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The clerk shall record the written act of reentry in the deed book and shall deliver to the party making the reentry a certificate setting forth the substance of such written act. Such certificate shall be published at least once a week for two months successively in a newspaper published in or nearest to such county or city. Such publication shall be proved by affidavit to the satisfaction of the clerk, who shall record such affidavit in the deed book. Such affidavit shall reference the book and page where the original written act of reentry was recorded. The clerk shall return the original act of reentry to the party entitled to it. 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Such affidavit shall reference the book and page where the original written act of reentry was recorded. The clerk shall return the original act of reentry to the party entitled to it. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 2014, chapter 330<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61657,"section_number":"55.1-1426","catch_line":"Fee of clerk","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1426\/"},{"id":83825,"section_number":"55.1-1427","catch_line":"How person entitled to lands may be restored to his possession","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1427\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":246371,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65874,"identifier":"55.1-1425","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/5\/55.1-1425","url":"\/55.1-1425\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1425\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/5\/55.1-1425","dublin_core":{"Title":"Written act of reentry to be returned and recorded and certificate of reentry published","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1425","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When actual reentry is made, the party<\/span> by or for whom the reentry is made shall return a written act of reentry, sworn to by the sheriff or another authorized officer, to the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or city in which the lands or tenements are located. The clerk shall record the written act of reentry in the deed book and shall deliver to the party<\/span> making the reentry a certificate setting forth the substance of such written act. Such certificate shall be published at least once a week for two months successively in a newspaper published in or nearest to such county or city. Such publication shall be proved by affidavit<\/span> to the satisfaction of the clerk, who shall record such affidavit<\/span> in the deed book. Such affidavit<\/span> shall reference the book and page where the original written act of reentry was recorded. The clerk shall return the original act of reentry to the party<\/span> entitled to it. The written act of reentry, when recorded, and the record of such written act, or a duly certified copy from such record, shall be evidence<\/span>, in all cases, of the facts<\/span> contained therein.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWRITTEN ACT OF REENTRY TO BE RETURNED AND RECORDED AND CERTIFICATE OF REENTRY\nPUBLISHED (\u00a7 55.1-1425)\n\nWhen actual reentry is made, the party by or for whom the reentry is made shall\nreturn a written act of reentry, sworn to by the sheriff or another authorized\nofficer, to the clerk of the circuit court of the county or city in which the\nlands or tenements are located. The clerk shall record the written act of\nreentry in the deed book and shall deliver to the party making the reentry a\ncertificate setting forth the substance of such written act. Such certificate\nshall be published at least once a week for two months successively in a\nnewspaper published in or nearest to such county or city. Such publication shall\nbe proved by affidavit to the satisfaction of the clerk, who shall record such\naffidavit in the deed book. Such affidavit shall reference the book and page\nwhere the original written act of reentry was recorded. The clerk shall return\nthe original act of reentry to the party entitled to it. The written act of\nreentry, when recorded, and the record of such written act, or a duly certified\ncopy from such record, shall be evidence, in all cases, of the facts contained\ntherein.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5536; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-245; 2014, c. 330; 2019, c. 712.","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}}