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All documents recorded on or after July 1, 2004 that comply with the provisions of this article shall be conclusively presumed to be in proper form for recording, except in cases of fraud<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION (\u00a7 17.1-258.5)\n\nAll documents recorded on or after July 1, 2004 that comply with the provisions\nof this article shall be conclusively presumed to be in proper form for\nrecording, except in cases of fraud.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, c. 744.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}