                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PRESUMPTION THAT RECORDED WRITINGS ARE IN PROPER FORM (§ 55.1-602)

A writing that is not properly notarized in accordance with the laws of the
Commonwealth shall not invalidate the underlying document; however, any such
writing shall not be in proper form for recordation. All recorded writings shall
be presumed to be in proper form for recording after having been recorded, and
conclusively presumed to be in proper form for recording after having been
recorded for a period of three years, except in cases of fraud.

HISTORY: 1973, c. 161, § 55-106.2; 2008, cc. 117, 814; 2019, c. 712.