{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-2703","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 55.1-2703","heading":"Right of property to be proved","body":"In any action relating to the ownership of any property described in § 55.1-2700, the person, other than the owner of such land, claiming to be the owner of the property must prove his ownership in order to sustain his claim.Code 1919, § 3572; Code 1950, § 55-210; 2019, c. 712.","path":["Title 55.1. Property and Conveyances","Subtitle V. Miscellaneous","Chapter 27. Drift Property"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/55.1-2703/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:29Z","sha256":"65ed780f29865b173556a01b1073e29d6a5d6627e051d8a3faac202f9ebfbbe8","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-2702","next":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-2800"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}