{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-350","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 55.1-350","heading":"Form and effect of satisfaction","body":"A. A document is sufficient to constitute a satisfaction of a security instrument if it conforms substantially in form and content to the requirements of § 55.1-342 and it:1. Identifies the security instrument, the original parties to the security instrument, the recording data for the security instrument, and the office in which the security instrument is recorded;2. States that the person signing the satisfaction is the secured creditor;3. Contains a legal description of the real property identified in the security instrument, but only if a legal description is necessary for a satisfaction to be properly indexed; otherwise, the deed book and page number or instrument number is sufficient;4. Contains language terminating the effectiveness of the security instrument; and5. Is signed by the secured creditor and acknowledged as required by law for a conveyance of an interest in real property.B. The clerk of the circuit court shall accept for recording a satisfaction document, unless:1. An amount equal to or greater than the applicable recording fees and taxes is not tendered;2. The document is submitted by a method or in a medium not authorized by the laws of the Commonwealth; or3. The document is not signed by the secured creditor and acknowledged as required by law for a conveyance of an interest in real property.2006, c. 907, § 55-66.12; 2019, c. 712.","path":["Title 55.1. Property and Conveyances","Subtitle I. Property Conveyances","Chapter 3. Form and Effect of Deeds and Covenants; Liens","Article 3. Satisfaction of Security Interest in Real Property"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/55.1-350/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:29Z","sha256":"9071936e7d2c09ffd53b52101443bff53d5edead9ac445645b54b5a2c8ebdc8b","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-349","next":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-351"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}