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Except as provided in Article 4.1 (§ 17.1-258.2 et seq.) of Title 17.1, all writings that are to be recorded or docketed in the clerk's office of courts of record shall be an original or first generation printed form, or legible copy thereof, pen and ink or typed ribbon copy, and shall meet the standards for instruments as adopted under §§ 17.1-258.2 and 17.1-258.2 of the Virginia Public Records Act (§ 17.1-258.2 et seq.). If a writing that does not conform to the requirements of this section or the standards for instruments adopted under § 17.1-258.2 and under § 17.1-258.2 of the Virginia Public Records Act (§ 17.1-258.2 et seq.) is accepted for recordation, it shall be deemed validly recorded and the clerk shall have no liability for accepting such a writing that does not meet the enumerated criteria in all the particulars. 1924, p. 144; Michie Code 1942, § 5210a; Code 1950, § 55-108; 1983, c. 291; 1986, c. 346; 2005, c. 17.1-258.2 ; 2019, c. 17.1-258.2 .
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