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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1472311,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369931,"identifier":"55.1-411","token":"55.1\/I\/4\/55.1-411","url":"\/55.1-411\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-411\/","token":"55.1\/I\/4\/55.1-411","dublin_core":{"Title":"When writings to be recorded in county, and when in city","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-411","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The provisions of this and any other chapter of the Code or of any subsequent statute<\/span>, by virtue of which a writing is to be or may be recorded in the county or city in which the property embraced in such writing is located, shall be construed, in respect to the county, as relating only to property within the county and outside the corporate limits of the city having a court<\/span> in which writings may be lawfully recorded, and, in respect to the city, as relating only to property within the corporate limits of such city having such a court<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN WRITINGS TO BE RECORDED IN COUNTY, AND WHEN IN CITY (\u00a7 55.1-411)\n\nThe provisions of this and any other chapter of the Code or of any subsequent\nstatute, by virtue of which a writing is to be or may be recorded in the county\nor city in which the property embraced in such writing is located, shall be\nconstrued, in respect to the county, as relating only to property within the\ncounty and outside the corporate limits of the city having a court in which\nwritings may be lawfully recorded, and, in respect to the city, as relating only\nto property within the corporate limits of such city having such a court.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5199; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-102; 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"}}