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Such certificate of release shall not be construed to release any other real property owned by the judgment debtor or judgment debtors at the time of filing or any future interest in real property acquired by such judgment debtor or judgment debtors. In the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, the clerk of the circuit court of any jurisdiction shall be immune from civil liability arising from any act or omission relating to such clerk’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":259442,"text":"A certificate of release filed or recorded with the clerk of court in the jurisdiction in which the property is located, provided that such certificate of release satisfies all the requirements prescribed in \u00a7 55.1-3102, shall operate as a release of a judgment lien of the specified property. Such certificate of release shall not be construed to release any other real property owned by the judgment debtor or judgment debtors at the time of filing or any future interest in real property acquired by such judgment debtor or judgment debtors. 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This law was first created in 2023. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 550<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":70828,"section_number":"55.1-3102","catch_line":"Certificate of release and affidavit of settlement agent","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-3102\/"}],"permalink":{"id":248435,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72001,"identifier":"55.1-3103","token":"55.1\/V\/31\/55.1-3103","url":"\/55.1-3103\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-3103\/","token":"55.1\/V\/31\/55.1-3103","dublin_core":{"Title":"Effect of filing of certificate of release","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-3103","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A certificate of release filed or recorded with the clerk of court<\/span> in the jurisdiction<\/span> in which the property<\/span> is located, provided that such certificate of release satisfies all the requirements prescribed in \u00a7 55.1-3102<\/a>, shall operate as a release of a judgment lien<\/span> of the specified property<\/span>. Such certificate of release shall not be construed to release any other real property<\/span> owned by the judgment debtor<\/span> or judgment debtors<\/span> at the time of filing or any future interest in real property<\/span> acquired by such judgment debtor<\/span> or judgment debtors<\/span>. In the absence of gross negligence<\/span> or willful misconduct, the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court of any jurisdiction<\/span> shall be immune from civil liability arising from any act or omission relating to such clerk’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEFFECT OF FILING OF CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE (\u00a7 55.1-3103)\n\nA certificate of release filed or recorded with the clerk of court in the\njurisdiction in which the property is located, provided that such certificate of\nrelease satisfies all the requirements prescribed in \u00a7 55.1-3102, shall operate\nas a release of a judgment lien of the specified property. Such certificate of\nrelease shall not be construed to release any other real property owned by the\njudgment debtor or judgment debtors at the time of filing or any future interest\nin real property acquired by such judgment debtor or judgment debtors. In the\nabsence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, the clerk of the circuit\ncourt of any jurisdiction shall be immune from civil liability arising from any\nact or omission relating to such clerk’s compliance with the provisions of\nthis chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 2023, c. 550.","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}}