{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-628","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 64.2-628","heading":"Requirements","body":"A transfer on death deed:1. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 2, shall contain the essential elements and formalities of a properly recordable inter vivos deed or document to convey a cooperative interest created pursuant to the Virginia Real Estate Cooperative Act (§ 55.1-2100 et seq.);2. Shall state that the transfer to the designated beneficiary is to occur at the transferor's death;3. Shall be recorded before the transferor's death in the land records of the clerk's office of the circuit court in the jurisdiction where the property is located;4. Shall comply with the requirements for recordation set forth in Chapter 6 (§ 55.1-600 et seq.) of Title 55.1 and shall be indexed by the clerk of court under the name of the transferor as grantor;5. Unless the transfer is for consideration, shall be exempt from recordation tax as provided by subsection J of § 58.1-811;6. For property owned by joint owners to be effective, shall be executed by all joint owners; and7. Shall be considered a deed for purposes of complying with the requirements of § 17.1-223.2013, c. 390; 2022, c. 309.","path":["Title 64.2. Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries","Subtitle II. Wills and Decedents' Estates","Chapter 6. Transfers Without Qualification","Article 5. Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/64.2-628/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:14Z","sha256":"2927a85eca93d7f82fa7227558972ec745125175329e321424076ba26d09158c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-627","next":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-629"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}