Chapter 2. Clerks, Clerks' Offices and RecordsRead Chapter
- Article 1. Clerk of Supreme CourtRead all
- § 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
- Pro Hac Vice Fund
- § 17.1-205.1
- Sealing Fee Fund
- Article 2. Other Clerks and Clerks' OfficesRead all
- § 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
- § 17.1-209
- Repealed
- § 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
- § 17.1-215
- Process book
- § 17.1-216
- Handling fee for service of process
- § 17.1-217
- Power of clerk to administer oath
- § 17.1-218
- Repealed
- § 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
- Article 3. Records, Recordation and Indexing GenerallyRead all
- § 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
- § 17.1-228
- Recording releases of deeds of trust, partial releases of deeds of trust, court ordered releases, or other liens or assignments in cities and counties using microfilm
- § 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
- § 17.1-244
- Books, etc., in clerks' offices rebound, transcribed, microfilmed or digitally reproduced; credit given to transcripts, etc.
- § 17.1-245
- Books may be taken from clerk's office to be rebound, etc.
- § 17.1-246
- How costs thereof certified and paid
- § 17.1-247
- Repealed
- § 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
- § 17.1-253
- Committee to inquire into necessity of general index; report; plan adopted; locality to cover cost
- § 17.1-254
- Validation of judgment records in office of clerk of Circuit Court of Norfolk
- Article 4. Electronic FilingRead all
- § 17.1-255
- Expired
- § 17.1-257
- Repealed
- § 17.1-258
- Expired
- § 17.1-258.1
- Repealed
- Article 4.1. Electronic FilingRead all
- § 17.1-258.2
- Definition
- § 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
- § 17.1-258.5
- Application
- § 17.1-258.6
- Acceptability of electronic medium; submission of trial court record to appellate court
- Article 5. Master and Incorporating Deeds of TrustRead all
- § 17.1-259
- Recordation of master deed of trust; form and requisites
- § 17.1-260
- Recordation, effect and requisites of incorporating deed
- Article 6. Names, Discharges, Etc., of War Service MenRead all
- § 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
- Article 7. FeesRead all
- § 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
- § 17.1-275.10
- Additional 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
- § 17.1-277
- Repealed
- § 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
- § 17.1-282
- Reserved
- § 17.1-283
- Statements required of clerks of courts of record; exceptions
- § 17.1-284
- How excess payable into state or local treasury determined
- § 17.1-285
- Payment of excess
- § 17.1-286
- Disposition of state funds locally collected
- § 17.1-287
- Salaries of clerks of circuit courts
- § 17.1-288
- Compensation and expenses of clerks of circuit courts in Cities of Richmond and Newport News
- § 17.1-289
- Commission on certain local collections not otherwise provided for
- § 17.1-290
- Contracts by cities
- § 17.1-291
- Penalty for officers
- Article 8. Secure Remote AccessRead all
- § 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 Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 524, 542) Online case information system. Exceptions should be removed
- § 17.1-293.1
- (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 524, 542) Online case information system; exceptions
- § 17.1-294
- Secure remote access to land records
- § 17.1-295
- Definitions