A. In connection with civil or criminal proceedings in circuit court, any statutory requirement for an original, original paper, paper, record, document, facsimile, memorandum, exhibit, certification, or transcript shall be satisfied if such is in an electronic form approved for filing under the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia. However, this section shall not apply to documents the form of which is specified in any statute governing the creation and execution of wills, codicils, testamentary trusts, premarital agreements, and negotiable instruments.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any statutory authorization for the use of copies or reproductions in civil or criminal proceedings in circuit court shall be satisfied by use of such copies or reproductions in hard copy or electronic form approved for filing under the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia.
C. Any clerk of a circuit court with an electronic filing system that complies with the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia may provide the trial court record in electronic form to the appropriate clerk of any appellate court. The clerk of the Supreme Court and the clerk of the Court of Appeals shall accept the official civil or criminal record in electronic form as otherwise required by law. The clerk in the appellate court may also request that any paper trial court records be forwarded to such clerk.
D. The Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia shall not prohibit the use of a private vendor electronic filing system if such system is in compliance with the filing standards established by the Court.
2010, cc. 717, 760; 2015, c. 71; 2018, cc. 125, 129, 523.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 2 - Clerks, Clerks' Offices and Records
§ 17.1-200. Clerk of Supreme Court; appointment; removal
§ 17.1-201. Appointment of deputies; their duties; how removed, etc.
§ 17.1-202. Clerk, etc., of Supreme Court not to act as counsel
§ 17.1-203. Where clerk's offices to be kept
§ 17.1-204. Examination of office and accounts of clerk
§ 17.1-205.1. Sealing Fee Fund
§ 17.1-206. Where offices to be located
§ 17.1-207. Days of operation of clerks' offices
§ 17.1-208. Records, etc., open to inspection; copies; exception
§ 17.1-210. Removal of records or papers prohibited; exceptions
§ 17.1-211. Maintenance and disposition of certain receipt books, cancelled checks and statements
§ 17.1-212. Copying of records becoming illegible
§ 17.1-213. Disposition of papers in ended cases
§ 17.1-214. Clerk to deliver or send process to sheriff
§ 17.1-216. Handling fee for service of process
§ 17.1-217. Power of clerk to administer oath
§ 17.1-219. Clerk to prepare bonds
§ 17.1-219.1. Transportation orders; authorization for clerk to issue orders to custodian
§ 17.1-220. Duplicate certificate of allowance prohibited, unless ordered by court
§ 17.1-221. Reports by clerks of the business of courts of record
§ 17.1-222. Failure to make report
§ 17.1-222.1. Collection of fees, etc., by court clerks in lieu of money
§ 17.1-223. Duty of clerk to record writings, etc., and make index
§ 17.1-224. Copy of illegible instrument used for making permanent record
§ 17.1-225. Remote access to nonconfidential court records
§ 17.1-226. Remote access to certain agencies from clerk of court
§ 17.1-227. Documents to be recorded in deed books; social security numbers
§ 17.1-227.1. Use of cover sheets on deeds or other instruments by circuit court clerks
§ 17.1-229. Additional documents to be recorded in deed book
§ 17.1-230. Documents to be recorded in bond book
§ 17.1-231. Documents to be recorded in will book
§ 17.1-232. What to be recorded in judgment docket
§ 17.1-233. What to be recorded in marriage register
§ 17.1-234. Documents to be recorded in "writings partially proved."
§ 17.1-235. Recordation of federal farm loan mortgages
§ 17.1-236. Recordation of plats and maps
§ 17.1-237. Validation of recordations in certain plat books
§ 17.1-238. State highway plat book
§ 17.1-239. Character of books used for recording; standards for microfilm, etc.
§ 17.1-240. Recording by microphotographic or electronic process
§ 17.1-241. Clerks to procure books for record
§ 17.1-242. Custody of books, records, etc.
§ 17.1-243. Clerks to have land books bound
§ 17.1-245. Books may be taken from clerk's office to be rebound, etc.
