein shall\n terminate;\n\n 2. The title to such property or interest or estate of the owner shall be\n vested in the Commonwealth;\n\n 3. The owner shall have such interest or estate in the funds deposited with\n the court or represented by the certificate of deposit as the owner had in the\n property taken or damaged; and\n\n 4. All liens by deed of trust, judgment, or otherwise upon such property or\n estate or interest shall be transferred to such funds.\n\nB. The title in the Commonwealth shall be defeasible until (i) the Commonwealth\nand such owner reach an agreement as provided in § 33.2-1027 or (ii) the\ncompensation for the taking or damage to the property is determined by\ncondemnation proceedings as provided in §§ 33.2-1022 through\n33.2-1028.\n\nC. If the land affected by the certificate is situated in two or more counties\nor cities, the clerk of the court wherein the certificate is recorded shall\ncertify a copy of such certificate to the clerk of the court of the counties or\ncities in which any portion of the land lies, who shall record the same in his\ndeed book and index it in the name of the person who had the land before and\nalso in the name of the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-70.4; 1958, c. 581; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-122; 2014,\nc. 805; 2020, c. 1245.","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}}