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This law was first created in 2013. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 390<\/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 2022, chapter 309<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":78488,"section_number":"17.1-223","catch_line":"Duty of clerk to record writings, etc., and make index","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-223\/"},{"id":58909,"section_number":"55.1-2100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2100\/"},{"id":61518,"section_number":"55.1-600","catch_line":"When and where writings recorded","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-600\/"},{"id":86914,"section_number":"58.1-811","catch_line":"(Contingent effective date \u2014 see note) Exemptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-811\/"}],"permalink":{"id":273767,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76698,"identifier":"64.2-628","token":"64.2\/II\/6\/5\/64.2-628","url":"\/64.2-628\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-628\/","token":"64.2\/II\/6\/5\/64.2-628","dublin_core":{"Title":"Requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-628","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A transfer on death deed<\/span>:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 2, shall contain the essential elements and formalities of a properly recordable inter vivos deed or document to convey a cooperative interest created pursuant to the Virginia Real Estate Cooperative Act (§ 55.1-2100<\/a> et seq.); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Shall state that the transfer to the designated beneficiary<\/span> is to occur at the transferor<\/span>’s death; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Shall be recorded before the transferor<\/span>’s death in the land records of the clerk’s office of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> in the jurisdiction<\/span> where the property<\/span> is located; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Shall comply with the requirements for recordation set forth in Chapter 6 (§ 55.1-600<\/a> et seq.) of Title 55.1 and shall be indexed by the clerk of court<\/span> under the name of the transferor<\/span> as grantor; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Unless the transfer is for consideration, shall be exempt from recordation tax as provided by subsection J of § 58.1-811<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> For property<\/span> owned by joint owners<\/span> to be effective, shall be executed by all joint owners<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Shall be considered a deed for purposes of complying with the requirements of § 17.1-223<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 64.2-628)\n\nA transfer on death deed:\n\n1. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 2, shall contain the essential\nelements and formalities of a properly recordable inter vivos deed or document\nto convey a cooperative interest created pursuant to the Virginia Real Estate\nCooperative Act (§ 55.1-2100 et seq.);\n\n2. Shall state that the transfer to the designated beneficiary is to occur at\nthe transferor’s death;\n\n3. Shall be recorded before the transferor’s death in the land records of\nthe clerk’s office of the circuit court in the jurisdiction where the\nproperty is located;\n\n4. Shall comply with the requirements for recordation set forth in Chapter 6\n(§ 55.1-600 et seq.) of Title 55.1 and shall be indexed by the clerk of\ncourt under the name of the transferor as grantor;\n\n5. Unless the transfer is for consideration, shall be exempt from recordation\ntax as provided by subsection J of § 58.1-811;\n\n6. For property owned by joint owners to be effective, shall be executed by all\njoint owners; and\n\n7. Shall be considered a deed for purposes of complying with the requirements of\n§ 17.1-223.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, c. 390; 2022, c. 309.","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}}