2014 Virginia Code
Title 17.1 - Courts of Record
§ 17.1-227.1. (Effective until January 1, 2015) Use of cover sheets on deeds or other instruments by circuit court clerks
Circuit court clerks may require that any deed or other instrument conveying or relating to an interest in real property be filed with a cover sheet detailing the information contained in the deed or other instrument necessary for the clerk to properly index such instrument. The cover sheet shall be developed in conjunction with the Supreme Court of Virginia. The attorney or party who prepares or submits the cover sheet on any deed or other instrument conveying or relating to an interest in real property for recordation has the responsibility for ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in the cover sheet.
The cover sheet shall not be included as a page for determining the amount of any applicable filing fees pursuant to subdivision A 2 of ยง 17.1-275, nor shall the cover sheet be construed to convey title to any interest in real property or purport to be a document in the chain of title conveying any interest in real property.
1999, cc. 363, 369; 2000, cc. 440, 446; 2008, cc. 823, 833.
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