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Chapter 1 - State Library and Library Board
§ 42.1-1. The Library of Virginia - The Library of Virginia is hereby declared an educational institution...
§ 42.1-2. The Library of Virginia under direction of Library Board; membership; chairman and vice-chairman; committees and advisory bodies - The Library of Virginia shall be directed by a board,...
§ 42.1-2.1. Executive committee - The Board may also provide for an executive committee, composed...
§ 42.1-3. Terms of office of members of Board; vacancies - Members serving on the Board on June 30, 1986, shall...
§ 42.1-3.1. Authority of Board generally - The Board shall be vested with full authority (i) to...
§ 42.1-4. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1986, c. 565, effective April 7, 1986.
§ 42.1-5. Expenses of members of Board - The members of the Board shall receive no compensation for...
§ 42.1-6. Minutes and records of Board - The Board shall keep minutes of all its proceedings, which...
§ 42.1-7. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1985, c. 397.
§ 42.1-8. Rules and regulations - The Board shall make rules and regulations, not inconsistent with...
§ 42.1-9. When Library to be kept open - The Library of Virginia shall be kept open for such...
§ 42.1-10. Acquisition of books and other library matter - The Library may from time to time acquire books and...
§ 42.1-11. Editing and publishing state records and other special matter; list of publications - The Board may edit, or cause to be edited, arranged...
§ 42.1-12. Fees for copies made by Library staff - The Library may, in its discretion, charge and collect such...
§ 42.1-13. Appointment; terms of office; employment; duties - The Board shall appoint a librarian, to be known as...
§ 42.1-14. Compensation - The Librarian of Virginia, assistants and employees shall be paid...
§ 42.1-15. Duties of Librarian of Virginia - The Librarian of Virginia shall have charge of The Library...
§ 42.1-15.1. Qualifications required to hold professional librarian position - Public libraries serving a political subdivision or subdivisions having a...
§ 42.1-16. Bond of Librarian of Virginia - The Librarian of Virginia shall be bonded in accordance with...
§ 42.1-17. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2006, c. 59, cl. 2.
§ 42.1-18. Exchanges; donation, etc., of duplicate material - The Library may arrange for the exchange of the Virginia...
§ 42.1-19. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2006, c. 59, cl. 2.
§ 42.1-20. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1976, c. 746.
§ 42.1-29. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1976, c. 746.
§ 42.1-30. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2022, c. 355.
§ 42.1-31. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2022, c. 355.
§ 42.1-32. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2022, c. 355.
§ 42.1-32.1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2022, c. 355.
§ 42.1-32.2. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2022, c. 355.
§ 42.1-32.3. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2022, c. 355.
§ 42.1-32.4. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2022, c. 355.
§ 42.1-32.5. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2022, c. 355.
§ 42.1-32.6. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2022, c. 355.
§ 42.1-32.7. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2003, c. 176.
Chapter 2 - Local and Regional Libraries
§ 42.1-33. Power of local governments to establish and support libraries - The governing body of any city, county or town shall...
§ 42.1-34. Power of local governments to contract for library service - Any city, town or county shall have the power to...
§ 42.1-35. Library boards generally - A. The management and control of a free public library...
§ 42.1-36. Boards not mandatory - The formation, creation, or continued existence of boards shall not...
§ 42.1-36.1. Power and duty of library boards and certain governing bodies regarding acceptable Internet use policies - A. Every (i) library board established pursuant to § 42.1-35...
§ 42.1-37. Establishment of regional library system - Two or more political subdivisions, (counties or cities), by action...
§ 42.1-38. Agreements to create regional boards - Two or more political subdivisions (counties or cities) which have...
§ 42.1-39. Regional library boards generally - The members of the board of a regional library system...
§ 42.1-40. Powers of regional library board - The regional library board shall have authority to execute contracts...
§ 42.1-41. Funds and expenses of regional library system - The expenses of the regional library system shall be apportioned...
§ 42.1-42. Withdrawal from regional library system - No county or city participating in a regional library system...
§ 42.1-43. Appropriation for free library or library service conducted by company, society, or organization - The governing body of any county, city, or town in...
§ 42.1-44. Cooperative library system for Henrico and Chesterfield Counties and City of Richmond - Notwithstanding the repeal of Title 42, §§ 42-12.1 to 42-12.5...
§ 42.1-45. Transfer of properties, etc., of public free library to governing body of city in which it is situated - The board of directors or trustees of any public free...
Chapter 3 - State and Federal Aid
§ 42.1-46. Library policy of the Commonwealth - It is hereby declared to be the policy of the...
§ 42.1-47. Grants for development of library service - In order to provide state aid in the development of...
§ 42.1-48. Grants to improve standards - In order to encourage the maintenance and development of proper...
§ 42.1-49. Grants to municipal libraries - Every qualifying municipal library serving an area containing less than...
§ 42.1-50. Limitation of grants; proration of funds - The total amount of grants under §§ 42.1-48 and 42.1-49...
§ 42.1-51. Obligations of libraries and systems receiving aid - The obligations of the various library systems and libraries receiving...
§ 42.1-52. Standards of eligibility for aid; reports on operation of libraries; supervision of services - The Board shall establish standards under which library systems and...
