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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>67904</law_id><section_number>55.1-903</section_number><catch_line>Duty of settlement agent</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>55.1-1008</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="55.1">Property and Conveyances</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Real Estate Settlements and Recordation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="9">Real Estate Settlements</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">settlement agent</span> shall cause recordation of the deed, the deed of trust, or the mortgage or other documents required to be recorded and shall cause <span class="dictionary">disbursement of settlement proceeds</span> within two business days of settlement. A <span class="dictionary">settlement agent</span> may not disburse any or all <span class="dictionary">loan funds</span> or other funds coming into its <span class="dictionary">possession</span> prior to the recordation of any instrument except (i) funds received that are overpayments to be returned to the provider of such funds, (ii) funds necessary to effect the recordation of instruments, or (iii) funds that the provider has by separate written instrument directed to be disbursed prior to recordation of any instrument. Additionally, in any transaction involving the purchase or sale of an interest in residential real property, the <span class="dictionary">settlement agent</span> shall provide notification to the purchaser of the availability of owner&#x2019;s title insurance as required under &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Notification to buyers of the availability of owner's title insurance" href="/38.2-4616/">38.2-4616</a>.</p></section></text><history>1980, c. 730, &#xA7; 6.1-2.13; 1987, c. 576; 1992, c. 733; 1996, c. 883; 2010, c. 794, &#xA7; 55-525.11; 2019, c. 712.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
