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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":369784,"section_number":"55.1-2700","catch_line":"Who is entitled to drift property","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2700\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1475185,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369787,"identifier":"55.1-2703","token":"55.1\/V\/27\/55.1-2703","url":"\/55.1-2703\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2703\/","token":"55.1\/V\/27\/55.1-2703","dublin_core":{"Title":"Right of property to be proved","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2703","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In any action relating to the ownership of any property described in \u00a7 55.1-2700<\/a>, the person, other than the owner of such land, claiming to be the owner of the property must prove his ownership in order<\/span> to sustain<\/span> his claim.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRIGHT OF PROPERTY TO BE PROVED (\u00a7 55.1-2703)\n\nIn any action relating to the ownership of any property described in \u00a7\n55.1-2700, the person, other than the owner of such land, claiming to be the\nowner of the property must prove his ownership in order to sustain his claim.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 3572; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-210; 2019, c. 712.","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"}}