§ 17.1-246. How costs thereof certified and paid
§ 17.1-248. Clerk to make index to each of his books
§ 17.1-249. General indexes for clerks' offices; daily index
§ 17.1-250. Correction of indexes
§ 17.1-251. Indexing of certain subdivision plats or maps
§ 17.1-252. Indexing by tax map reference number
§ 17.1-254. Validation of judgment records in office of clerk of Circuit Court of Norfolk
§ 17.1-258.3. Electronic filing in civil or criminal proceedings
§ 17.1-258.3:1. Electronic filing of land records; paper form
§ 17.1-258.3:2. Official certificates and certified records in digital form
§ 17.1-258.3:3. Submission of records as electronic documents
§ 17.1-258.4. Signature; when effective as original; notarization; seal
§ 17.1-259. Recordation of master deed of trust; form and requisites
§ 17.1-260. Recordation, effect and requisites of incorporating deed
§ 17.1-261. Recordation of names of men who served during World War I
§ 17.1-262. Recordation of discharges of those who served in World War I
§ 17.1-263. World War I Memorial Record
§ 17.1-264. Recording information on discharges of World War II servicemen
§ 17.1-265. Recordation of evidence of discharge generally; confidentiality
§ 17.1-266. Services rendered in Commonwealth's cases
§ 17.1-267. Services for which clerks may not charge
§ 17.1-268. Fee for effort to serve when person cannot be found
§ 17.1-269. To whom fees charged
§ 17.1-270. Officer to state fees, etc., on affidavit, deposition or report
§ 17.1-271. Deposit of money in bank
§ 17.1-272. Process and service fees generally
§ 17.1-273. Establishment and disposition of fees collected by certain high constable
§ 17.1-274. Commission on forthcoming bond
§ 17.1-275. Fees collected by clerks of circuit courts; generally
§ 17.1-275.1. Fixed felony fee
§ 17.1-275.2. Fixed fee for felony reduced to misdemeanor
§ 17.1-275.3. Fixed felony revocation fee
§ 17.1-275.4. Fixed misdemeanor reduced from felony revocation fee
§ 17.1-275.5. Amounts to be added; judgment in favor of the Commonwealth
§ 17.1-275.6. Fees collected from court reporter fund
§ 17.1-275.7. Fixed misdemeanor fee
§ 17.1-275.8. Fixed drug misdemeanor fee
§ 17.1-275.9. Fixed misdemeanor revocation fee
§ 17.1-275.11. Additional fee assessed for conviction of certain offenses
§ 17.1-275.11:1. Additional fee assessed for conviction requiring computer analysis
§ 17.1-275.12. Additional fee for Internet Crimes Against Children Fund
§ 17.1-275.13. Additional fee for offenses related to sex trafficking
§ 17.1-275.14. Additional fee for Virginia State Police Electronic Summons System Fund
§ 17.1-276. Fee allowed for providing secure remote access to land records
§ 17.1-278. Additional fees in certain courts; use by Virginia State Bar
§ 17.1-279. Additional fee to be assessed by circuit court clerks for information technology
§ 17.1-279.1. Additional assessment for electronic summons system
§ 17.1-280. What costs chargeable against prosecutor
§ 17.1-281. Assessment for courthouse construction, renovation or maintenance
§ 17.1-283. Statements required of clerks of courts of record; exceptions
§ 17.1-284. How excess payable into state or local treasury determined
§ 17.1-286. Disposition of state funds locally collected
§ 17.1-287. Salaries of clerks of circuit courts
§ 17.1-289. Commission on certain local collections not otherwise provided for
§ 17.1-290. Contracts by cities
§ 17.1-291. Penalty for officers
§ 17.1-292. Applicability; definitions
§ 17.1-293. Posting and availability of certain information on the Internet; prohibitions
§ 17.1-293.1. (For contingent expiration date see cc. 524 and 542) Online case information system