The Clerk of the House of Delegates as Keeper of the Rolls of the Commonwealth may, during the term of his office, appoint deputy clerks, with the approval of the Speaker of the House of Delegates, for furnishing copies of acts and resolutions of the General Assembly and records and papers of the House of Delegates, during the absence of the said Clerk or after his death, resignation or retirement, which copies, being certified by such deputy clerks, shall be evidence for any purpose for which the original would be received, and with as much effect. The Clerk of the House of Delegates making such appointments shall certify the same to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Any such deputies so appointed, before entering upon the duties of such office, shall take and subscribe the oath of office and file the same with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Any such deputies may be removed from office by the Clerk of the House of Delegates by written notice to the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
1952, c. 291; 1972, c. 5.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 1 - General Assembly and Officers Thereof
§ 30-1. Time and place of meeting of General Assembly
§ 30-2. Meeting at place appointed by Governor
§ 30-3. How convened in extra session
§ 30-6. Privilege of members, clerks and clerks' assistants, and Lieutenant Governor from arrest
§ 30-7. Members, clerks, assistants, etc., subject to arrest for criminal offenses
§ 30-8. Member must obey writ of habeas corpus
§ 30-9. Privilege of members for words spoken or written
§ 30-10. Attendance of witnesses; production of evidence
§ 30-11. Who to administer oaths to witnesses
§ 30-12. Duties of officers of each house
§ 30-14. Clerk to be Keeper of the Rolls; other duties
§ 30-14.01. Certifying copy of act; fee
§ 30-14.1. Enrollment of act to codify the laws; printing and distribution
§ 30-14.2. Reenrollment of bills amended in accordance with recommendations of Governor
§ 30-14.3. Keeper of the Rolls authorized to correct typographical errors, etc., in legislation
§ 30-15. Index to Senate journal
§ 30-15.1. Deputy clerks of the Senate; certification of records
§ 30-15.1:1. Use of Senate armorial bearings; penalty
§ 30-15.2. Distribution of Code, supplements and replacement volumes to members of Senate
§ 30-16. Books and maps of committees; original bills
§ 30-16.1. Correction of misspellings in bills and resolutions already introduced
§ 30-17. Alteration, secretion or destruction of pending bills or resolutions
§ 30-19. How Constitution amended
§ 30-19.03:1.2. Unemployment compensation bills affecting net revenues of the Commonwealth
§ 30-19.03:2. Legislative summaries
§ 30-19.1:7. Bills related to the Virginia Retirement System; impact statements
§ 30-19.1:9. Duration of state boards and commissions
§ 30-19.1:11. Legislation that creates or renews tax credits
§ 30-19.1:13. Racial and ethnic impact statements for criminal justice legislation
§ 30-19.3. Prefiling of bills and resolutions
§ 30-19.5. Supervisory control of Division of Legislative Services
§ 30-19.8. Collection of information by legislative study groups; policy
§ 30-19.8:1. Due dates for legislative reports
§ 30-19.8:2. Absences on legislative commissions
§ 30-19.9. Distribution of information on proposed constitutional amendments to voters
§ 30-19.10. Distribution of information on proposed questions to be submitted to voters