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Such orders shall be recorded in the deed books and indexed in the name of the bankrupt. For each such recordation, the clerk shall be paid a fee as prescribed in subdivision A 2 of \u00a7 17.1-275.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":262321,"text":"Certified copies of orders of adjudication of bankruptcy made pursuant to the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy, certified copies of orders of sale, orders confirming sales, and such other orders entered in bankruptcy proceedings as any party in interest may wish to have recorded in the appropriate clerk’s office, or such orders as the referee or the judge having jurisdiction directs to be recorded, may be filed with the clerk of the court authorized to record deeds for the county or city in which any real estate owned by the bankrupt is situated. Such orders shall be recorded in the deed books and indexed in the name of the bankrupt. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1964, chapter 337; in 1994, chapter 432<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":71931,"section_number":"17.1-275","catch_line":"Fees collected by clerks of circuit courts; generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275\/"}],"permalink":{"id":245677,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72811,"identifier":"55.1-651","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/6\/55.1-651","url":"\/55.1-651\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-651\/","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/6\/55.1-651","dublin_core":{"Title":"Orders in bankruptcy","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-651","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Certified copies of orders<\/span> of adjudication of bankruptcy<\/span> made pursuant to the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy<\/span>, certified copies of orders<\/span> of sale, orders<\/span> confirming sales, and such other orders<\/span> entered in bankruptcy<\/span> proceedings as any party in interest<\/span> may wish to have recorded in the appropriate clerk’s office, or such orders<\/span> as the referee or the judge<\/span> having jurisdiction<\/span> directs to be recorded, may be filed with the clerk of the court<\/span> authorized to record deeds for the county or city in which any real estate owned by the bankrupt is situated. Such orders<\/span> shall be recorded in the deed books and indexed in the name of the bankrupt. For each such recordation, the clerk shall be paid a fee as prescribed in subdivision A 2 of \u00a7 17.1-275<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nORDERS IN BANKRUPTCY (\u00a7 55.1-651)\n\nCertified copies of orders of adjudication of bankruptcy made pursuant to the\nacts of Congress relating to bankruptcy, certified copies of orders of sale,\norders confirming sales, and such other orders entered in bankruptcy proceedings\nas any party in interest may wish to have recorded in the appropriate\nclerk’s office, or such orders as the referee or the judge having\njurisdiction directs to be recorded, may be filed with the clerk of the court\nauthorized to record deeds for the county or city in which any real estate owned\nby the bankrupt is situated. Such orders shall be recorded in the deed books and\nindexed in the name of the bankrupt. For each such recordation, the clerk shall\nbe paid a fee as prescribed in subdivision A 2 of \u00a7 17.1-275.\n\nHISTORY: 1934, p. 839; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 5216c; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-141; 1964,\nc. 337; 1994, c. 432; 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}}