{"data":{"id":"us-va/17vac15-61-30","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"17VAC15-61-30","heading":"Inscription quality","body":"A. Written instruments.\n\n1. All inscriptions shall be:\n\na. Black;\n\nb. Solid, where \"solid\" means the lines forming each letter do not have blank or light spots;\n\nc. Dense, where \"dense\" means each letter or line is dark;\n\nd. Uniform, where \"uniform\" means the entire letter or line is the same darkness;\n\ne. Sharp, where \"sharp\" means the demarcation between each letter or line and the background is abrupt; and\n\nf. Unglazed, where \"unglazed\" means inscriptions are nonreflective.\n\n2. All signatures shall be original and in dark blue or black ink.\n\n3. Printing size shall be the equivalent of nine-point or larger.\n\n4. Typing shall be elite (12 characters per inch) or pica (10 characters per inch) or larger.\n\n5. The font shall be the equivalent of a normal Arial or Courier.\n\nB. Plats and other drawings.\n\n1. Inscriptions shall be in ink or electrostatic process that produces a permanent image.\n\n2. Color of original inscription shall be black or dark blue.\n\n3. All inscriptions shall be:\n\na. Solid, where \"solid\" means the lines forming each letter do not have blank or light spots;\n\nb. Dense, where \"dense\" means each letter or line is dark;\n\nc. Uniform, where \"uniform\" means the entire letter or line is the same darkness;\n\nd. Sharp, where \"sharp\" means the demarcation between each letter or line and the background is abrupt; and\n\ne. Unglazed, where \"unglazed\" means inscriptions are nonreflective.\n\n4. Lettering shall be no smaller than.09 inch (2.29 millimeters).\n\n5. All signatures shall be:\n\na. Original, and\n\nb. In dark blue or black ink.\n\n6. No ghost lines shall be used.\n\n7. All shading and screening shall be eliminated over written data.","path":["Title 17. Libraries And Cultural Resources","Agency 15. Library of Virginia (Library Board)","Chapter 61. Standards for Permanent Instruments Recorded by Hard Copy"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title17/agency15/chapter61/section30/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:16Z","sha256":"8c6f727bed90de00b7cc799761d8f535ce0c8ee80a81d8f284cfbd6e7fcdc328","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/17vac15-61-20","next":"us-va/17vac15-61-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}