§ 42.1-53. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1999, c. 24.
§ 42.1-54. Procedure for purchase of books, materials and equipment and payment on salaries - All proposals for books, materials and equipment to be purchased...
§ 42.1-55. Free service available to all - The service of books in library systems and libraries receiving...
§ 42.1-56. Meaning of term "books." - The term "books" as used in this chapter may be...
§ 42.1-57. Authority of Library Board to accept and distribute federal funds - The Library Board is empowered, subject to approval of the...
§ 42.1-58. Agreements providing for expenditure of federal and matching funds - The Library Board and the cities and counties of the...
§ 42.1-59. Reserved - Reserved.
Chapter 4 - Law Libraries
§ 42.1-60. State Law Library managed by Supreme Court - There shall be a State Law Library at Richmond maintained...
§ 42.1-61. Books, etc., constituting State Law Library - The State Law Library shall consist of the books, periodicals,...
§ 42.1-62. Additions to Library - The Supreme Court shall, from time to time, make additions...
§ 42.1-63. Regulation of State Law Library - The Supreme Court shall have the power to make and...
§ 42.1-64. Who may use Library - The Governor and other state officers at the seat of...
§ 42.1-65. Local law libraries in charge of circuit court clerks; computer research services; expenses - A. If the members of the bar practicing in any...
§ 42.1-66. Circuit courts to enforce rules for government of such libraries - The observance of the rules so prescribed and approved may...
§ 42.1-67. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1977, c. 397.
§ 42.1-70. Assessment for law library as part of costs in civil actions; contributions from bar associations - Any county, city, or town may, through its governing body,...
§ 42.1-71. Establishment of regional law libraries by governing bodies - Any two or more adjoining counties or cities assessing costs...
Chapter 5 - Offenses
§ 42.1-72. Injuring or destroying books and other property of libraries - Any person who willfully, maliciously or wantonly writes upon, injures,...
§ 42.1-73. Concealment of book or other property while on premises of library; removal of book or other property from library - Whoever, without authority, with the intention of converting to his...
§ 42.1-73.1. Exemption from liability for arrest of suspected person; electronic article surveillance devices - A library or agent or employee of the library causing...
§ 42.1-74. Failure to return book or other library property - Any person having in his possession any book or other...
§ 42.1-74.1. "Book or other library property" defined - The terms "book or other library property" as used in...
Chapter 6 - Interstate Library Compact
§ 42.1-75. Compact entered into and enacted into law - The Interstate Library Compact is enacted into law and entered...
Chapter 7 - Virginia Public Records Act
§ 42.1-76. Legislative intent; title of chapter - The General Assembly intends by this chapter to establish a...
§ 42.1-76.1. Notice of Chapter - Any person elected, reelected, appointed, or reappointed to the governing...
§ 42.1-77. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a...
§ 42.1-78. Confidentiality safeguarded - Any records made confidential by law shall be so treated....
§ 42.1-79. Records management function vested in the Library of Virginia - A. The archival and records management function shall be vested...
§ 42.1-79.1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2005, c. 787, cl. 2.
§ 42.1-80. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2003, c. 177.
§ 42.1-82. Duties and powers of Library Board - A. The State Library Board shall: 1. Issue regulations concerning...
§ 42.1-83. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2006, c. 60, cl. 2.
§ 42.1-84. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2005, c. 787, cl. 2.
§ 42.1-85. Records Management Program; agencies to cooperate; agencies to designate records officer - A. The Library of Virginia shall administer a records management...
§ 42.1-86. Essential public records; security recovery copies; disaster plans - A. In cooperation with the head of each agency, The...
§ 42.1-86.01. Records may be retained in electronic medium - Notwithstanding any provision of law requiring a public record to...
§ 42.1-86.1. Disposition of public records - A. No agency shall sell or give away public records....
§ 42.1-87. Archival public records - A. Custodians of archival public records shall keep them in...
§ 42.1-88. Custodians to deliver all records at expiration of term; penalty for noncompliance - Any custodian of any public records shall, at the expiration...
§ 42.1-89. Petition and court order for return of public records not in authorized possession - The Librarian of Virginia or his designated representative such as...
§ 42.1-90. Seizure of public records not in authorized possession - A. At any time after the filing of the petition...
§ 42.1-90.1. Auditing - The Librarian may, in his discretion, conduct an audit of...
§ 42.1-91. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2006, c. 60, cl. 2.
§ 42.1-91.1. Availability of public records created prior to January 1, 1901 - Notwithstanding any provisions of a previously executed contract with any...
Chapter 8 - State Publications Depository Program
§ 42.1-92. Short title; policy - A. This chapter may be cited as the "State Publications...
§ 42.1-93. Definitions - As used in this chapter: "Local or regional agency" means...
§ 42.1-94. Duties of Librarian of Virginia; agencies to cooperate - A. The Library of Virginia shall establish and administer the...
§ 42.1-95. Catalog - A. The Librarian of Virginia shall prepare, publish, and make...
§ 42.1-96. Distribution of catalog - The catalog shall be made available without cost to persons...
§ 42.1-97. Annual report - The Librarian of Virginia shall report annually to the Governor...