Va. Code § 55.1-3103
A certificate of release filed or recorded with the clerk of court in the jurisdiction in which the property is located, provided that such certificate of release satisfies all the requirements prescribed in § 55.1-3102, shall operate as a release of a judgment lien of the specified property. Such certificate of release shall not be construed to release any other real property owned by the judgment debtor or judgment debtors at the time of filing or any future interest in real property acquired by such judgment debtor or judgment debtors. In the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, the clerk of the circuit court of any jurisdiction shall be immune from civil liability arising from any act or omission relating to such clerk's compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
Va. Code § 55.1-3103