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The fee for a certificate is $1. Upon request, the filing officer shall furnish a copy of any notice of federal tax lien or notice or certificate affecting a federal lien for a fee of 50 cents ($0.50) per page.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":296818,"text":"If a notice of federal lien, a refiling of a notice of federal lien, or a notice of revocation of any certificate described in subsection B is presented to the filing officer and:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":296819,"text":"He is the clerk of the State Corporation Commission, he shall cause the notice to be marked, held, and indexed in accordance with the provisions of § 8.9A-519 as if the notice were a financing statement as defined in § 8.9A-102; or","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":296820,"text":"He is any other officer described in § 55.1-653, he shall endorse thereon his identification and the date and time of receipt and file it alphabetically or enter it in an alphabetical index showing the name and address of the person named in the notice, the date and time of receipt, the serial number of the district director in the case of tax liens, and the total amount appearing on the notice of lien, and he shall index and record the same where judgments are indexed and recorded.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"B"},"3":{"id":296821,"text":"If a certificate of release, nonattachment, discharge, or subordination of any lien is presented to the clerk of the State Corporation Commission for filing, he shall:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"B1"},"4":{"id":296822,"text":"Cause a certificate of release or nonattachment to be marked, held, and indexed as if the certificate were a termination statement within the meaning of § 8.9A-513, except that the notice of lien to which the certificate relates shall not be removed from the files; and","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"5":{"id":296823,"text":"Cause a certificate of discharge or subordination to be held, marked, and indexed as if the certificate were a release of collateral within the meaning of § 8.9A-512.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"C"},"6":{"id":296824,"text":"If a refiled notice of federal lien referred to in subsection A or any of the certificates or notices referred to in subsection B is presented for filing to any other filing officer specified in § 55.1-653, he shall permanently attach the refiled notice or the certificate to the original notice of lien and shall enter the refiled notice or the certificate with the date of filing in any alphabetical lien index on the line where the original notice of lien is entered.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B2","next_prefix":"D"},"7":{"id":296825,"text":"Upon request of any person, the filing officer shall issue his certificate showing whether there is on file, on the date and hour stated therein, any notice of lien or certificate or notice affecting any lien filed under this article, naming a particular person, and if a notice or certificate is on file, giving the date and hour of filing of each notice or certificate. The fee for a certificate is $1. Upon request, the filing officer shall furnish a copy of any notice of federal tax lien or notice or certificate affecting a federal lien for a fee of 50 cents ($0.50) per page.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15768,"edition_id":1,"name":"Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act","identifier":"7","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13525,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:59:17","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:59:17","permalink":{"id":245685,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15768,"identifier":"7","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/7","url":"\/55.1\/II\/6\/7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13525,"edition_id":1,"name":"Recordation of Documents","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13524,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:07","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:07","permalink":{"id":245459,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13525,"identifier":"6","token":"55.1\/II\/6","url":"\/55.1\/II\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13524,"edition_id":1,"name":"Real Estate Settlements and Recordation","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12707,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:07","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:07","permalink":{"id":245369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13524,"identifier":"II","token":"55.1\/II","url":"\/55.1\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12707,"edition_id":1,"name":"Property and Conveyances","identifier":"55.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":244769,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12707,"identifier":"55.1","token":"55.1","url":"\/55.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":64661,"structure_id":15768,"section_number":"55.1-653","catch_line":"Where notices and certificates affecting liens to be filed","url":"\/55.1-653\/","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/7\/55.1-653","metadata":false},{"id":60691,"structure_id":15768,"section_number":"55.1-654","catch_line":"Certification of notices and certificates","url":"\/55.1-654\/","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/7\/55.1-654","metadata":false},{"id":82799,"structure_id":15768,"section_number":"55.1-655","catch_line":"Duties of filing officers","url":"\/55.1-655\/","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/7\/55.1-655","metadata":false},{"id":65597,"structure_id":15768,"section_number":"55.1-656","catch_line":"Fees of filing officers other than clerk of State Corporation Commission","url":"\/55.1-656\/","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/7\/55.1-656","metadata":false},{"id":81474,"structure_id":15768,"section_number":"55.1-657","catch_line":"Fees of clerk of State Corporation Commission","url":"\/55.1-657\/","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/7\/55.1-657","metadata":false},{"id":84159,"structure_id":15768,"section_number":"55.1-658","catch_line":"Construction of article","url":"\/55.1-658\/","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/7\/55.1-658","metadata":false},{"id":82179,"structure_id":15768,"section_number":"55.1-659","catch_line":"Certificates and notices affecting liens filed on or before July 1, 1970","url":"\/55.1-659\/","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/7\/55.1-659","metadata":false},{"id":76797,"structure_id":15768,"section_number":"55.1-660","catch_line":"No action to be brought against the State Corporation Commission or its staff","url":"\/55.1-660\/","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/7\/55.1-660","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":60691,"structure_id":15768,"section_number":"55.1-654","catch_line":"Certification of notices and certificates","url":"\/55.1-654\/","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/7\/55.1-654","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":65597,"structure_id":15768,"section_number":"55.1-656","catch_line":"Fees of filing officers other than clerk of State Corporation Commission","url":"\/55.1-656\/","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/7\/55.1-656","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/55.1-655\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1970. