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Virginia

Title 17.1 · Chapter 2
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-200. Clerk of Supreme Court; appointment; removal.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-201. Appointment of deputies; their duties; how removed, etc.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-202. Clerk, etc., of Supreme Court not to act as counsel.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-203. Where clerk's offices to be kept.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-204. Examination of office and accounts of clerk.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-205. Pro Hac Vice Fund.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-205.1. Repealed.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-206. Where offices to be located.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-207. Days of operation of clerks' offices.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-208. Records, etc., open to inspection; copies; exception.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-209. Repealed.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-210. Removal of records or papers prohibited; exceptions.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-211. Maintenance and disposition of certain receipt books, cancelled checks and statements.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-212. Copying of records becoming illegible.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-213. Disposition of papers in ended cases.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-214. Clerk to deliver or send process to sheriff.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-215. Process book.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-216. Handling fee for service of process.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-217. Power of clerk to administer oath.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-218. Repealed.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-219. Clerk to prepare bonds.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-219.1. Transportation orders; authorization for clerk to issue orders to custodian.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-220. Duplicate certificate of allowance prohibited, unless ordered by court.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-221. Reports by clerks of the business of courts of record.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-222. Failure to make report.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-222.1. Collection of fees, etc., by court clerks in lieu of money.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-223. Duty of clerk to record writings, etc., and make index.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-224. Copy of illegible instrument used for making permanent record.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-225. Remote access to nonconfidential court records.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-226. Remote access to certain agencies from clerk of court.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-227. Documents to be recorded in deed books; social security numbers.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-227.1. Use of cover sheets on deeds or other instruments by circuit court clerks.
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Code of Virginia § 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.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-229. Additional documents to be recorded in deed book.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-230. Documents to be recorded in bond book.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-231. Documents to be recorded in will book.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-232. What to be recorded in judgment docket.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-233. What to be recorded in marriage register.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-234. Documents to be recorded in "writings partially proved."
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-235. Recordation of federal farm loan mortgages.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-236. Recordation of plats and maps.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-237. Validation of recordations in certain plat books.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-238. State highway plat book.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-239. Character of books used for recording; standards for microfilm, etc.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-240. Recording by microphotographic or electronic process.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-241. Clerks to procure books for record.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-242. Custody of books, records, etc.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-243. Clerks to have land books bound.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-244. Books, etc., in clerks' offices rebound, transcribed, microfilmed or digitally reproduced; credit given to transcripts, etc.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-245. Books may be taken from clerk's office to be rebound, etc.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-246. How costs thereof certified and paid.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-247. Repealed.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-248. Clerk to make index to each of his books.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-249. General indexes for clerks' offices; daily index.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-250. Correction of indexes.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-251. Indexing of certain subdivision plats or maps.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-252. Indexing by tax map reference number.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-253. Committee to inquire into necessity of general index; report; plan adopted; locality to cover cost.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-254. Validation of judgment records in office of clerk of Circuit Court of Norfolk.
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Code of Virginia §§ 17.1-255, 17.1-256. Expired.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-257. Repealed.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-258. Expired.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-258.1. Repealed.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-258.2. Definition.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-258.3:1. Electronic filing of land records; paper form.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-258.3:2. Official certificates and certified records in digital form.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-258.3:3. Submission of records as electronic documents.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-258.3. Electronic filing in civil or criminal proceedings.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-258.4. Signature; when effective as original; notarization; seal.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-258.5. Application.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-258.6. Acceptability of electronic medium; submission of trial court record to appellate court.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-259. Recordation of master deed of trust; form and requisites.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-260. Recordation, effect and requisites of incorporating deed.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-261. Recordation of names of men who served during World War I.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-262. Recordation of discharges of those who served in World War I.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-263. World War I Memorial Record.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-264. Recording information on discharges of World War II servicemen.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-265. Recordation of evidence of discharge generally; confidentiality.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-266. Services rendered in Commonwealth's cases.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-267. Services for which clerks may not charge.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-268. Fee for effort to serve when person cannot be found.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-269. To whom fees charged.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-270. Officer to state fees, etc., on affidavit, deposition or report.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-271. Deposit of money in bank.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-272. Process and service fees generally.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-273. Establishment and disposition of fees collected by certain high constable.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-274. Commission on forthcoming bond.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-275. Fees collected by clerks of circuit courts; generally.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-275.1. Fixed felony fee.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-275.2. Fixed fee for felony reduced to misdemeanor.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-275.3. Fixed felony revocation fee.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-275.4. Fixed misdemeanor reduced from felony revocation fee.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-275.5. Amounts to be added; judgment in favor of the Commonwealth.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-275.6. Fees collected from court reporter fund.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-275.7. Fixed misdemeanor fee.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-275.8. Fixed drug misdemeanor fee.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-275.9. Fixed misdemeanor revocation fee.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-275.10. Additional fee.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-275.11:1. Additional fee assessed for conviction requiring computer analysis.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-275.11. Additional fee assessed for conviction of certain offenses.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-275.12. Additional fee for Internet Crimes Against Children Fund.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-275.13. Additional fee for offenses related to sex trafficking.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-275.14. Additional fee for Virginia State Police Electronic Summons System Fund.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-276. Fee allowed for providing secure remote access to land records.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-277. Repealed.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-278. Additional fees in certain courts; use by Virginia State Bar.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-279. Additional fee to be assessed by circuit court clerks for information technology.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-279.1. Additional assessment for electronic summons system.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-280. What costs chargeable against prosecutor.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-281. Assessment for courthouse construction, renovation or maintenance.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-282. Reserved.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-283. Statements required of clerks of courts of record; exceptions.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-284. How excess payable into state or local treasury determined.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-285. Payment of excess.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-286. Disposition of state funds locally collected.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-287. Salaries of clerks of circuit courts.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-288. Compensation and expenses of clerks of circuit courts in Cities of Richmond and Newport News.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-289. Commission on certain local collections not otherwise provided for.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-290. Contracts by cities.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-291. Penalty for officers.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-292. Applicability; definitions.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-293. Posting and availability of certain information on the Internet; prohibitions.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-293.1. (Effective until July 1, 2026) Online case information system; exceptions. § 17.1-293.1. (Effective July 1, 2026) Online case information system; exceptions.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-293.1. (Effective until July 1, 2026) Online case information system; exceptions. § 17.1-293.1. (Effective July 1, 2026) Online case information system; exceptions.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-294. Secure remote access to land records.
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Code of Virginia § 17.1-295. Definitions.
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