A. A document is sufficient to constitute a satisfaction of a security instrument if it conforms substantially in form and content to the requirements of § 55.1-342 and it: 1. Identifies the security instrument, the original parties to the security instrument, the recording data for the security instrument, and the office in which the security instrument is recorded; 2. States that the person signing the satisfaction is the secured creditor; 3. Contains a legal description of the real property identified in the security instrument, but only if a legal description is necessary for a satisfaction to be properly indexed; otherwise, the deed book and page number or instrument number is sufficient; 4. Contains language terminating the effectiveness of the security instrument; and 5. Is signed by the secured creditor and acknowledged as required by law for a conveyance of an interest in real property. B. The clerk of the circuit court shall accept for recording a satisfaction document, unless: 1. An amount equal to or greater than the applicable recording fees and taxes is not tendered; 2. The document is submitted by a method or in a medium not authorized by the laws of the Commonwealth; or 3. The document is not signed by the secured creditor and acknowledged as required by law for a conveyance of an interest in real property. 2006, c. 907, § 55-66.12; 2019, c. 712.
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