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 76 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. Unfortunately, the 1970 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1988, chapters 113 and 388; in 2014, chapter 291<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":64661,"section_number":"55.1-653","catch_line":"Where notices and certificates affecting liens to be filed","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-653\/"},{"id":58431,"section_number":"8.9A-102","catch_line":"Definitions and index of definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-102\/"},{"id":65185,"section_number":"8.9A-513","catch_line":"Termination statement","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-513\/"},{"id":78231,"section_number":"8.9A-519","catch_line":"Numbering, maintaining, and indexing records; communicating information provided in records","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-519\/"}],"permalink":{"id":245695,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82799,"identifier":"55.1-655","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/7\/55.1-655","url":"\/55.1-655\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-655\/","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/7\/55.1-655","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duties of filing officers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-655","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If a notice of federal lien<\/span>, a refiling of a notice of federal lien<\/span>, or a notice of revocation<\/span> of any certificate described in subsection B is presented to the filing officer and: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> He is the clerk of the State Corporation Commission, he shall cause the notice to be marked, held, and indexed in accordance with the provisions of § 8.9A-519<\/a> as if the notice were a financing statement as defined in § 8.9A-102<\/a>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> He is any other officer described in § 55.1-653<\/a>, he shall endorse thereon his identification and the date and time of receipt and file it alphabetically or enter it in an alphabetical index showing the name and address of the person named in the notice, the date and time of receipt, the serial number of the district director in the case of tax liens<\/span>, and the total amount appearing on the notice of lien<\/span>, and he shall index and record the same where judgments<\/span> are indexed and recorded. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a certificate of release, nonattachment, discharge, or subordination<\/span> of any lien<\/span> is presented to the clerk of the State Corporation Commission for filing, he shall: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Cause a certificate of release or nonattachment to be marked, held, and indexed as if the certificate were a termination statement within the meaning of § 8.9A-513<\/a>, except that the notice of lien<\/span> to which the certificate relates shall not be removed from the files; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Cause a certificate of discharge or subordination<\/span> to be held, marked, and indexed as if the certificate were a release of collateral<\/span> within the meaning of § 8.9A-512<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If a refiled notice of federal lien<\/span> referred to in subsection A or any of the certificates or notices referred to in subsection B is presented for filing to any other filing officer specified in § 55.1-653<\/a>, he shall permanently attach the refiled notice or the certificate to the original notice of lien<\/span> and shall enter the refiled notice or the certificate with the date of filing in any alphabetical lien<\/span> index on the line where the original notice of lien<\/span> is entered. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Upon request of any person, the filing officer shall issue<\/span> his certificate showing whether there is on file, on the date and hour stated therein, any notice of lien<\/span> or certificate or notice affecting any lien<\/span> filed under this article, naming a particular person, and if a notice or certificate is on file, giving the date and hour of filing of each notice or certificate. The fee for a certificate is $1. Upon request, the filing officer shall furnish a copy of any notice of federal tax lien<\/span> or notice or certificate affecting a federal lien<\/span> for a fee of 50 cents ($0.50) per page. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTIES OF FILING OFFICERS (\u00a7 55.1-655)\n\nA. If a notice of federal lien, a refiling of a notice of federal lien, or a\nnotice of revocation of any certificate described in subsection B is presented\nto the filing officer and:\n\n 1. He is the clerk of the State Corporation Commission, he shall cause the\n notice to be marked, held, and indexed in accordance with the provisions of\n § 8.9A-519 as if the notice were a financing statement as defined in\n § 8.9A-102; or\n\n 2. He is any other officer described in § 55.1-653, he shall endorse\n thereon his identification and the date and time of receipt and file it\n alphabetically or enter it in an alphabetical index showing the name and\n address of the person named in the notice, the date and time of receipt, the\n serial number of the district director in the case of tax liens, and the total\n amount appearing on the notice of lien, and he shall index and record the same\n where judgments are indexed and recorded.\n\nB. If a certificate of release, nonattachment, discharge, or subordination of\nany lien is presented to the clerk of the State Corporation Commission for\nfiling, he shall:\n\n 1. Cause a certificate of release or nonattachment to be marked, held, and\n indexed as if the certificate were a termination statement within the meaning\n of § 8.9A-513, except that the notice of lien to which the certificate\n relates shall not be removed from the files; and\n\n 2. Cause a certificate of discharge or subordination to be held, marked, and\n indexed as if the certificate were a release of collateral within the meaning\n of § 8.9A-512.\n\nC. If a refiled notice of federal lien referred to in subsection A or any of the\ncertificates or notices referred to in subsection B is presented for filing to\nany other filing officer specified in § 55.1-653, he shall permanently\nattach the refiled notice or the certificate to the original notice of lien and\nshall enter the refiled notice or the certificate with the date of filing in any\nalphabetical lien index on the line where the original notice of lien is\nentered.\n\nD. Upon request of any person, the filing officer shall issue his certificate\nshowing whether there is on file, on the date and hour stated therein, any\nnotice of lien or certificate or notice affecting any lien filed under this\narticle, naming a particular person, and if a notice or certificate is on file,\ngiving the date and hour of filing of each notice or certificate. The fee for a\ncertificate is $1. Upon request, the filing officer shall furnish a copy of any\nnotice of federal tax lien or notice or certificate affecting a federal lien for\na fee of 50 cents ($0.50) per page.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 76, \u00a7 55-142.3; 1988, cc. 113, 388; 2014, c. 291; 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}}