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It shall also be lawful for any such creditor to record a certificate of partial satisfaction of any part of the real estate covered by such lien if a plat of such part or a deed of such part is recorded in the clerk&#8217;s office and a cross-reference is made in the certificate of partial satisfaction to the book and page where the plat or deed of such part is recorded. Such certificate of partial satisfaction may be accomplished in manner and form prescribed in this chapter for making certificates of satisfaction, except that the creditor, or his duly authorized agent, shall make an affidavit to the clerk or in such certificate that such creditor is at the time of making such satisfaction the legal holder of the obligation, note, bond, or other evidence of debt, secured by such lien, and when made in conformity with the provisions of this chapter such partial satisfaction shall be as valid and binding as a proper release deed duly executed for the same purpose.\n\t\tAny and all partial marginal releases made prior to July 1, 1966, in any county or city of the Commonwealth, in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, either of one or more separate pieces or parcels of real estate or any part of the real estate covered by such lien, or as to one or more of the obligations secured by any such lien, or as to all of the real estate covered by such lien instrument, are hereby validated and declared to be binding upon all parties in interest, but this provision shall not be construed as intended to disturb or impair any vested right.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":213576,"text":"It is lawful for any lien creditor to record a certificate of partial satisfaction of any one or more of the separate pieces or parcels of property covered by such lien. It shall also be lawful for any such creditor to record a certificate of partial satisfaction of any part of the real estate covered by such lien if a plat of such part or a deed of such part is recorded in the clerk&#8217;s office and a cross-reference is made in the certificate of partial satisfaction to the book and page where the plat or deed of such part is recorded. Such certificate of partial satisfaction may be accomplished in manner and form prescribed in this chapter for making certificates of satisfaction, except that the creditor, or his duly authorized agent, shall make an affidavit to the clerk or in such certificate that such creditor is at the time of making such satisfaction the legal holder of the obligation, note, bond, or other evidence of debt, secured by such lien, and when made in conformity with the provisions of this chapter such partial satisfaction shall be as valid and binding as a proper release deed duly executed for the same purpose.\n\t\tAny and all partial marginal releases made prior to July 1, 1966, in any county or city of the Commonwealth, in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, either of one or more separate pieces or parcels of real estate or any part of the real estate covered by such lien, or as to one or more of the obligations secured by any such lien, or as to all of the real estate covered by such lien instrument, are hereby validated and declared to be binding upon all parties in interest, but this provision shall not be construed as intended to disturb or impair any vested right.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15078,"edition_id":1,"name":"Form and Effect of Deeds of Trust; 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It has been modified 5 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 1952, chapter 469; in 1966, chapter 505; in 1975, chapter 469; in 1977, chapter 141; in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0712\">712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77653,"section_number":"43-67","catch_line":"Release of mechanic's lien upon payment or satisfaction","order_by":null,"url":"\/43-67\/"},{"id":60125,"section_number":"55.1-1908","catch_line":"Release of liens","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1908\/"},{"id":65250,"section_number":"55.1-342","catch_line":"Permissible form for certificate of satisfaction or certificate of partial satisfaction","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-342\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":245167,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58312,"identifier":"55.1-341","token":"55.1\/I\/3\/2\/55.1-341","url":"\/55.1-341\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-341\/","token":"55.1\/I\/3\/2\/55.1-341","dublin_core":{"Title":"Partial satisfaction","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-341","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>It is lawful for any <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">creditor<\/span> to record a certificate of partial satisfaction of any one or more of the separate pieces or parcels of property covered by such <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span>. It shall also be lawful for any such <span class=\"dictionary\">creditor<\/span> to record a certificate of partial satisfaction of any part of the real estate covered by such <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span> if a plat of such part or a deed of such part is recorded in the clerk&#8217;s office and a cross-reference is made in the certificate of partial satisfaction to the book and page where the plat or deed of such part is recorded. Such certificate of partial satisfaction may be accomplished in manner and form prescribed in this chapter for making certificates of satisfaction, except that the <span class=\"dictionary\">creditor<\/span>, or his duly authorized agent, shall make an <span class=\"dictionary\">affidavit<\/span> to the clerk or in such certificate that such <span class=\"dictionary\">creditor<\/span> is at the time of making such satisfaction the legal holder of the obligation, note, <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span>, or other <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> of debt, secured by such <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span>, and when made in conformity with the provisions of this chapter such partial satisfaction shall be as valid and binding as a proper release deed duly executed for the same purpose.\n\t\tAny and all partial marginal releases made prior to July 1, 1966, in any county or city of the Commonwealth, in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, either of one or more separate pieces or parcels of real estate or any part of the real estate covered by such <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span>, or as to one or more of the obligations secured by any such <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span>, or as to all of the real estate covered by such <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span> instrument, are hereby validated and declared to be binding upon all parties in interest, but this provision shall not be construed as intended to disturb or impair any vested right.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPARTIAL SATISFACTION (\u00a7 55.1-341)\n\nIt is lawful for any lien creditor to record a certificate of partial\nsatisfaction of any one or more of the separate pieces or parcels of property\ncovered by such lien. It shall also be lawful for any such creditor to record a\ncertificate of partial satisfaction of any part of the real estate covered by\nsuch lien if a plat of such part or a deed of such part is recorded in the\nclerk&#8217;s office and a cross-reference is made in the certificate of partial\nsatisfaction to the book and page where the plat or deed of such part is\nrecorded. Such certificate of partial satisfaction may be accomplished in manner\nand form prescribed in this chapter for making certificates of satisfaction,\nexcept that the creditor, or his duly authorized agent, shall make an affidavit\nto the clerk or in such certificate that such creditor is at the time of making\nsuch satisfaction the legal holder of the obligation, note, bond, or other\nevidence of debt, secured by such lien, and when made in conformity with the\nprovisions of this chapter such partial satisfaction shall be as valid and\nbinding as a proper release deed duly executed for the same purpose.\n\t\tAny and all partial marginal releases made prior to July 1, 1966, in any\ncounty or city of the Commonwealth, in conformity with the provisions of this\nchapter, either of one or more separate pieces or parcels of real estate or any\npart of the real estate covered by such lien, or as to one or more of the\nobligations secured by any such lien, or as to all of the real estate covered by\nsuch lien instrument, are hereby validated and declared to be binding upon all\nparties in interest, but this provision shall not be construed as intended to\ndisturb or impair any vested right.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 6456; 1930, p. 70; 1932, p. 121; 1944, p. 199; Code 1950,\n\u00a7 55-66.4; 1952, c. 469; 1966, c. 505; 1975, c. 469; 1977, c. 141; 2019, c.\n712.","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}}