Notwithstanding the provision of any other section of this title, or any other provision of law requiring documents to be recorded in the miscellaneous lien book or the deed books in the clerk's office of any court, on and after July 1, 1964, all memoranda or notices of liens, in the discretion of the clerk, shall be recorded in the deed books in such clerk's office, and shall be indexed in the general index of deeds, and such general index shall show the type of such lien.
1960, c. 81; 1964, c. 338; 1968, c. 568; 1985, c. 392.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 43 - Mechanics' and Certain Other Liens
Chapter 1 - Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens
§ 43-2. Structures, materials, etc., deemed permanently annexed to freehold
§ 43-3. Lien for work done and materials furnished; waiver of right to file or enforce lien
§ 43-4. Perfection of lien by general contractor; recordation and notice
§ 43-4.1. Liens to be recorded in deed books and indexed in general index of deeds
§ 43-5. Sufficiency of memorandum and affidavit required by § 43-4
§ 43-8. Sufficiency of memorandum, affidavit and notice required by § 43-7
§ 43-10. Sufficiency of memorandum, affidavit and notice required by § 43-9
§ 43-13.1. Use of lien waiver form; forgery or signing without authority
§ 43-13.2. When an affidavit or a signed statement of payment required of owner prior to sale
§ 43-15. Inaccuracies in memorandum or description not affecting lien
§ 43-16. What owner may do when contractor fails or refuses to complete building, etc.
§ 43-17. Limitation on suit to enforce lien
§ 43-17.1. Hearing on validity of lien
§ 43-18. Lien of general contractor to inure to benefit of subcontractor
§ 43-19. Validity and priority of lien not affected by assignments
§ 43-20. Extent of lien where owner has less than fee in land
§ 43-21. Priorities between mechanics' and other liens