                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EFFECT OF FILING OF CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE (§ 55.1-3103)

A certificate of release filed or recorded with the clerk of court in the
jurisdiction in which the property is located, provided that such certificate of
release satisfies all the requirements prescribed in § 55.1-3102, shall operate
as a release of a judgment lien of the specified property. Such certificate of
release shall not be construed to release any other real property owned by the
judgment debtor or judgment debtors at the time of filing or any future interest
in real property acquired by such judgment debtor or judgment debtors. In the
absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, the clerk of the circuit
court of any jurisdiction shall be immune from civil liability arising from any
act or omission relating to such clerk&#8217;s compliance with the provisions of
this chapter.

HISTORY: 2023, c. 550.