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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 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0712\">712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1472035,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369852,"identifier":"55.1-309","token":"55.1\/I\/3\/1\/55.1-309","url":"\/55.1-309\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-309\/","token":"55.1\/I\/3\/1\/55.1-309","dublin_core":{"Title":"Deeds good between parties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-309","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any deed, or a part of a deed, that fails to take effect by virtue of this chapter shall, nevertheless, be as valid and effectual and as binding upon the parties, so far as the rules of <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">equity<\/span> permit, as if this chapter had not been enacted.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEEDS GOOD BETWEEN PARTIES (\u00a7 55.1-309)\n\nAny deed, or a part of a deed, that fails to take effect by virtue of this\nchapter shall, nevertheless, be as valid and effectual and as binding upon the\nparties, so far as the rules of law and equity permit, as if this chapter had\nnot been enacted.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5169; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-51; 2019, c. 712.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}