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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 1972, chapter 130; in 1994, chapter 554<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 338<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64813,"section_number":"17.1-292","catch_line":"Applicability; definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-292\/"},{"id":55315,"section_number":"55.1-1403","catch_line":"Perfection of lien or interest in leases, rents, and profits","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1403\/"},{"id":64322,"section_number":"55.1-347","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-347\/"},{"id":54760,"section_number":"55.1-612","catch_line":"Acknowledgment within the United States or its dependencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-612\/"},{"id":66884,"section_number":"55.1-613","catch_line":"Acknowledgments outside of the United States and its dependencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-613\/"},{"id":58506,"section_number":"55.1-614","catch_line":"Acknowledgments by persons subject to Uniform Code of Military Justice; validation of certain acknowledgments","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-614\/"},{"id":58585,"section_number":"55.1-615","catch_line":"Acknowledgments taken before commissioned officers in military service","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-615\/"},{"id":80086,"section_number":"55.1-625","catch_line":"Acknowledgments on behalf of corporations and others","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-625\/"},{"id":68100,"section_number":"6.2-311","catch_line":"Closed-end installment loans by sellers of goods or services","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-311\/"},{"id":58550,"section_number":"64.2-1603","catch_line":"Execution of power of attorney","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1603\/"},{"id":75301,"section_number":"64.2-302","catch_line":"When and how elective share may be claimed by surviving spouse","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-302\/"},{"id":58055,"section_number":"64.2-308.12","catch_line":"Proceeding for elective share; time limit","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-308.12\/"},{"id":62592,"section_number":"64.2-313","catch_line":"When and how exempt property and allowances may be claimed","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-313\/"},{"id":76698,"section_number":"64.2-628","catch_line":"Requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-628\/"},{"id":81858,"section_number":"64.2-632","catch_line":"Effect of transfer on death deed at transferor's death","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-632\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":54760,"section_number":"55.1-612","catch_line":"Acknowledgment within the United States or its dependencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-612\/"},{"id":57962,"section_number":"55.1-616","catch_line":"\"Notarial acts\" defined; who may perform notarial acts outside the Commonwealth for use in the Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-616\/"},{"id":75500,"section_number":"55.1-624","catch_line":"Deeds of corporations; how to be executed and acknowledged","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-624\/"}],"permalink":{"id":245463,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61518,"identifier":"55.1-600","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/1\/55.1-600","url":"\/55.1-600\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-600\/","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/1\/55.1-600","dublin_core":{"Title":"When and where writings recorded","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-600","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Except when it is otherwise provided, the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of any county or city, or the clerk of any such court<\/span>, or his duly qualified deputy, in his office, shall record any such writing as to any person whose name is signed thereto with an original signature, when it shall have been acknowledged by him, or proved by two witnesses as to him in such court<\/span>, or before such clerk, or his duly qualified deputy, in his office, or the manner prescribed in Articles 2 (\u00a7 55.1-612<\/a> et seq.), 3 (\u00a7 55.1-616<\/a> et seq.), and 4 (\u00a7 55.1-624<\/a> et seq.). When such writing is signed by a person acting on behalf of another, or in any representative capacity, the signature of such representative may be acknowledged or proved in the same manner.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN AND WHERE WRITINGS RECORDED (\u00a7 55.1-600)\n\nExcept when it is otherwise provided, the circuit court of any county or city,\nor the clerk of any such court, or his duly qualified deputy, in his office,\nshall record any such writing as to any person whose name is signed thereto with\nan original signature, when it shall have been acknowledged by him, or proved by\ntwo witnesses as to him in such court, or before such clerk, or his duly\nqualified deputy, in his office, or the manner prescribed in Articles 2 (\u00a7\n55.1-612 et seq.), 3 (\u00a7 55.1-616 et seq.), and 4 (\u00a7 55.1-624 et seq.). When\nsuch writing is signed by a person acting on behalf of another, or in any\nrepresentative capacity, the signature of such representative may be\nacknowledged or proved in the same manner.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5204; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-106; 1972, c. 130; 1994, c. 554;\n2014, c. 338; 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}}