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No credit line deed of trust described in \u00a7 55.1-318 in which no date is fixed for the maturity of the debt secured thereby shall be enforced after forty years from the date of the credit line deed of trust; provided that the period of one year from the death of any party in interest shall be excluded from the computation of time.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":312701,"text":"No deed of trust or mortgage given to secure the payment of money, other than credit line deeds of trust described in \u00a7 55.1-318, and no lien reserved to secure the payment of unpaid purchase money, in which no date is fixed for the maturity of the debt secured by such deed of trust, mortgage, or lien, shall be enforced after twenty years from the date of the deed of trust, mortgage, or other lien; provided that the period of one year from the death of any party in interest shall be excluded from the computation of time, and provided further that the limitation may be extended by recordation of a certificate within the twenty-year period in the manner set forth in \u00a7 8.01-241. 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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 1977, chapter 617; in 1994, chapter 547<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 788<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64704,"section_number":"8.01-229","catch_line":"Suspension or tolling of statute of limitations; effect of disabilities; effect of death; injunction; prevention of service by defendant; dismissal, nonsuit or abatement; devise for payment of debts; new promises; debts proved in creditors' suits","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-229\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86332,"section_number":"55.1-318","catch_line":"Credit line deed of trust defined; relative priority of credit line deed of trust and other instruments of judgment","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-318\/"},{"id":57536,"section_number":"8.01-241","catch_line":"Limitation of enforcement of deeds of trust, mortgages and liens for unpaid purchase money","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-241\/"}],"permalink":{"id":281193,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87323,"identifier":"8.01-242","token":"8.01\/4\/2\/8.01-242","url":"\/8.01-242\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-242\/","token":"8.01\/4\/2\/8.01-242","dublin_core":{"Title":"Same; when no maturity date is given; credit line deeds of trust","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-242","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No deed of trust or mortgage given to secure the payment of money, other than credit line deeds of trust described in \u00a7 55.1-318<\/a>, and no lien<\/span> reserved to secure the payment of unpaid purchase money, in which no date is fixed for the maturity of the debt secured by such deed of trust, mortgage, or lien<\/span>, shall be enforced after twenty years from the date of the deed of trust, mortgage, or other lien<\/span>; provided that the period of one year from the death of any party in interest<\/span> shall be excluded from the computation of time, and provided further that the limitation may be extended by recordation of a certificate within the twenty-year period in the manner set forth in \u00a7 8.01-241<\/a>. No credit line deed of trust described in \u00a7 55.1-318<\/a> in which no date is fixed for the maturity of the debt secured thereby shall be enforced after forty years from the date of the credit line deed of trust; provided that the period of one year from the death of any party in interest<\/span> shall be excluded from the computation of time.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSAME; WHEN NO MATURITY DATE IS GIVEN; CREDIT LINE DEEDS OF TRUST (\u00a7 8.01-242)\n\nNo deed of trust or mortgage given to secure the payment of money, other than\ncredit line deeds of trust described in \u00a7 55.1-318, and no lien reserved to\nsecure the payment of unpaid purchase money, in which no date is fixed for the\nmaturity of the debt secured by such deed of trust, mortgage, or lien, shall be\nenforced after twenty years from the date of the deed of trust, mortgage, or\nother lien; provided that the period of one year from the death of any party in\ninterest shall be excluded from the computation of time, and provided further\nthat the limitation may be extended by recordation of a certificate within the\ntwenty-year period in the manner set forth in \u00a7 8.01-241. No credit line deed\nof trust described in \u00a7 55.1-318 in which no date is fixed for the maturity of\nthe debt secured thereby shall be enforced after forty years from the date of\nthe credit line deed of trust; provided that the period of one year from the\ndeath of any party in interest shall be excluded from the computation of time.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-12; 1977, c. 617; 1994, c. 547; 1999, c. 788.","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}}