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I, c. 387.","full_text":"A\n\nThe Director shall perfect the lien given under the provisions of &#xA7; 45.2-1036 by filing, within six months after completion of the reclamation, in the clerk&#8217;s office of the court of the county or city in which the land or any part thereof is located, a statement consisting of the name of the owner of record of the property sought to be charged; an itemized account of moneys expended for the reclamation work; notarized copies of appraisals, made by an independent appraiser, of the fair market value of the land both before and upon completion of the reclamation work; and a brief description of the property to which the lien attaches.B\n\nThe Director shall waive a lien if he determines that the direct and indirect costs of filing such lien exceed the increase in fair market value resulting from reclamation or that the reclamation primarily benefits health, safety, or environmental values of the community or area in which the land is located. If reclamation is necessitated by an unforeseen occurrence, the Director shall waive a lien if he determines that the reclamation will not result in a significant increase in the market value of the land.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":252849,"text":"The Director shall perfect the lien given under the provisions of &#xA7; 45.2-1036 by filing, within six months after completion of the reclamation, in the clerk&#8217;s office of the court of the county or city in which the land or any part thereof is located, a statement consisting of the name of the owner of record of the property sought to be charged; an itemized account of moneys expended for the reclamation work; notarized copies of appraisals, made by an independent appraiser, of the fair market value of the land both before and upon completion of the reclamation work; and a brief description of the property to which the lien attaches.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":252850,"text":"The Director shall waive a lien if he determines that the direct and indirect costs of filing such lien exceed the increase in fair market value resulting from reclamation or that the reclamation primarily benefits health, safety, or environmental values of the community or area in which the land is located. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 290 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. Unfortunately, the 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71085,"section_number":"45.2-1036","catch_line":" Commonwealth to have lien for reclamation work","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1036\/"},{"id":79193,"section_number":"45.2-1038","catch_line":" Recordation and indexing of lien; notice","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1038\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":71085,"section_number":"45.2-1036","catch_line":" Commonwealth to have lien for reclamation work","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1036\/"}],"permalink":{"id":223859,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69982,"identifier":"45.2-1037","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/10\/4\/45.2-1037","url":"\/45.2-1037\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1037\/","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/10\/4\/45.2-1037","dublin_core":{"Title":" Perfection of lien; waiver of lien","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1037","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> shall perfect the <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span> given under the provisions of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\" Commonwealth to have lien for reclamation work\" href=\"\/45.2-1036\/\">45.2-1036<\/a> by filing, within six months after completion of the reclamation, in the clerk&#8217;s office of the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of the county or city in which the land or any part thereof is located, a statement consisting of the name of the owner of record of the property sought to be charged; an itemized account of moneys expended for the reclamation work; notarized copies of appraisals, made by an independent appraiser, of the fair market value of the land both before and upon completion of the reclamation work; and a <span class=\"dictionary\">brief<\/span> description of the property to which the <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span> attaches. <a id=\"paragraph-252849\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1037\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> shall <span class=\"dictionary\">waive<\/span> a <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span> if he determines that the direct and indirect costs of filing such <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span> exceed the increase in fair market value resulting from reclamation or that the reclamation primarily benefits health, safety, or environmental values of the community or area in which the land is located. If reclamation is necessitated by an unforeseen occurrence, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> shall <span class=\"dictionary\">waive<\/span> a <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span> if he determines that the reclamation will not result in a significant increase in the market value of the land. <a id=\"paragraph-252850\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1037\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n PERFECTION OF LIEN; WAIVER OF LIEN (\u00a7 45.2-1037)\n\nA. The Director shall perfect the lien given under the provisions of &#xA7;\n45.2-1036 by filing, within six months after completion of the reclamation, in\nthe clerk&#8217;s office of the court of the county or city in which the land or\nany part thereof is located, a statement consisting of the name of the owner of\nrecord of the property sought to be charged; an itemized account of moneys\nexpended for the reclamation work; notarized copies of appraisals, made by an\nindependent appraiser, of the fair market value of the land both before and upon\ncompletion of the reclamation work; and a brief description of the property to\nwhich the lien attaches.\n\nB. The Director shall waive a lien if he determines that the direct and indirect\ncosts of filing such lien exceed the increase in fair market value resulting\nfrom reclamation or that the reclamation primarily benefits health, safety, or\nenvironmental values of the community or area in which the land is located. If\nreclamation is necessitated by an unforeseen occurrence, the Director shall\nwaive a lien if he determines that the reclamation will not result in a\nsignificant increase in the market value of the land.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 290, \u00a7 45.1-265; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","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}}