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Such writing shall be admitted to record, to be recorded as deeds are recorded in the county or city wherein such householder resides. However, if such personal estate is claimed exempt in a case filed under Title 11 of the United States Code, the official Schedule of Property Claimed as Exempt filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court claiming such exemptions shall be sufficient to set apart such property as exempt.\n\t\tThe following form, or one which is substantially similar, shall be used and shall be sufficient, when duly admitted to record in the county or city in which the householder resides, to exempt such described personal property from creditor process:\n\t\tHOMESTEAD DEED FOR PERSONAL PROPERTY\n\t\tName of Householder __________________\n\t\tIs the householder a disabled veteran entitled to claim the additional exemption under \u00a7 34-4.1? ________________\n\t\tAddress of Householder __________________\n\t\tName(s) and age(s) of dependent(s) __________________\n\t\tCounty\/city in which householder resides ____________________________________________________________\n\t\tDescription of property claimed as exempt and its value\n\t\t__________________\n\t\t__________________\n\t\tNumber of homestead deeds that have been filed by the Householder\n\t\t__________________\n\t\tExemption amount previously claimed on prior homestead deeds\n\t\t__________________\n\t\tList the jurisdictions where previous homestead deeds were filed\n\t\t__________________\n\t\t__________________ (Signature of Householder)\n\t\t__________________ [ACKNOWLEDGMENT]\n\t\tSuch writing or deed shall not be required to secure any exemption under this Code except those exemptions created by \u00a7\u00a7 34-4, 34-4.1 and 34-13.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":211579,"text":"Such personal estate selected by the householder under \u00a7 34-4, 34-4.1, or 34-13 shall be set apart in a writing signed by him. He shall, in the writing, designate and describe with reasonable certainty the personal estate so selected and set apart and each parcel or article, affixing to each his cash valuation thereof. Such writing shall be admitted to record, to be recorded as deeds are recorded in the county or city wherein such householder resides. However, if such personal estate is claimed exempt in a case filed under Title 11 of the United States Code, the official Schedule of Property Claimed as Exempt filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court claiming such exemptions shall be sufficient to set apart such property as exempt.\n\t\tThe following form, or one which is substantially similar, shall be used and shall be sufficient, when duly admitted to record in the county or city in which the householder resides, to exempt such described personal property from creditor process:\n\t\tHOMESTEAD DEED FOR PERSONAL PROPERTY\n\t\tName of Householder __________________\n\t\tIs the householder a disabled veteran entitled to claim the additional exemption under \u00a7 34-4.1? ________________\n\t\tAddress of Householder __________________\n\t\tName(s) and age(s) of dependent(s) __________________\n\t\tCounty\/city in which householder resides ____________________________________________________________\n\t\tDescription of property claimed as exempt and its value\n\t\t__________________\n\t\t__________________\n\t\tNumber of homestead deeds that have been filed by the Householder\n\t\t__________________\n\t\tExemption amount previously claimed on prior homestead deeds\n\t\t__________________\n\t\tList the jurisdictions where previous homestead deeds were filed\n\t\t__________________\n\t\t__________________ (Signature of Householder)\n\t\t__________________ [ACKNOWLEDGMENT]\n\t\tSuch writing or deed shall not be required to secure any exemption under this Code except those exemptions created by \u00a7\u00a7 34-4, 34-4.1 and 34-13.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13372,"edition_id":1,"name":"Homestead Exemption of Householder","identifier":"2","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13371,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:43","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:43","permalink":{"id":207979,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13372,"identifier":"2","token":"34\/2","url":"\/34\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13371,"edition_id":1,"name":"Homestead and Other Exemptions","identifier":"34","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:43","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:43","permalink":{"id":207959,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13371,"identifier":"34","token":"34","url":"\/34\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":65931,"structure_id":13372,"section_number":"34-10","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/34-10\/","token":"34\/2\/34-10","metadata":false},{"id":72684,"structure_id":13372,"section_number":"34-13","catch_line":"Householder may set apart exemption in personal estate","url":"\/34-13\/","token":"34\/2\/34-13","metadata":false},{"id":57768,"structure_id":13372,"section_number":"34-14","catch_line":"How set apart in personal estate; 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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 1990, chapter 942; in 1993, chapter 150; in 2010, chapter 186<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 328<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72684,"section_number":"34-13","catch_line":"Householder may set apart exemption in personal estate","order_by":null,"url":"\/34-13\/"},{"id":69736,"section_number":"34-20","catch_line":"Proceeds of sale of estate exempt; how evidenced","order_by":null,"url":"\/34-20\/"},{"id":54345,"section_number":"34-4.1","catch_line":"Additional exemption for certain veterans","order_by":null,"url":"\/34-4.