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This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Records, Recordation and Indexing Generally.” It is part of Chapter 2 “Clerks, Clerks' Offices and Records”, which is part of Title 17.1 “Courts of Record”.
It’s comprised of the following 33 sections.
§ 17.1-223 Duty of clerk to record writings, etc., and make index
§ 17.1-224 Copy of illegible instrument used for making permanent record
§ 17.1-225 Remote access to nonconfidential court records
§ 17.1-226 Remote access to certain agencies from clerk of court
§ 17.1-227 Documents to be recorded in deed books; social security numbers
§ 17.1-227.1 Use of cover sheets on deeds or other instruments by circuit court clerks
§ 17.1-228 Recording releases of deeds of trust, partial releases of deeds of trust, court ordered releases, or other liens or assignments in cities and counties using microfilm
§ 17.1-229 Additional documents to be recorded in deed book
§ 17.1-230 Documents to be recorded in bond book
§ 17.1-231 Documents to be recorded in will book
§ 17.1-232 What to be recorded in judgment docket
§ 17.1-233 What to be recorded in marriage register
§ 17.1-234 Documents to be recorded in "writings partially proved."
§ 17.1-235 Recordation of federal farm loan mortgages
§ 17.1-236 Recordation of plats and maps
§ 17.1-237 Validation of recordations in certain plat books
§ 17.1-238 State highway plat book
§ 17.1-239 Character of books used for recording; standards for microfilm, etc
§ 17.1-240 Recording by microphotographic or electronic process
§ 17.1-241 Clerks to procure books for record
§ 17.1-242 Custody of books, records, etc
§ 17.1-243 Clerks to have land books bound
§ 17.1-244 Books, etc., in clerks' offices rebound, transcribed, microfilmed or digitally reproduced; credit given to transcripts, etc
§ 17.1-245 Books may be taken from clerk's office to be rebound, etc
§ 17.1-246 How costs thereof certified and paid
§ 17.1-247 Repealed
§ 17.1-248 Clerk to make index to each of his books
§ 17.1-249 General indexes for clerks' offices; daily index
§ 17.1-250 Correction of indexes
§ 17.1-251 Indexing of certain subdivision plats or maps
§ 17.1-252 Indexing by tax map reference number
§ 17.1-253 Committee to inquire into necessity of general index; report; plan adopted; locality to cover cost
§ 17.1-254 Validation of judgment records in office of clerk of Circuit Court of Norfolk