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The court shall have jurisdiction to reform, alter, revise, amend, or invalidate in whole or in part any certificate; to correct mistakes in the description of the property affected by such certificate; to correct the name of the owner in the certificate; to correct any other error that may exist with respect to such certificate; or for any other purpose. A petition filed by the Commissioner of Highways with the court setting forth any error made in such certificate, or the necessity of any change therein, shall be deemed sufficient basis for the reformation, alteration, revision, amendment, or invalidation in whole or in part of such certificate. The court may enter an order permitting the reformation, alteration, revision, amendment, or invalidation in whole or in part, and such order, together with any revised certificate that may be necessary, shall be recorded in the current deed book. The filing of any certificate pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not alter the date of taking as established by the filing of the original certificate pursuant to \u00a7 33.2-1021 as to any land that is included in the amended certificate, and no such amended certificate shall include any land not in the original certificate. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit or preclude any person from recovering any damages in a condemnation proceeding resulting from such reformation, alteration, revision, amendment, or invalidation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":243864,"text":"Upon the recordation of such certificate, no reformation, alteration, revision, amendment, or invalidation shall be made for any purpose without the prior consent of the court wherein such certificate is recorded. The court shall have jurisdiction to reform, alter, revise, amend, or invalidate in whole or in part any certificate; to correct mistakes in the description of the property affected by such certificate; to correct the name of the owner in the certificate; to correct any other error that may exist with respect to such certificate; or for any other purpose. A petition filed by the Commissioner of Highways with the court setting forth any error made in such certificate, or the necessity of any change therein, shall be deemed sufficient basis for the reformation, alteration, revision, amendment, or invalidation in whole or in part of such certificate. The court may enter an order permitting the reformation, alteration, revision, amendment, or invalidation in whole or in part, and such order, together with any revised certificate that may be necessary, shall be recorded in the current deed book. The filing of any certificate pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not alter the date of taking as established by the filing of the original certificate pursuant to \u00a7 33.2-1021 as to any land that is included in the amended certificate, and no such amended certificate shall include any land not in the original certificate. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit or preclude any person from recovering any damages in a condemnation proceeding resulting from such reformation, alteration, revision, amendment, or invalidation.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14693,"edition_id":1,"name":"Eminent Domain and Damages","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14692,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:23","permalink":{"id":205373,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14693,"identifier":"1","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/1","url":"\/33.2\/II\/10\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14692,"edition_id":1,"name":"Eminent Domain","identifier":"10","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12830,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:23","permalink":{"id":205371,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14692,"identifier":"10","token":"33.2\/II\/10","url":"\/33.2\/II\/10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12830,"edition_id":1,"name":"Modes of Transportation: Highways, Bridges, Ferries, Rail, and Public Transportation","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12806,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":205369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12830,"identifier":"II","token":"33.2\/II","url":"\/33.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12806,"edition_id":1,"name":"Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems","identifier":"33.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":204785,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12806,"identifier":"33.2","token":"33.2","url":"\/33.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":71835,"structure_id":14693,"section_number":"33.2-1000","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/33.2-1000\/","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/1\/33.2-1000","metadata":false},{"id":68329,"structure_id":14693,"section_number":"33.2-1001","catch_line":"Power to acquire lands, etc.; 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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 581; in 1968, chapter 313; in 1970, chapter 322; in 1993, chapter 35; in 2014, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0805\">805<\/a>; in 2015, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0256\">256<\/a>; in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0788\">788<\/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\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":59508,"section_number":"33.2-1021","catch_line":"Recordation of certificates; transfer of title or interest; land situated in two or more counties or cities","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1021\/"}],"permalink":{"id":205471,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67298,"identifier":"33.2-1024","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/1\/33.2-1024","url":"\/33.2-1024\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1024\/","token":"33.2\/II\/10\/1\/33.2-1024","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reformation, alteration, revision, amendment, or invalidation of certificate","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1024","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Upon the recordation of such <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span>, no reformation, alteration, revision, amendment, or invalidation shall be made for any purpose without the prior consent of the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> wherein such <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span> is recorded. The <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> shall have <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> to reform, alter, revise, <span class=\"dictionary\">amend<\/span>, or invalidate in whole or in part any <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span>; to correct mistakes in the description of the property affected by such <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span>; to correct the name of the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> in the <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span>; to correct any other error that may exist with respect to such <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span>; or for any other purpose. A <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> filed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner of Highways<\/span> with the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> setting forth any error made in such <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span>, or the necessity of any change therein, shall be deemed sufficient basis for the reformation, alteration, revision, amendment, or invalidation in whole or in part of such <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> may enter an <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> permitting the reformation, alteration, revision, amendment, or invalidation in whole or in part, and such <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span>, together with any revised <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span> that may be necessary, shall be recorded in the current deed book. The filing of any <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span> pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not alter the date of taking as established by the filing of the original <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Recordation of certificates; transfer of title or interest; land situated in two or more counties or cities\" href=\"\/33.2-1021\/\">33.2-1021<\/a> as to any land that is included in the amended <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span>, and no such amended <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span> shall include any land not in the original <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span>. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit or preclude any person from recovering any <span class=\"dictionary\">damages<\/span> in a condemnation proceeding resulting from such reformation, alteration, revision, amendment, or invalidation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREFORMATION, ALTERATION, REVISION, AMENDMENT, OR INVALIDATION OF CERTIFICATE (\u00a7\n33.2-1024)\n\nUpon the recordation of such certificate, no reformation, alteration, revision,\namendment, or invalidation shall be made for any purpose without the prior\nconsent of the court wherein such certificate is recorded. The court shall have\njurisdiction to reform, alter, revise, amend, or invalidate in whole or in part\nany certificate; to correct mistakes in the description of the property affected\nby such certificate; to correct the name of the owner in the certificate; to\ncorrect any other error that may exist with respect to such certificate; or for\nany other purpose. A petition filed by the Commissioner of Highways with the\ncourt setting forth any error made in such certificate, or the necessity of any\nchange therein, shall be deemed sufficient basis for the reformation,\nalteration, revision, amendment, or invalidation in whole or in part of such\ncertificate. The court may enter an order permitting the reformation,\nalteration, revision, amendment, or invalidation in whole or in part, and such\norder, together with any revised certificate that may be necessary, shall be\nrecorded in the current deed book. The filing of any certificate pursuant to the\nprovisions of this section shall not alter the date of taking as established by\nthe filing of the original certificate pursuant to \u00a7 33.2-1021 as to any land\nthat is included in the amended certificate, and no such amended certificate\nshall include any land not in the original certificate. Nothing in this section\nshall be construed to prohibit or preclude any person from recovering any\ndamages in a condemnation proceeding resulting from such reformation,\nalteration, revision, amendment, or invalidation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-70.7; 1958, c. 581; 1968, c. 313; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7\n33.1-125; 1993, c. 35; 2014, c. 805; 2015, c. 256; 2019, c. 788.","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}}