If the property affected by the certificate is situated in two or more localities, the clerk of the court wherein the certificate is recorded shall certify a copy of such certificate to the clerk of the court of the locality in which any portion of the property lies. The clerk shall record the same in the deed book and index it in the manner prescribed in subsection B of § 25.1-307.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 25.1-309

  • Certificate: includes a certificate of deposit and a certificate of take. See Virginia Code 25.1-300
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
  • Property: means land and personal property, and any right, title, interest, estate or claim in or to such property. See Virginia Code 25.1-100

2003, c. 940.

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