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72684,"section_number":"34-13","catch_line":"Householder may set apart exemption in personal estate","order_by":null,"url":"\/34-13\/"},{"id":86197,"section_number":"34-4","catch_line":"Exemption created","order_by":null,"url":"\/34-4\/"},{"id":54345,"section_number":"34-4.1","catch_line":"Additional exemption for certain veterans","order_by":null,"url":"\/34-4.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":207989,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57768,"identifier":"34-14","token":"34\/2\/34-14","url":"\/34-14\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/34-14\/","token":"34\/2\/34-14","dublin_core":{"Title":"How set apart in personal estate; form to claim exemption of personal property","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 34-14","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Such personal estate selected by the householder<\/span> under \u00a7 34-4<\/a>, 34-4.1<\/a>, or 34-13<\/a> shall be set apart in a writing signed by him. He shall, in the writing, designate and describe with reasonable certainty the personal estate so selected and set apart and each parcel or article, affixing to each his cash valuation thereof. Such writing shall be admitted to record, to be recorded as deeds are recorded in the county or city wherein such householder<\/span> resides. However, if such personal estate is claimed exempt<\/span> in a case filed under Title 11 of the United States Code, the official Schedule of Property Claimed as Exempt<\/span> filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court<\/span> claiming such exemptions<\/span> shall be sufficient to set apart such property as exempt<\/span>.\n\t\tThe following form, or one which is substantially similar, shall be used and shall be sufficient, when duly admitted to record in the county or city in which the householder<\/span> resides, to exempt<\/span> such described personal property from creditor process<\/span>:\n\t\tHOMESTEAD DEED FOR PERSONAL PROPERTY\n\t\tName of Householder<\/span> __________________\n\t\tIs the householder<\/span> a disabled veteran entitled to claim the additional exemption<\/span> under \u00a7 34-4.1<\/a>? ________________\n\t\tAddress of Householder<\/span> __________________\n\t\tName(s) and age(s) of dependent(s) __________________\n\t\tCounty\/city in which householder<\/span> resides ____________________________________________________________\n\t\tDescription of property claimed as exempt<\/span> and its value\n\t\t__________________\n\t\t__________________\n\t\tNumber of homestead deeds that have been filed by the Householder<\/span>\n\t\t__________________\n\t\tExemption<\/span> amount previously claimed on prior homestead deeds\n\t\t__________________\n\t\tList the jurisdictions<\/span> where previous homestead deeds were filed\n\t\t__________________\n\t\t__________________ (Signature of Householder<\/span>)\n\t\t__________________ [ACKNOWLEDGMENT]\n\t\tSuch writing or deed shall not be required to secure any exemption<\/span> under this Code except those exemptions<\/span> created by \u00a7\u00a7 34-4<\/a>, 34-4.1<\/a> and 34-13<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW SET APART IN PERSONAL ESTATE; FORM TO CLAIM EXEMPTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY\n(\u00a7 34-14)\n\nSuch personal estate selected by the householder under \u00a7 34-4, 34-4.1, or 34-13\nshall be set apart in a writing signed by him. He shall, in the writing,\ndesignate and describe with reasonable certainty the personal estate so selected\nand set apart and each parcel or article, affixing to each his cash valuation\nthereof. Such writing shall be admitted to record, to be recorded as deeds are\nrecorded in the county or city wherein such householder resides. However, if\nsuch personal estate is claimed exempt in a case filed under Title 11 of the\nUnited States Code, the official Schedule of Property Claimed as Exempt filed in\nthe United States Bankruptcy Court claiming such exemptions shall be sufficient\nto set apart such property as exempt.\n\t\tThe following form, or one which is substantially similar, shall be used and\nshall be sufficient, when duly admitted to record in the county or city in which\nthe householder resides, to exempt such described personal property from\ncreditor process:\n\t\tHOMESTEAD DEED FOR PERSONAL PROPERTY\n\t\tName of Householder __________________\n\t\tIs the householder a disabled veteran entitled to claim the additional\nexemption under \u00a7 34-4.1? ________________\n\t\tAddress of Householder __________________\n\t\tName(s) and age(s) of dependent(s) __________________\n\t\tCounty\/city in which householder resides\n____________________________________________________________\n\t\tDescription of property claimed as exempt and its value\n\t\t__________________\n\t\t__________________\n\t\tNumber of homestead deeds that have been filed by the Householder\n\t\t__________________\n\t\tExemption amount previously claimed on prior homestead deeds\n\t\t__________________\n\t\tList the jurisdictions where previous homestead deeds were filed\n\t\t__________________\n\t\t__________________ (Signature of Householder)\n\t\t__________________ [ACKNOWLEDGMENT]\n\t\tSuch writing or deed shall not be required to secure any exemption under this\nCode except those exemptions created by \u00a7\u00a7 34-4, 34-4.1 and 34-13.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 6540; 1990, c. 942; 1993, c. 150; 2010, c. 186; 2020, c.\n328.","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}}