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This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 745<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":245725,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76172,"identifier":"55.1-662","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/8\/55.1-662","url":"\/55.1-662\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-662\/","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/8\/55.1-662","dublin_core":{"Title":"Validity of electronically filed and recorded land records","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-662","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If a law<\/span> requires, as a condition for recording, that a land records document<\/span> be an original, be on paper or another tangible medium, or be in writing, an electronic land records document<\/span> satisfying this article satisfies the law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a law<\/span> requires, as a condition for recording, that a land records document<\/span> be signed, an electronic signature satisfies the law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A requirement that a land records document<\/span> or a signature associated with a land records document<\/span> be notarized, acknowledged, verified, witnessed, or made under oath<\/span> is satisfied if the electronic notarization<\/span> of the person authorized to perform that act, and all other information required to be included, is attached to or logically associated with the land records document<\/span> or signature. A physical or electronic image of a stamp, impression, or seal of the notary is not required to accompany an electronic signature. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVALIDITY OF ELECTRONICALLY FILED AND RECORDED LAND RECORDS (\u00a7 55.1-662)\n\nA. If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a land records document\nbe an original, be on paper or another tangible medium, or be in writing, an\nelectronic land records document satisfying this article satisfies the law.\n\nB. If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a land records document\nbe signed, an electronic signature satisfies the law.\n\nC. A requirement that a land records document or a signature associated with a\nland records document be notarized, acknowledged, verified, witnessed, or made\nunder oath is satisfied if the electronic notarization of the person authorized\nto perform that act, and all other information required to be included, is\nattached to or logically associated with the land records document or signature.\nA physical or electronic image of a stamp, impression, or seal of the notary is\nnot required to accompany an electronic signature.\n\nHISTORY: 2006, c. 745, \u00a7 55-142.11; 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}}